Former Piper Edmondson
named Graduate Assistant
of the Year
ATLANTA, Ga. -- Kim Edmondson of the University of
Arkansas at Monticello has been named the 2007 Women’s
Sports Foundation/Women’s Basketball Coaches Association
(WBCA) Graduate Assistant of the Year as selected by the
Women’s Sports Foundation. The award, along with $1,000,
is presented annually to a female graduate assistant
coach to recognize her contributions to a collegiate
women's basketball program and her commitment to
becoming a coach of women's basketball. The $1,000 will
be awarded to the University of Arkansas at Monticello
women’s basketball program.
“We are proud to announce Kim Edmondson as the 2007
recipient of the Women’s Sports Foundation/WBCA Graduate
Assistant of the Year Award,” said CEO Beth Bass. "We
are always supportive of those individuals who are
pursuing a career in coaching and we wish her the best
as she continues to build the foundation for a
successful coaching career."
“We are proud to support the continuing development of
future coaches and to celebrate the spirit of women’s
basketball,” stated Donna Lopiano, Women’s Sports
Foundation CEO.
Kim Edmondson is in her first season as a graduate
assistant coach with the Cotton Blossoms basketball
team. Serving as the only assistant for the UAM squad,
Edmondson jumped on board quickly to learn her major
duties, which include coordinating academic schedules,
conditioning, recruiting and coaching the guards.
Prior to joining the UAM coaching staff, Edmondson was a
letterwinner at Lyon College in Batesville, earning
Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2003-2004 and
2005-2006, while being named a TranSouth Athletic
Conference Scholar-Athlete in three consecutive seasons
(2003-2006).
Edmondson prepped at Gentry High School for coach Norman
Mitchell and was a two-time All-Conference honoree after
averaging 15 points, five rebounds and two assists per
contest. A native of Gentry, Edmondson is a 2006
graduate of Lyon with Bachelor of Arts degrees in
Psychology and Political Science. She is pursuing a
Master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling.
Edmondson will be formally presented the award at the
2007 WBCA Awards Luncheon presented by State Farm and
Jostens on Tuesday, April 3, 2007, at 12:00 p.m. (ET) in
the Crowne Plaza’s Grand Ballroom. The 2007 WBCA Awards
Luncheon presented by State Farm and Jostens is during
the WBCA National Convention, held in conjunction with
the 2007 NCAA® Women’s Final Four® in Cleveland, Ohio.
