Women’s Basketball: Pitt hires another assistant coach

The Pitt women’s basketball team hired its second assistant coach in the last two weeks… The Pitt women’s basketball team hired its second assistant coach in the last two weeks when it announced the hiring of Khadija Head on Monday.

The hiring of Head, who had worked as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Middle Tennessee State since the 2007 season, comes just one week after the team hired assistant Patty Coyle.

Head helped lead Middle Tennessee to consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances the last two seasons as well as a top-25 recruiting class in 2009.

She brought in two NJCAA All-Americans in 2008 after helping recruit Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year Morgan Boyd the prior year.

She has a lot of recruiting ties in southern states, which will allow the Panthers to actively recruit players they might not have previously had a chance to bring in.

“I’m originally from the South,” Head said. “So I have a lot of connections with the high school coaches as well with the AAU coaches.”

Pitt head coach Agnus Berenato said Head completes the staff and gives it balance going into this season.

“She has a professional skill level and a very motivational personality that I believe will relate very well to the student-athletes here at Pitt and those we look to bring in,” Berenato said in a press release.

Head has high hopes for the program and is excited to get to work.

“I’m just going to get in with that staff, hopefully bring in a top-10 recruiting class, put together a great group of young ladies on the court to get us back to the NCAA Tournament and compete for a Big East title,” Head said.