", More:Jackson State football will play in 2021 Orange Blossom Classic in Miami, More:Jackson State men's basketball manager 'Snacks' wins ESPY. Last Name (Optional First Name with no comma), Mississippi Education, School District Consolidation Program, Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Forensics Laboratory, Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Division of Medical Examiner, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure, Mississippi Department of Corrections, Medical Division, Mississippi Department of Human Services, Department of Child Protection Services, Public Employees Retirement System of Mississippi, Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Division of Support Services, Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services, Mississippi Education, Educational Television Authority, Mississippi Department of Human Services, Support Services, Mississippi Department of Mental Health, Central Office, Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance. tomekia.reed@hindscc.edu Phone 601.885.7023 Tomekia Reed was chosen as the new head women's basketball coach at Hinds Community College, her alma mater, on Friday, April 10, 2015. Hinds CC won a combined 47 games under Reed, including consecutive winning seasons in 2016-17 and 2017-18. Dps-State Medical Examiner. SLAM: While youre surrounded by Black peers at the coaching level in the SWAC, how do you juggle the responsibilities and influence you carry as a Black woman in this space? Coach Reed has done a tremendous job and has elevated the program in her two short years on the job, Robinson said. But now its time to bring the respect [and] acknowledge that, hey, this is a good institution. I took jobs all over the place at predominately white institutions, and the Lord afforded me an opportunity to come back. There was Williams-Holliday, a once-prized recruit who'd left Mississippi State in 2017 and fallen off the basketball map. After nearly upsetting LSU in a first-round NCAA Tournament game on March 19, 2022, Coach Reed was asked what her message to her team was following the tough loss: "Honestly, my message after today's game was, we have to continue to fight for our institution. Reed transferred to Georgia Southwestern State University after her time at Hinds, where she led the team in scoring (finishing second in the conference) and earned the teams most valuable player award. Kim Mulkey knew her LSU team was fortunate to come out on top against Jackson State, and she said as much in her post-game press conference.Its not that she was surprised, either. "But now it's time to come back and knock the walls down.". I want to help you get through this. You don't have to run, we'll figure that out, Reed told her. Reed won Coach of the Year. But she wasnt kidding and she wasnt wrong.Reed has taken JSU womens basketball to new heights since arriving as head coach in 2018, including back-to-back undefeated SWAC regular seasons and tournament titles along with NCAA appearances. The Blue and White finished conference play with a 16-2 mark which tied the program record. Turner Staci Ann. She wasn't a big-time coach in need of a center. In four seasons as JSUs head coach, Tomekia Reed has led JSU women's basketball to the top of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Tomekia Reed always knew coaching at Jackson State was a goal she wanted to achieve. After transferring to Georgia Southwestern State University, Reed continued her athletic dominance, this time leading the team in scoring and ultimately named team MVP. We dont have those things, so you know what, that makes me work harder. We have to fight for our institution. With three consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference championships, the Lady Tigers are off to a 3-0 start in SWAC play this season. If Im never afforded the opportunity to get to a higher platformits okay. An anxious Jackson State women's basketball coach Tomekia Reed tried to steal a victory over No. 22.5k Followers, 2,973 Following, 848 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Tomekia Reed (@coachtomekiareed) coachtomekiareed. She helped lead the program to a WNIT appearance before transferring to Hinds Community College for the 2000-2001 season. Get to know Jackson State women's basketball's Dayzsha Rogan. It hadn't materialized, but it's the scene Jackson State had envisioned too, the scenario that would have made them March darlings. It won the league in 2021. All great coaches have their signature way to work officials during a basketball game. She said she didn't know when it would happen, but after the recent death of her father, she's glad it. We are doing the same thing other coaches are doing with less resources and sometimes a lot less talent. We will continue to transform the lives of our young men and be champions on the court and in the classroom.. Nobody will ever take that away from me. Shes also coached at Southern Miss, Louisiana Tech, Louisiana-Lafayette, New Orleans and Hinds CC, where she led her alma-mater to two consecutive winning seasons and the NJCAA Region 23 title game during her three-year tenure. People who follow us, they see we brought in Power Five transfers, five-star recruits, three-star recruits, were doing our thing. "I need to thank President Thomas Hudson and Vice President and Director of Athletics Ashley Robinson for the faith and support they are placing in me with this extension, Brent said. Choose a Staff Member: Tomekia Reed Title Head Coach Phone 601-979-2818 In four seasons as head coach, Tomekia Reed has led Jackson State University women's basketball to the top of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Im extremely tough with my teams as a coach and, you know, have that basketball IQ to be able to teach and lead. Georgia Southwestern State University Coach Tomekia Reed is a native of Jackson, Mississippi, and a 1999 graduate of Murrah High School. Learn more about the BCAhere. COACH Tomekia Reed (96-45 in fifth season at Jackson State and overall) UAPB POS. Neither had its conference, nor any No. That I believe in them.. We have to fight for our conference, Reed said. Our conference. Tomekia Reed. - Jackson State University is pleased to announce a four-year contract extension for head women's basketball coach Tomekia Reed. At Southern Miss, Reed also assisted in signing the 42nd-ranked recruiting class in the country (No. Saturday's game was a prime example of where she can take a program. "Even though this is her last game for Jackson State University," Reed said of Williams-Holliday, "she is gonna continue to open the door for our conference, for our institution, for our HBCU community. In four seasons as head coach, Tomekia Reed has led Jackson State University women's basketball to the top of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Hinds CC won a combined 47 games under Reed, including consecutive winning seasons in 2016-17 and 2017-18. I want my son, Carlon Reed, to understand his life is valuable, Reed said. REED BALANCES CHRISTMAS AND HER SONJackson State women's basketball coach Tomekia Reed balances sport, Christmas for her son, We want to use our emotions as a positive, Reed said. University of Colorado football coach Deion Sanders is facing backlash over comments he made about recruiting players. I think our ability to have won as many championships as weve won here at Jackson Statein three years weve won three championshipsso I think I had ears for the platform at this point. You go over there, you wont have an opportunity to play professional basketball. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A familiar face will head the Jackson State women's basketball program as Tomekia Reed has been selected as the new head coach for Lady Tigers. 5 min read. Reed said she looks at where Black people are now. Its always bringing us down when were doing the exact same thing that the other schools are doing with limited resources and thats what I put in the tweet. Jackson State University is pleased to announce a four-year contract extension for head womens basketball coach Tomekia Reed. HBCUs have had great head coaches in the past and there are many good ones around in the present, particularly given what they have to work with. Copyright 2023, Jackson State University Athletics. Feb 4, 2023 8:45 AM EST. Other responsibilities included strength and conditioning liaison, player development, community service coordinator, and summer basketball camp coordinator. We have to continue to fight for our culture. Six months after that, she gave birth to her son, Jace. "Today is a very special . I hope it has encouraged everybody," Reed said. Jackson State University is excited to announce Tomekia Reed as the Tigers Head Women's Basketball Coach. "Coaching at an HBCU is not for the weak," Tomekia Reed wrote on Twitter. But, it's the exact opposite of the kind of respect Reed said she wanted to bring to Jackson State and HBCUs as a whole after the game. TR: For me, I gave a four-year plan when I took this job at Jackson State. Mulkeys comments rubbed some people the wrong way as she knew they would if she said them. Tomekia Reed earns an extension after leading Jackson State to a regular season title. "I hope that it's giving them a sense of pride that we can do it. History beckoned. Off the court, she is classy and elegant. Enter and space open menus and escape closes them as well. Always that one that was helping and I put my hands in everything and thats who I am as a head coach right now. Why are we not valued? Thirty minutes later, Reed says, Williams sent back a picture of a pregnancy test. She has guided JSU to four consecutive berths in the SWAC Tournament semifinals (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022), three straight berths in the conference tournament finals (2019, 2021, 2022 after 2020 tournament canceled), three straight SWAC regular season titles (2020, 2021, 2022), and two straight SWAC tournament titles and NCAA appearances (2021, 2022). She thinks back to seeing MLK's famous moments and seeing his speeches and what he believed in and for the reality for Black people to be living in it right now, and the feeling is great. "We have to continue to knock on walls to get respect. I just know talent and I respect people from afar on a job well done.Mulkey is known for being a humorous, tell-it-like-it-is coach with the media. The Jackson, Mississippi native, who originally joined the program back in '06 as a recruiting coordinator, has taken the HBCU program back to prominence after winning back-to-back SWAC regular. She won SWAC Player of the Year. . Reed transferred to Georgia Southwestern State University after her time at Hinds, where she led the team in scoring (finishing second in the conference) and earned the teams most valuable player award. Up and Down arrows will open main level menus and toggle through sub tier links. How a regret in NCAA Tournament near upset of LSU changed Jackson State women's basketball, Jackson State women's basketball coach Tomekia Reed balances sport, Christmas for her son, Why Kim Mulkey saying Tomekia Reed won't be at Jackson State long isn't the compliment she thinks it is, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. A fancy building is not going to pick you up out of your dorm and take you to the emergency room. I am extremely thankful and honored that President Thomas Hudson and Vice President and Director of Athletics Ashley Robinson saw fit for me to remain at the helm of the JSU womens basketball program, Reed said. But it is obvious that Reeds star is on the rise, and true to Mulkeys words, her pay will have to rise as well. HOW LSU CHANGED JSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALLHow a regret in NCAA Tournament near upset of LSU changed Jackson State women's basketball, When I am in the game, Reed said. Jackson State has extended the contacts of women's basketball coach Tomekia Reed and men's basketball coachWayne Brent. Yet back in mid-August, the Jackson State womens head coach tweeted out her frustrations with how Black female coaches are constantly overlooked. We have to make a strong statement in the preseason next year. Keeping Reed and Sanders will become his priority. I think this has opened an opportunity for us to have that national attention. They stormed back from down 47-30 to take a stunning 10-point lead. Year three of my plan happened in year one and two by the grace of GodIm so thankful and I just want to stay in that mercy and in that favorbut going into year four, I mentioned that I wanted to have national prominence.