Tanisha Wright Returns 'Home' as Penn State Women's Basketball Coach

Tanisha Wright Returns 'Home' as Penn State Women's Basketball Coach

Wright, one of Penn State's all-time great players, becomes the program's seventh head coach.

Report: Penn State women's basketball hires program legend, WNBA coach Tanisha Wright as head coach

The Lady Lions will be led by a legend with WNBA experience at Tanisha Wright will reportedly lead her alma mater on the sidelines.

Penn State women’s basketball hires Tanisha Wright as next head coach

Tanisha Wright, who was a three-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year at Penn State, will be the head coach of Nittany Lions' women's basketball.

Tanisha Wright Hired As Penn State Lady Lion Head Basketball Coach

One of the most decorated players to compete for the Lady Lions has been named as the seventh head coach for the Penn State women’s basketball program. Tanisha Wright, the record holder for most games played (134) in a Lady Lion uniform, returns to Happy Valley only this time coaching from the sidelines. Wright played for Penn State between 2002-05 and tallied 1,995 career points, good for seventh on the program all-time list. Alongside her scor…

Penn State Hires Tanisha Wright as Women's Basketball Coach

A new era of Lady Lion hoops has begun. Penn State is hiring Tanisha Wright as its next women's basketball head coach, it announced on Thursday afternoon. Wright started for the Lady Lions for four seasons from 2001-05, averaging 14.9 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. “Penn State women’s basketball has a proud history, a strong tradition and a standard of excellence,” athletic director Pat Kraft said in a university release. “Tanisha Wright embo…

Report: Penn State Lady Lions Hiring Tanisha Wright As Next Head Coach

Penn State women’s basketball is hiring Chicago Sky assistant Tanisha Wright as its next head coach, per The Inside Zone’s Matt Fortuna. Source: Penn State women’s basketball is hiring Chicago Sky assistant coach and former WNBA standout Tanisha Wright as its next head coach.Wright was a three-time Big Ten defensive player of the year with the Lady Lions during her college playing days. pic.twitter.com/d16hq2W5H6— Matt Fortuna (@Matt_Fortuna) M…