Temple University Athletics
Dan Durkin, Waynetta Veney And Brittany Hunter Named Assistant Women's Basketball Coaches
7.10.08 | Women's Basketball
July 10, 2008
PHILADELPHIA- Dan Durkin, Waynetta Veney and Brittany Hunter will join head coach Tonya Cardoza as assistant women's basketball coaches at Temple University.
"I'm really excited about bringing Dan, Waynetta and Brittany to Temple," said Cardoza. "Dan brings a lot of head coaching experience and knows the Atlantic 10 and Philadelphia well, making for an easy transition. Way is an excellent recruiter, having served as the recruiting coordinator at both Providence and William & Mary and I'm sure she will bring great student-athletes to Temple. Brittany is young and energetic and has shown that she knows what it takes to win. I'm confident that the four of us will make a great staff."
Durkin spent 14 years (1993-2007) at the helm of the Duquesne program, helping the Dukes to University marks for most wins in a season, most conference wins as well as posting the school's highest seeding in the Atlantic 10 Tournament. The 1998 A-10 Coach of the Year, Durkin produced two WNBA draft picks in Korie Hlede and Candice Futrell. Hlede was Duquesne's first ever All-American, garnering four Kodak District II honors and a Kodak National All-America Honorable Mention Award. She spent two seasons as an assistant coach with the Detroit Shock after finishing her professional playing career. Duquesne also excelled in the classroom during Durkin's tenure, posting the highest Division I team GPA in 1998 and 1999 as announced by the WBCA. Individually, six Dukes were named to either the CoSIDA National or District 2 Academic team a total of 12 times, while they were lauded as A-10 Academic All-Conference selections a total of 11 times.
Veney comes to North Broad after a year as an assistant coach at Providence College. Prior to her arrival at Providence, Veney spent three seasons (2002-05) at the College of William & Mary. While at William & Mary, she was responsible for tutoring the Tribe's guards and recruiting. In addition to those duties, Veney also assisted with scouting, practice planning and the day-to-day operations of the program.
A Former UConn standout, Hunter reunites with Cardoza after the two spent the past four seasons in Storrs, Conn. There, she started in 24 of 30 games as a senior, averaging 5.5 ppg and 3.3 rpg while helping the Huskies to the NCAA Final Four, the BIG EAST regular season title and the BIG EAST Tournament championship. A solid post player, Hunter was part of a team that captured two BIG EAST regular season titles, Two BIG EAST Tournament titles, the Elite Eight and the Final Four during her three-year UConn career. She spent her freshman season at Duke, averaging 8.1 ppg, 4.9 rpg and 1.2 bpg in 27 appearances. The 2003 Parade National High School Player of Year, Hunter holds the distinction of being the first woman to ever compete in the McDonald's All-American slam dunk competition.
