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Blue Devils Add Georgia Schweitzer To Women's Basketball Coaching Staff
12/17/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Dec. 17, 2001
DURHAM, N.C. - Duke University women's basketball head coach Gail Goestenkors announced on Monday the addition of Georgia Schweitzer to her coaching staff for a temporary period of time. Schweitzer will be an assistant coach until current assistant Joanne Boyle is able to return to the Blue Devils.
Schweitzer will be an assistant coach in charge of scouting and will work with the guards.
"We feel so fortunate that Georgia was available to help us out," said Goestenkors. "She is very excited to be back and a part of the program. She has the respect of our players and has added a great deal of enthusiasm and knowledge to our program."
A two-time ACC Player of the Year and a 2001 Kodak All-America selection, Schweitzer was drafted in the second round of the WNBA by the Miami Sol. She was then traded to the Minnesota Lynx where she started eight of her 24 games played and averaged 3.6 points and 2.1 rebounds. Schweitzer is due to report back to the Lynx on May 1, 2002.
"This is a wonderful opportunity," said Schweitzer. "I was really excited when Coach Goestenkors asked me to come back and coach. I think since I was a player last year I can offer a unique perspective to the coaches and players."
Schweitzer is the winningest basketball player in the history of Duke women's basketball. She tallied a career record of 111-25 in four years and put Blue Devil women's basketball on the map, leading Duke to four consecutive NCAA Tournaments, including trips to the Elite Eight and the National Championship game. Schweitzer led Duke to three ACC Regular Season titles, Duke's first ACC Tournament Championship in 1999 and back-to-back tournament championships in 2001.
The Columbus, Ohio native, averaged 14.1 points and 4.7 rebounds in her final season with the Blue Devils. Schweitzer became Duke's first and the ACC's fifth player to notch over 1,600 points, 500 rebounds, 400 assists, and 150 steals in a career.
"Having played in the WNBA for a year, she has gained some valuable experience," said Goestenkors. "Our guards in particular feel very comfortable with her."
Boyle was admitted to the hospital on Nov. 28 with bleeding in the brain, but is recovering and was released from the hospital on Dec. 12. There is no set time for her return.
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