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On Monday, Baylor announced that Atlanta Dream head coach Nicki Collen is leaving the WNBA to become the new head coach of the Lady Bears. Collen would be the fifth Head Coach in Baylor women’s basketball history and will be formally introduced Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Ferrell Center.
New Beginnings.
Welcome to the Baylor Family Coach @NickiCollen!
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— Baylor Women's Basketball (@BaylorWBB) May 3, 2021
In a statement the Atlanta Dream announced, “We are grateful to Nicki Collen for her hard work coaching the Dream over the past three years. We wish her great success at Baylor University. At this time, we are thrilled to announce the promotion of Mike Petersen from assistant coach to interim head coach, who will work closely with assistant coach Darius Taylor. They are invaluable members of the Atlanta Dream family, and we look forward to their leadership of the team this season.”
“I am thrilled to be the head coach at Baylor University,” Collen said in a statement. “I believe it is the top job in the country for women’s basketball.
Atlanta preseason game is scheduled for Wednesday against the Washington Mystics. The season opener will be on May 14., the team will host the Connecticut Sun in their regular season opener on May 14.
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