Tomekia Reed loathes complacency. That trait doesn’t exist in her DNA. Mediocrity doesn’t fit in her visual perception as a coach or a full-time mother to her 10-year-old son, Carlon. “She’s big on discipline and demands excellence,” says Jackson State guard Miya Crump. Reed is in constant pursuit of growth and success.
Reed interviewed with programs from the Pac-12, the Big 12, the American and Mountain West conferences and was a finalist for a Power 5 program. But she also felt there was unfinished business to take charge of this season. Inside the boisterous PMAC, Reed dons a stoic facial expression from the sideline while on the cusp of defying a series of odds stacked as tall as the World Trade Center in New York. A 14-seed had never defeated a three-seed in the women’s NCAA tournament history. In fact, the record was an overwhelming 0–111 entering the contest, and Mulkey had never lost a first-round game in the tournament since her first season at Baylor in 2000–01.
After the departure of Williams-Holliday—who became the first HBCU player drafted in the WNBA since 2002 and only the sixth player from an HBCU selected in WNBA history when the Indiana Fever took her in the third round in April—many thought JSU’s reign as a SWAC powerhouse was complete. But not Reed. In building her coaching DNA over the years, she has weaved in countless fibers to her recruiting that goes beyond just bringing a player into the program.
White’s comparison? Former Mississippi State standout and Dallas Wings star Teaira McCowan. “She’s a lot like her in size and her abilities,” Reed adds.
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