July 15, 2008

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Fourth-year Providence College head women's basketball coach Phil Seymore, today (July 15, 2008), announced the hiring of Morra Gill as assistant coach. Gill joins the Friars after spending the 2007-08 season at Morehead State as the Operations Coordinator for women's basketball.

A native of Hopkins, Minn., Gill spent the previous three seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at West Virginia University-Tech. While at WVU-Tech, she helped land on NAIA All-American and four players who won various All-Conference honors. In the program's first season in the Mid-South Conference, Gill helped guide the team to the league title, and was instrumental in leading the team to a 24-9 overall record and a berth in the NAIA National Tournament.

Prior to her stint at WVU-Tech, Gill served as a graduate assistant at Henderson State, which is a power at the NCAA Division II level. While at Henderson, Gill was part of the 2004 team that won the Gulf South Conference Tournament and participated in the NCAA Division II South Regional. Gill also was part of the team that advanced to the NCAA Division II Final Four.

Gill was a stand-out player at Dillard University, leading the Blue Devils to the NAIA National Tournament in 2001 and 2002. She earned her bachelor's degree from Dillard in 2002 and received a masters degree in sport administration from Henderson State in 2004. Gill also gained valuable business experience as a sales and marketing representative for a variety of NBA and WNBA teams.

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