Patterson Resigns as Head Women’s Basketball Coach to Accept New Position
5/3/2024 5:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Rekha Patterson resigned as Southeast Missouri's head women's basketball coach to accept a coaching position at a different institution Friday.
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Patterson spent nine years at SEMO in the first head coaching job of her career. She compiled an overall record of 126-142 and 77-83 in Ohio Valley Conference play. Patterson also led the Redhawks to the OVC Tournament seven times and the NCAA Tournament once.
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SEMO's best year with Patterson at the helm came in 2019-20, where the Redhawks went 25-7 overall and won the OVC Tournament. Unfortunately, the Redhawks did not get to play in the NCAA Tournament that season due to a global COVID-19 pandemic which canceled the event. Patterson was voted the 2019-20 OVC Coach of the Year as well.
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Patterson coached one OVC Freshman of the Year (Tesia Thompson, 2017-18), two OVC Defensive Players of the Year (Adrianna Murphy, 2017-18; LaTrese Saine, 2020-21), six First-Team All-OVC selections, three Second-Team All-Conference picks and two OVC All-Newcomer Team honorees during her career.
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Prior to SEMO, Patterson was a graduate assistant (2002-04) and assistant coach (2009-13) at Baylor, an assistant coach at both Eastern Illinois (2004-06) and Creighton (2007-08) and worked as an assistant (2006-07) and associate head coach (2013-15) at Ball State.
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A national search for SEMO's next head women's basketball coach will begin immediately.
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Patterson spent nine years at SEMO in the first head coaching job of her career. She compiled an overall record of 126-142 and 77-83 in Ohio Valley Conference play. Patterson also led the Redhawks to the OVC Tournament seven times and the NCAA Tournament once.
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SEMO's best year with Patterson at the helm came in 2019-20, where the Redhawks went 25-7 overall and won the OVC Tournament. Unfortunately, the Redhawks did not get to play in the NCAA Tournament that season due to a global COVID-19 pandemic which canceled the event. Patterson was voted the 2019-20 OVC Coach of the Year as well.
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Patterson coached one OVC Freshman of the Year (Tesia Thompson, 2017-18), two OVC Defensive Players of the Year (Adrianna Murphy, 2017-18; LaTrese Saine, 2020-21), six First-Team All-OVC selections, three Second-Team All-Conference picks and two OVC All-Newcomer Team honorees during her career.
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Prior to SEMO, Patterson was a graduate assistant (2002-04) and assistant coach (2009-13) at Baylor, an assistant coach at both Eastern Illinois (2004-06) and Creighton (2007-08) and worked as an assistant (2006-07) and associate head coach (2013-15) at Ball State.
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A national search for SEMO's next head women's basketball coach will begin immediately.
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