 She had spent the previous three years s the head coach at Illinois State University.She was a special assistant at the University of Tennessee under Pat Summitt, the all-time winningest NCAA Basketball coach and was the former interim head coach of the women's basketball team at North Carolina State University, succeeding Kay Yow in 2009.The 2008-09 season is her 15th with the team, as she was previously an associate head coach and recruiting coordinator.