The University of Dayton women’s basketball program and head coach Tamika Williams-Jeter have announced the addition of former Flyer Sam MacKay as the new graduate assistant.
“Sam embodies everything you would want you bring an alumna back to the program,” said Williams-Jeter. “She was a part of the team that got together and thought they could do something special and did. They went to the NCAA Tournament four years in a row. She went on to have a phenomenal pro career, and now wants to come back and give back to the University and the program that she loves so dearly. Sam is coming back at a time that we need rejuvenation in the program. We aren’t returning a lot of experience and have a lot of new players and a new team, but the standards and expectations in this program haven’t changed. Sam understands that because she was part of it first. It gives a lot of our current team the ability to bounce things off someone who came in and rejuvenated this program a long time ago. We are excited to have Sam and she is a huge asset with the experience she has had overseas and the University of Dayton.”
“I am very excited to be a part of the Dayton women’s basketball program again,” said MacKay. “I am thankful for Tamika and the University for bringing me back to a place I consider home. Dayton is a basketball city and our team has a special tradition. I can’t wait to see what the future holds.”
MacKay recently finished her professional career, spanning nine seasons in Hungary, France, Estonia, Greece, Slovakia, and Portugal, as well as the WNBA training camp, Euroleague, and Euro Cup.
In four seasons at Dayton from 2009-13, MacKay appeared in 115 games and earned Third Team All-Atlantic 10 honors as a senior. She ranks fifth all-time in program history in assist-to-turnover ratio, 15th in total assists. MacKay graduated in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in sports management. A native of Dublin, Ohio, she was a McDonald’s All-America nominee coming out of Dublin Coffman High School.
