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behind the scenes Women's Basketball Assistant La'Keshia Frett Meredith Twenty years ago, the University of Virginia very much Frett Meredith scored a Virginia High School Leaguedesired the services of Hampton native La'Keshia Frett record 3,290 points, and her teams went 110‑9 in her Meredith. Back then it was Hall of Fame head coach four seasons at Phoebus, claiming a state championship Debbie Ryan recruiting Parade magazine's 1993 National in 1992. While at Georgia, Meredith was the 1994 SEC High School Player of the Year to Freshman of the Year and she play hoops in University Hall. The was named All-SEC by league Cavaliers lost that battle to the Unicoaches each of her four seaversity of Georgia, but two decades sons, earning first-team recoglater Frett Meredith now roams the nition as a sophomore, junior sidelines of the John Paul Jones and senior. She led the Lady Arena as head coach Joanne Boyle's Bulldogs to two Final Four apnewest assistant. pearances during her career. With family in the Hampton Roads Selected by the Los Angearea and a chance to work with her les Sparks in the fourth round former coaching colleague at Geor(40th overall) of the 1999 gia, Kim Mitchell, Frett Meredith WNBA Draft, Frett Meredith said everything just fell into place. was a member of three Western "It was a good fit," said the former Conference Finals teams (1999, forward, who will coach the Cavalier 2000, 2003) in her seven profespost players. "UVa is a great universional seasons. She also spent sity and, of course, it's in one of the time in Europe and the Ameritop women's basketball leagues in can Basketball League. It that the country. experience at various different "I want to be a part of getting Virlevels that Frett Meredith said ginia basketball back on top conis one of her assets as a coach. sistently." "My experience as a player Frett Meredith, who left Georgia on every level, and combining after eight years serving as an as- Frett Meredith, who spent the past those experiences and bringsistant coach and director of bas- eight years as an assistant coach and ing that with me to the coachketball operations, said the oppor- director of basketball operations at ing profession, is one of my UVa's post players. tunity to coach with Boyle was also Georgia, will mentorby matt riley/courtesy UVa strengths," she noted. "It also photo a huge draw. gives me a platform to com"Coach Boyle is just a great person, and I thought I'd municate and relate to the players today and use those have an opportunity to learn from her and her style," Frett experiences to help them understand what they're dealMeredith said. "In life, there's more than one way to be ing with on the court because I've probably experienced successful, and the opportunity to learn from Coach Boyle what they're going through." was too hard to pass on." — Greg Waters i8-11.V-Sports.indd 4 11/5/13 3:51 PM