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Camp StaffMike Petersen Head Coach 2009-10 will mark head coach Mike Petersen's sixth season at the helm of the Wake Forest women's basketball program. In his first season with student-athletes that were recruited entirely by his own staff, Mike Petersen pushed the Demon Deacons forward into a new level of competition during 2008-09. The team advanced past the ACC Tournament for only the third time in program history and broke into the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll for the first time in over two decades. When Petersen began working with the Demon Deacons in 2004, he guided the team to its first winning season in 14 years, ending the campaign with a third-round trip to the WNIT to mark the program's first non-conference post-season appearance since 1988. Athletic Director Ron Wellman recognized the immediate impact Petersen had on the womens basketball office and extended the head coachs contract through at least 2013, allowing Petersen time to properly lay the foundations and build a solid program that would be competitive in the top conference in the nation. In 2007-08, Wake Forest bettered its record from the past season by six wins, despite losing its leading scorer and starting three sophomores and two freshmen at different points during the year. The Demon Deacons finished 12-2 in non-conference play, the team's best opening mark since 1987. WFU received several votes for the AP Poll early in the season when it landed an upset over 10th-ranked Texas A&M at the Paradise Jam Tournament in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Wake Forest went on to take the St. John's division title at the event with wins over Indiana and Wichita State. In five years, Petersen has coached several athletes that have garnered honors from other ACC coaches. Cotelia Bond-Young had a standout season for her final year with the Deacs in 2005-06. Bond-Young earned third team All-ACC honors after leading the conference in three-pointers and finished as the Deacs' fifth all-time leading scorer and the program's all-time leader in three-pointers made. Liz Strunk also had a solid campaign in 2005-06, as she joined Bond-Young in Wake Forest's 1,000-point club. Deirdre Naughton was named to the ACC All-Freshman team and received conference Rookie of the Week honors twice. Recently, Alex Tchangoue received honorable mention All-ACC recognition in 2009 and Secily Ray became a two-time Freshman of the Week recipient. Petersen's outgoing on-court personality and the team's new fast-paced style of play created a buzz, and the seats in the Lawrence Joel Coliseum began to fill. Breaking the overall attendance record on 2004-05, the Wake Forest women's basketball program spent the majority of the year in the top 50 in the country for attendance. The Deacs finished their first year under Petersen with the fourth-most improved attendance in the nation. The Demon Deacons continued to set new attendance marks under Petersen in 2005-06. Wake Forest drew a record-breaking crowd on Jan. 27 against North Carolina, as 5,342 fans were in attendance. The Deacs drew over 3,700 fans to five different games. Petersen arrived in Winston-Salem after five years with the Minnesota men's basketball program, serving as associate head coach for four seasons under Don Monson. Petersen was involved in every aspect of the Minnesota program, but primarily with individual player development, scheduling, offensive play-calling, opponent scouting and game-planning. He directed an offense that led the Big Ten in scoring and field goal percentage in 2001-02 and was second in scoring offense in 2002-03. Petersen also worked extensively with future NBA lottery pick Joel Przybilla -- who improved his scoring from 6.5 ppg as a freshman to 17.2 ppg as a sophomore. Petersen joined the Golden Gophers in 1999 after three seasons as the head coach of the TCU women's basketball program from 1996-99. Inheriting a program that went 3-52 in the two years prior to his arrival, Petersen guided the Horned Frogs to the program's first-ever winning season, first-ever conference tournament victory and a then school record 16 wins in 1999. In his first full season with the Horned Frogs, he landed a recruiting class ranked in the top 25 by the Blue Star Report. Petersen was also instrumental as TCU raised its average attendance from 250 to 1,880 -- an increase of more than 750 percent. Prior to taking over at TCU, Petersen was the women's head coach at New Mexico State University from 1992-96. Similar to TCU, he inherited a program that went 30-32 the previous two seasons and did not return a single starter for the 1992-93 season. In his four seasons with the Aggies, Petersen recorded three consecutive 20-win seasons and compiled an 81-38 (.681) overall record and a 53-19 (.736) record in Big West Conference games. Petersen, who led the Aggies to their first-ever Big West Conference title in 1995, was responsible for the development of 1995-96 All-American and WNBA player, Anita Maxwell. Not only did he sign a top 25 recruiting class, but Petersen also helped the Aggies lead the Big West Conference in attendance all four years. Petersen spent three years as an assistant coach with the men's program at the University of Oregon prior to his stint at New Mexico State. While with the Ducks, Petersen coached former Minnesota Timberwolves' guard Terrell Brandon, making him the first college basketball coach to have coached both an NBA player and WNBA player. In 1985, Petersen accepted the head women's coaching position at Gonzaga University. During his first season, Petersen led the Zags to a 21-10 record and missed the NAIA National Tournament by a single game. After an 11-16 record in their transition year into NCAA Division I athletics, Gonzaga shocked the experts by winning the West Coast Conference title in its inaugural season in the conference -- only their second year at the NCAA Division I level. Before moving into the coaching ranks, Petersen enjoyed a stellar college playing career. He began at the College of the Redwoods in Eureka, Calif. After two seasons, he transferred to Northwest Christian College, an NAIA school in Eugene, Ore. Jason Eshbaugh Camp Director Jason Eshbaugh returns for his third season as the director of women's baksetball operations. His responsibilities with the Demon Deacons include coordinating all team travel, supervising practice players and team managers, coordinating film exchange and arranging community service activities. Eshbaugh also prepares coorespondence to prospective student athletes and oversees student-athletes academics. "Jason does a wonderful job of freeing up everyone on the staff to focus on basketball, as he takes care of all the details of our day-to-day operations," said head coach Mike Petersen. "He is a highly-organized, hard-working, dedicated person who has made the staff's and the players' lives much more organized on a daily basis." Eshbaugh joined the Demon Deacons after working for the University of Kentucky's women's basketball program. While at Kentucky, he served as a graduate assistant from 2002-04 . His duties at Kentucky included film exchange and all video scouting. Prior to Kentucky, Eshbaugh spent one season as the assistant coach for the varsity men's basketball team at Mercer Area High School, in Mercer, Pa. While with the Mustangs, he helped lead the team to a 9-13 record. A native of Mercer, Pa., Eshbaugh received his undergraduate degree in business management from Grove City College before earning his master's degree in sports management from Kentucky. Eshbaugh currently resides in Winston-Salem. Bob Clark Associate Head Coach Bob Clark begins his first season as assistant coach with the Demon Deacons and brings with him 30 years of collegiate coaching experience. "We're very happy to add Bob to our staff," said Petersen upon Clark's hiring in May. "He brings a wealth of experience in coaching women's basketball and he's someone I've known a long time and have a great comfort level with him. He's a great basketball person and is a talented teacher, who has an impressive track record for coaching and recruiting." Most recently, Clark served as the head coach for the girls' basketball team at Loch Raven High School in Baltimore, Md. After leading Loch Raven to the finals of the Region 2A North tournament, Clark was named the Coach of the Year for the Baltimore metropolitan area by the Baltimore Examiner. After going 10-11 the previous season, Clark led the Raiders to a 19-4 record in his first year. Clark's extensive collegiate coaching experience includes assistant stints at American University (2005-06), Georgetown University (1998-04), Towson (1996-98), Long Beach State (1995-96), Radford (1993-95), Providence (1990-93), Arizona State (1987-90) and Oklahoma (1986-87). During Clark's six seasons at Georgetown, he helped the Hoyas to four WNIT bids and also served as the recruiting coordinator for three years. Clark reunites with Wake Forest's newly appointed associate head coach Natasha Adair, who also served as an assistant coach at Georgetown during the same time. In addition to postseason experience at Georgetown, Clark was also part of four teams that advanced to the NCAA tournament. While an assistant at Radford, Clark's teams won the Big South Tournament earning an automatic bid to the NCAA's in each of his two seasons. At Providence, the Lady Friars compiled a 62-30 record and earned two at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament. During the 1990-91 season, the Lady Friars led all Division I schools with a 96.7 scoring average, a record that still stands. Clark's first collegiate position was as an assistant men's basketball coach at Roanoke College in Salem, Va., from 1984-86. During that time, Roanoke won the Old Dominion Athletic Conference title and competed in the Division III National Tournament. "I'm excited about joining Coach Petersen, his staff and the Wake Forest community," said Clark. "I'm looking forward to competing in the best conference in the country for women's basketball." Clark, a Philadelphia native, is a 1984 graduate of Towson University with a degree in elementary education. Clark resides Winston-Salem with his wife, Kristen, and two daughters, Alyssa (8) and Brittany (4). Natasha Adair Assistant Coach Natasha Adair is in her third season as an assistant coach with the Wake Forest women's basketball program. Adair has worked primarily with the Demon Deacon post players, helping Liz Strunk earn All-ACC accolades in 2004-05. Adair also handles duties with recruiting, scouting opponents, scheduling, community involvement and the Deacon Club. "Coach Adair has done a great job in developing our post players," said head coach Mike Petersen. "She has a great feel for the individual development of players and is outstanding in her role as a mentor to our student-athletes." Adair came to Wake Forest after six seasons as an assistant coach at Georgetown. Similar to her position with the Demon Deacons, Adair was primarily responsible for the Georgetown post players. She was instrumental in the development of Georgetown All-American Rebekkah Brunson, who was selected with the 10th overall pick in the WNBA draft by the Sacramento Monarchs. Along with her on-court duties, Adair oversaw the academic enrichment program for student-athletes and was also involved with the recruiting efforts and conditioning program. "I am proud to continue my coaching career at Wake Forest," Adair said upon coming aboard. "Wake Forest prides itself on academic excellence as well as athletic prowess. I am honored to be a part of this on-going tradition. I believe that this coaching staff will take the women's basketball program to new heights. Our goal is to become one of the best in the ACC. I know that we have the staff to make that possible." Adair, a native of Washington D.C., went on to Pensacola Junior College before completing her college career at the University of South Florida. She graduated from USF in 1994 with a bachelor of arts in communications. Adair completed her associate degree from Pensacola J.C. in 1992 and was the women's basketball team's leading rebounder. While at South Florida, she played both power forward and center, serving as the team captain during the 1993-94 season. Adair led the team in rebounding with 12.5 rebounds per game that season. As a senior, she led the team in double-doubles and finished third in the Metro Conference in rebounding. At South Florida, Adair was a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., and served as the organization's community representative, speaking to Boy's and Girl's Clubs and also leading a Feed the Homeless Campaign. Prior to being named an assistant coach at Georgetown in August of 1998, Adair served as the assistant director of the Athletic Association at South Florida. In that capacity, she was responsible with fundraising for scholarships and served as a liaison for the school's Title IX committee. During her tenure within the USF athletic department, Adair chaired the annual scholarship auction and also served as the athletic department's United Way representative. Adair and her husband, Aaron, have been married for five years and have a nine-year-old son, Aaron Michael Adair, and a one-year-old daughter, Allyssa Michelle. Amy Waugh Assistant Coach Amy Waugh, a former All-American player at Xavier, is in her third season as a member of the Demon Deacon coaching staff. In her first two seasons at Wake Forest, Waugh has worked primarily with the guards, including All-ACC players Cotelia Bond-Young, Liz Strunk and Deirdre Naughton. Waugh also handles duties with recruiting, scouting opponents, community involvement and the Deacon Club. Prior to Wake Forest, Waugh served as an assistant coach for the Youngstown State women's basketball program for one season. Primarily working with the Penguin perimeter players, she also coordinated film exchange, camps, travel and monitored student-athletes' academic progress. "Coach Waugh brings a great deal of energy to the staff and has done an outstanding job with our perimeter players," said head coach Mike Petersen. " She is young in the profession but has a big future in basketball. Her dedication and love for the game are contagious." "I am extremely excited about this opportunity to join a program like Wake Forest in a conference such as the ACC," Waugh said upon joining the staff. "I am truly honored to work alongside such an experienced and knowledgeable staff." Waugh enjoyed a stellar four-year playing career with the Musketeers. As a senior in 2002-03, she knocked down a school-record 107 three-pointers as the Musketeers finished 20-10 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament first round. Waugh led Xavier and the Atlantic 10 Conference in scoring with 19 points per game. She was named All-Atlantic 10 first team and honorable-mention All-American by womenscollegehoops.com and Basketball Times. She was a finalist for the Detroit Rotary Club Nancy Lieberman Award for the nation's best point guard. Waugh also led the nation with 3.6 three-pointers per game. She garnered national attention when she was crowned the three-point shooting champion at the 15th annual ESPN College Slam Dunk and Three-Point Shooting Championship at the 2003 NCAA Men's Final Four. Waugh defeated a field of seven other women to be the female champion, then defeated men's champion Darnell Archey of Butler to be crowned overall champion. A Fort Wayne, Ind., native, Waugh earned a bachelor's degree in education from Xavier in 2003 and is currently living in Winston-Salem. |
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