The LSU women’s basketball team has a new addition to its coaching staff.
Joni Crenshaw, who last served as associate head coach at Alabama, was appointed as an LSU assistant coach Tuesday, LSU coach Van Chancellor announced.
Crenshaw has experience coaching at the collegiate level in Louisiana, as she was the assistant women’s basketball coach at Louisiana Tech for two seasons and the associate coach for one season.
The Lady Techsters won two Western Athletic Conference championships in her first two years on campus.
Crenshaw was also recruiting coordinator at Louisiana Tech.
“I made a lot of great relationships with high school coaches and AAU coaches in [Louisiana], so I am very familiar with the area,” Crenshaw said in a news release. “This is exciting to come back to a state where I have previous experience. I am extremely excited about the opportunity to become a part of the Lady Tiger family and to work for Van Chancellor, an Olympic coach with four WNBA titles, and a program that has gone to five straight Final Fours in recent years.”
Chancellor echoed Crenshaw’s emotions about the hire.
“I am extremely pleased to have Joni join our staff,” Chancellor said. “She’s grown up in the SEC, having both played and coached in this league. She is going to do a tremendous job recruiting for us, and she will be a great role model for our players.”
 
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