Clark-Heard named Lady Topper head coach
March 22, 2012
Louisville assistant Michelle Clark-Heard was named WKU head coach on Thursday, the university announced.
A former Lady Topper player from 1987-1990, Clark-Heard is the 15th head coach in program history.
She replaces Mary Taylor Cowles, who was fired on March 8 after a 9-21 season, the school’s first ever 20-loss season.
A formal press conference to introduce Clark-Heard will be held at 4 p.m. in the Diddle Arena media room.
During her five years as a Louisville assistant the Cardinals made three Sweet 16 appearances and finished as national runner-ups in 2009.
Prior to her time at Louisville, Clark-Heard was head coach at Kentucky State, where she won Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Coach-of-the-Year honors in 2007.
She also served stints as an assistant at Nebraska (where she coached under former WKU head coach Paul Sanderford) and Cincinnati.
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