Mandley wins WHoopDirt.com NAIA Coach of the Week

After guiding the Wiley University women's basketball team to its first 3-0 start in conference play since 2015-16, head coach DeWitte Mandley claims WHoopDirt.com NAIA Coach of the Week presented by Pivot Analysis for November 27 to December 3.

Mandley will be nominated for WHoopDirt.com Coach of the Year presented by Pivot Analysis, which will be announced after the 2023-24 season.

After dropping a game at Louisiana Christian University on Monday, Mandley got his team refocused and defeated Talladega College 41-40 in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference opener on Tuesday on a last second 3-pointer by Jamiya Eaddy. The Lady Wildcats hit the road and defeated Dillard University 61-56. On Saturday, Wiley overcame a five-point fourth-quarter deficit and defeated Southern University at New Orleans 85-75 in overtime.

With the victories the Lady Wildcats improved to 8-3 and are tied for first in the GCAC with the two-time defending champion Rust College. Mandley is in his first season leading the Lady Wildcats. He is tied for the third-best start through 11 games by a first-year coach in program history.

Wiley will resume GCAC play with games at Fisk University on Thursday and Oakwood University on Saturday.

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