July 12, 2006
Women's Basketball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NICOLE MOTTO NAMED ASSISTANT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State head women’s basketball coach Jim Wiedie announced this afternoon (July 12), the hiring of Nicole Motto as an assistant women’s basketball coach. Motto replaces Heather Cassady, who was promoted within the staff earlier this month, following the departure of Melanie Halker to Dayton.

Motto comes to ISU after spending the past year as a volunteer assistant coach at Dayton. In 2005 Dayton went 17-12, which was the third most wins in school history over the past 20 years. The Flyers were also just one win shy of a program record in A-10 play with an 8-8 mark. UD finished sixth in an Atlantic 10 Conference that sent five teams to the post season in 2005-06.

Prior to working at Dayton, she played guard for three seasons at Miami (Ohio). While at Miami, she led the Mid-American Conference and set a school single-season record with 79 3-point field goals as a junior. Five of those treys came at Hulman Center, where she buried a career-best 20 points and dished out eight assists in a win over the Sycamores.

“We’re excited about the addition of Nicole Motto to our staff,” Wiedie said. “She’s a high energy young lady with a strong understanding of the game and a burning desire to coach at the collegiate level. That’s exactly what we were looking for.”

As a freshman, Motto played in 12 games for the Indiana Hoosiers, where she hit three triples and averaged 4.5 minutes per game. She transferred to Miami after just one season at Indiana.

“I am ecstatic to start my coaching career at Indiana State,” Motto commented. “To be able to work here is an amazing situation for me. I can’t think of a more experienced and successful coaching staff to work with and learn from.”