Guard FLORENCE OUATTARA (11) 2017-18 Preseason All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2017-18 MIDWESTERN THREE-STEP @ TEXAS TECH * Wednesday, Nov. 15 * 11:30 AM CST @ KANSAS STATE * Friday, Nov. 17 * 5:30 PM CST @ OMAHA * Sunday, Nov. 19 * 1:00 PM CST 2017-18 FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY Women’s Basketball Fast Facts GENERAL INFORMATION SCHOOL NAME: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University LOCATION: Tallahassee, Florida FOUNDED: 1887 ENROLLMENT: 9,550 COLORS: Orange (PMS 151) and Green (PMS 347) NICKNAMES: Rattlers, FAMU (FAM-You) CONFERENCE: Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I FCS (Football); Division I (all other sports) ARENA: The Al Lawson Center (2009) CAPACITY: 8,500 PRESIDENT: Dr. Larry Robinson (Interim) ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Milton Overton FACULTY ATHLETIC REP: Dr. Ebenezer Oriaku ATHLETIC PHONE: (850) 599-3868/3878 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS ATHLETIC WEBSITE: www.famuathletics.com FOOTBALL SID: Vaughn R. Wilson SID OFFICE PHONE: (850) 599-3200 SID MOBILE: (850) 694-0277 SID EMAIL:
[email protected] ASSISTANT SID: Alvin Hollins, Jr. ASID OFFICE PHONE: (850) 599-3736 ASID MOBILE: (850) 591-7690 ASID EMAIL:
[email protected] COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH: LeDawn Gibson ALMA MATER: Warner (Fla.), 2000 YEARS AT FAMU: 2017-18 will be 10th Year RECORD AT FAMU: 134-139, 9 Years CAREER RECORD: 134-139, 9 Years WBASKETBALL OFFICE PHONE: (850) 561-2193 BEST TIME TO REACH COACH: Thru SID Office (850) 599-3200/3736 COACHING STAFF Assoc. Head Coach: LaTasha Shipman-Ganus (Shaw University ’04), 3nd Season Assistant Coach: Andrea Johnson (Tusculum College, ‘07), 10th Season Assistant Coach: Terrance Chatman (Missouri-Kansas City, ’01), 2nd Season TEAM INFORMATION 2016-17 RECORDS @ Overall Record: 13-19 @ Conference Record/Finish: 9-7/ 5th LETTERWINNERS @ Number Returning (9): @ Number Lost (5): STARTERS @ Number Returning (3): @ Number Lost (2): 2017-18 KEY RETURNING STARTERS 4 Ecenur “E” Yurdakul G 5-7 SR Istanbul, Turkey/St.