Stephens' staff officially complete
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New UNT women's basketball coach Shanice Stephens officially completed her staff Wednesday when the paperwork finally went through on UNT Hall of Famer Jalie (Mitchell) Johnson. Johnson will be the third assistant and will be joined by veteran Division I assistant Erika Lang-Montgomery and Johnetta Hayes, the former head coach at Wiley College. Hayes is also a young coach. Besides being perhaps the tallest women's basketball coaching staff in UNT -- and maybe Sun Belt Conference history -- the group seems to be a good mix. Lang-Montgomery has the experience Stephens will need on her staff as a first-time head coach, while Hayes and Johnson are young coaches who could be great recruiters. Hayes played at Rice, which could help UNT's recruiting efforts in Houston, while Johnson is a former Dallas-Fort Worth area high school standout who could help UNT recruit locally. Hiring Johnson seems like a smart and some what bold move for Stephens considering the UNT graduate played for former head coach Tina Slinker, the woman she was hired to replace. It was also a smart one. Johnson will help bridge the gap from the old era of UNT basketball to what the school hopes will be a successful new one. Post your thoughts on the blog. What do you think of UNT's new staff?
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