The NBBF names Wakama D'Tigress as its head coach.
Rena Wakama has a two-year contract to lead the Team Nigeria Women's Basketball team, according to the Nigeria Basketball Federation.
On Friday, the federation tweeted about the news.
Since Otis Hughley left his position as head coach of the five-time Afrobasket champion D'Tigress in 2022, the team has been without a head coach.
Former national team player Wakama, who is from Rivers, is now an assistant coach at Stony Brooks University in the United States.
Wakama played basketball professionally in the UK in addition to earning four letters at the University of Western Carolina.
She graduated from Western Carolina in 2014 with a bachelor's in therapeutic recreation, and Manhattan in 2019 with an MBA.
After two years as the Director of Women's Basketball Operations at Manhattan College, Wakama is now in her fourth season as an assistant coach there.
Wakama serves as the team's academic and volunteer liaison in addition to managing the growth of the wing/guard position players in his capacity as an assistant coach.
Under her guidance, the Jaspers achieved a program-high team GPA of 3.61 and finished fifth nationally in Division I women's basketball for community service hours.
In order for Davis and Brazil Harvey-Carr to win postseason All-MAAC honors during the 2021/22 season, Wakama assisted in their development.
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