MIAMI UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CAMPS Coaching Staff Lisa Hayden begins her 10th season on the bench for Miami and her second as Associate Head Coach. Hayden, a standout for the Red and White from 1991-95, returned to her alma mater in 2001. Hayden, who has served as the program's recruiting coordinator for the past four years, is also responsible for coaching the RedHawk guards. She has guided the career of some of the program's highest ranking guards. Both Jenna Schone (237) and Heather Cusick (230) finished their careers as Miami's all-time leader in three-point field goals while in 2007-08, Schone broke the program record and led the MAC with 84 three-pointers. Under Hayden's tutelage, Amanda Jackson became the RedHawks' all-time leading scorer with 1,979 points. In 2007-08, Jackson set a new Miami single-season record by scoring 712 points. Five RedHawks presently listed among Miami's career top 10 in three-point field goals worked with Hayden (Hayden herself ranks fourth on the list). The tradition continued last season when Courtney Osborn hit 73 treys, shattering the freshman record of 47 on her way to MAC Freshman of the Year honors. Before returning to Miami, Hayden held a variety of posts at Mt. Notre Dame High School, one of the premiere prep schools in Cincinnati. From 1997-2001, as Mt. Notre Dame's Assistant A.D., Hayden helped coordinated an athletic department that consisted of 12 sports, 25 teams and more than 350 athletes. During this time, she also served as an assistant coach on the girls basketball team for two seasons, before taking the reins as head coach. In her first season, Hayden guided the team to a sweet 16 appearance in the Ohio state tournament. Prior to joining the staff at Mt. Notre Dame, Hayden served as the assistant girls' basketball coach at Badin High School from 1995-97. One of the most prolific three-point shooters in Miami history, Hayden scorched the nets for 205 treys during her collegiate career, including a then-program record 68 three-pointers during her senior season. She also finished her career as one of just a handful of Miami women to clear 1,000 career points, amassing 1,047 points. That currently ranks 17th on Miami's all-time scoring list. A native of Henderson, Ky., and inductee into the Henderson County High School Hall of Fame, Hayden earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education and allied professions from Miami in 1995.
Colleen Day is beginning her fifth season as an assistant coach for the RedHawks after completing an outstanding career on the hardwood at Miami. Day, a three-time team captain, led Miami to a MAC Championship in 2004. Day's major focus with Miami on the court is overseeing the defense, while off the court it is the players' academics. She also will work with the forwards and is highly involved in recruiting. A four-year starter for the Red and White from 2000-04, Day is one of only two players in program history to hold the title of team captain three times during her career. The 6-0 forward started 106 of the 114 career games in which she played, averaging 11.1 points and 7.0 rebounds for her career. Day's top season came as a senior in 2003-04, when she averaged 15.0 points and 8.4 rebounds per game while leading Miami to its first regular-season MAC Championship since 1990 and its first WNIT bid. She was a first-team all-MAC selection that season and came in second in MAC Player of the Year voting. Day still ranks among Miami's all-time career leaders in eight major categories, including points (8th/1,269), rebounds (4th/794), free-throw percentage (7th/80.5) and double-doubles (4th/16). More than just an accomplished athlete at Miami, Day also became the first RedHawk women's basketball player to earn Academic All-America status when she was named Second-Team CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America during her senior season. She graduated magna cum laude in 2004 as she earned a bachelor's degree in English secondary education. Following her collegiate career, Day competed internationally for one season in Germany. While there she also completed her student teaching on the Ramstein Air Force Base. Upon returning to Oxford in the fall of 2005, Day served as an intern with Miami's Strength and Conditioning program where she worked closely with a number of Miami's athletic programs, including the men's and women's basketball teams. A native of Independence, Ohio, Day attended Holy Name High School, where she helped the Green Wave to a four-year record of 83-15, earned a trip to the Division I State Final Four and was a second-team all-Ohio selection as a senior.
Vicki Hall returns for her second season on the Miami basketball staff. The 16-year former pro works with the post players, focusing on rebounding and also handles the team's schedule. A sought after prospect out of high school, Hall was the named both the Naismith and Gatorade Player of the Year in 1988. She lettered four years at Texas and was named to the Southwest Conference All-Decade team for the 1990s. Hall began her playing career overseas, with teams in Switzerland and Greece before returning stateside for stints with the Colorado Explosion (1998-99) and Nashville Noise (1999-2000) of the ABL and the Cleveland Rockers (2000-02) of the WNBA. She spent the past seven years playing for teams in Italy, France and Israel, helping lead Pool Comense to the Final Four in Italy in 2006. Hall spent several years as a member of the United States National Team. She was part of the team that won the World Championship in 1990. She also won gold with Team USA at the Goodwill Games in 1990. An experience teacher, Hall has spent her offseasons training basketball players of all ages. She conducted her own high skill basketball camp in 1996 and was on the staff of the Nike All American Camp in 1999. "I'm just really happy to be a part of Miami," said Hall. "It has a wonderful tradition in women's basketball and I am hoping to be a part of another winning season. I am enjoying seeing basketball from the other side. I've been a player professionally for 16 years and when you count college and everything else, I've been playing for 25 years. While I do have some experience in coaching individuals, I am excited to now be coaching at this level."
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