PINE BLUFF, Ark.- University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff Director Athletic Louis “Skip” Perkins Jr. has announced the hiring of Cary Shelton to the position of head women’s basketball coach. He will officially begin the post effective July 1st.
“We’re very excited to be able bring in a coach of the caliber of Coach Shelton,” said Perkins. “We believe he will be able to take the women’s basketball program to new and improved heights.”
Shelton has been a member of the UAPB Athletics Department for the past four years serving as an assistant coach on both the men’s and women’s basketball teams. Last season he served as the number two assistant coach on a team that finished with a 10-8 conference record marking the first time in school history the program concluded the regular season with a winning mark in SWAC play.
Shelton was also instrumental in the player development of Ciara Shields (2008-09 SWAC Defender of the Year) and Shay Holmes (2008-09 SWAC Newcomer of the Year). In addition he has played a vital role in the programs recruiting efforts as he helped the program land some of the top women’s basketball recruits in the state and around the country.