One week after parting ways with Sacramento State’s head women’s basketball coach Carolyn Jenkins, Hornet athletics director Terry Wanless is now searching for her replacement. Even though Jenkins’ successor has yet to be named, Wanless says that he has received interest about the job.

“I have not interviewed anybody yet,” Wanless said, “but we have received resumes from people interested in the job.”

“We’d like to hire someone that has been successful on the collegiate scene, whether as a head coach or top assistant. We’d like someone who understands the building of a basketball program and has the energy to turn around a struggling program.”

Wanless also said that he is looking for a coach who is a proven recruiter and has experience.

Two people that probably won’t get a chance to coach the Hornets next season are Jenkins’ former assistant coaches, Sarah Stapp and Cynthia Mayes. According to Wanless, neither side has expressed any interest in setting up an interview for the vacant coaching position.

With a third new head coach waiting to be named under Wanless’ short tenure as AD, it may be perceived that prior coaches have been victimized because they weren’t originally hired by Wanless.

However, the AD would strongly disagree.

“I never would allow myself to make a decision on a coach based on whether I hired them,” Wanless said. “My goal is to work with the staff as it currently exists.”

Whoever the next women’s basketball head coach is will inherit a program that has only won six games in the last three years, including a 3-24 record this season. The Hornets will lose only one senior from this year’s team, and return all five starters.

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