McNelis Completes Staff
7/28/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
McNelis Completes Staff
Lance Pittman was named Coordinator of Basketball Operations today for the Lady Eagle basketball team. |
His duties include assisting with all areas of recruiting, directing public relations and speaking events for the program, coordinating team travel, and assisting with the monitoring of the players academic progress.
?I am very excited about Lance becoming a part of our basketball staff,? McNelis said. ?Lance brings a different dimension to our staff, in what I think can be successful in building this program. I've known Lance since we were in college, and I know that he has passion for Southern Miss and a real love of women's basketball.?
Pittman, a 1985 graduate of Southern Miss with a bachelor?s degree in radio, television and film, has served as the sideline and locker room reporter for the Golden Eagle football radio broadcasts, for the past eight years. He has been the voice of Golden Eagle Baseball, since taking the full-time play-by-play duties with the 2002 season. In his career, Pittman served as the Voice of Lady Eagle basketball for 13 years, while also providing play-by-play broadcasts of women?s softball. He has also handled the play-by-play of Dixie Youth and Dizzy Dean baseball, Petal High School Football and numerous other sporting events in the area.
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