Former Georgia Tech standout Alex Stewart, head women[apos]s basketball coach at Agnes Scott College (Ga.) the past year, was named assistant director of operations for the Yellow Jackets women[apos]s basketball program head coach MaChelle Joseph announced Thursday.
[quote]It is really exciting for me to bring one of my former players back to Georgia Tech to join our staff,[quote] Joseph said. [quote]Alex was the first point guard that I coached as a head coach and one of the most successful. She has done a great job this past season as the head coach at Agnes Scott. Our staff and our players are really excited about having Alex at Tech.[quote]
Stewart finished her first season as head coach of the Scotties[apos] with a 17-9 record after spending the previous two seasons as the team[apos]s assistant coach.
[quote]I am really excited to come back to Tech,[quote] Stewart said. [quote]This will be a great learning experience and what better place to learn than at your alma mater and under a great coach like Coach Joseph.[quote]
A 2004 graduate from Georgia Tech with a bachelor degree in International Affairs, Stewart was also a four-year letterwinner on the women[apos]s basketball team.
While playing for the Yellow Jackets, Stewart earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors as a junior and senior and was voted team captain three years. She recorded the school[apos]s second triple-double and led the conference in free throw percentage (2003) and assists ([apos]03, [apos]04).
After graduating, she traveled to Keflavik, Iceland to play professionally. She helped her team win the Icelandic Championship and was named the tournament[apos]s Most Valuable Player.
