Allison
Nichols begins her first year at the helm of the WildCat women's basketball
program. A Lynchburg, Virginia native, Nichols has coached at both the
Division I and II levels following a brief stint in the high school
ranks. She served as the assistant women’s basketball coach at
Augusta State University (Augusta, Georgia) from 2006-2008 where she
was responsible for assisting in all aspects of the women’s basketball
program. At Augusta State, Nichols helped lead the squad to a 38-20
record over two years, including a South Atlantic Region top three finish,
Peach Belt Conference regular season co-championship, and NCAA Tournament
berth in 2008.
Prior to Augusta State, Nichols served as assistant varsity girls basketball coach at Loudoun County High School. During her two years at Loudoun County, the team was named Dulles District and Region II Champions, while earning a trip to the Virginia State Final Four finishing 29-2 in the 2005-2006 season.
In 2008, Nichols joined East Carolina University’s women’s basketball program, serving as Director of Basketball Operations. At East Carolina, Nichols was responsible for all team travel, film exchange, recruiting, marketing and promotions, and community service events. This past season, she helped coach the Pirates to a 22-10 overall mark and a trip to the NCAA WNIT Tournament.
Nichols is no stranger to the Lynchburg
area or the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, having played at Brookville
High School and earned her degree at nearby Bridgewater College where
she was part of a team that won two regular season conference titles
and had a 76-32 overall record. She later earned her Masters of Education
at Augusta State in Kinesiology and Health Science.
Contact: 434-947-8313, email
Assistant Coach Renee Guilliams begins her first season on the bench for the WildCats in 2010-11. Guilliams comes to the College after a successful four-year career at Division II Francis Marion University in Florence, SC.
While at FMU, she was a two-year starter and a team-captain in 2007-08. She led her team to a Peach Belt Conference Championship in 07-08, as well as an NCAA berth that same year. Guilliams paced the Patriots in threes made in 05-06 and 06-07, helping her squad to the highest points per game (89.3) in all of NCAA women’s basketball in 07-08.
Guilliams has served as the assistant coach at Craig County over the past two seasons, and also conducted and led YMCA basketball clinics over that span as well. In 2008-09, she was the head mentor of the U-16 Botetourt Outlaws/Roanoke Stars AUU women’s basketball squad.
Contact: 434-947-8313, e-mail
