Ohio's Crawley signs five-year deal with Boston College
BOSTON -- Sylvia Crawley has been named head women's basketball coach at Boston College.
Athletics director Gene DeFilippo said Tuesday that Crawley, who had been head coach at Ohio University since 2006, has signed a five-year contract with the Eagles.
Crawley led the Bobcats to a 20-13 record this season, their first 20-win season since 1994-95. Her team also advanced to the Mid-American Conference championship for the first time since 1986.
Crawley has been an assistant coach at Fordham and her alma mater, North Carolina. She was a member of the Tarheels' 1993-94 national champion team.
She has played professionally for Portland and San Antonio in the WNBA, and also in the American Basketball League and in Europe.
Crawley succeeds Cathy Inglese, who resigned April 10 after 15 years as BC's head coach. The Eagles finished 21-12 this season, fifth in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press
