Oregon women’s basketball assistant coach Kai Felton has resigned from her position, she announced Tuesday. @@http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=4307&SPID=236&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205154367&DB_OEM_ID=500@@
According to a GoDucks.com release, Felton made the decision to leave in order “to pursue other professional opportunities.” It’s been rumored that Felton’s new destination will be Cal, where a new coaching staff is taking shape.
“This was a difficult decision for me,” Felton said in the release. “I have enjoyed my time at the University of Oregon with the coaching staff, administration and student-athletes that I have had the privilege to work with.”
In her two seasons at Oregon, Felton worked with Oregon’s guards, helping Taylor Lilley and Micaela Cocks earn All-Pac-10 honors. She also tutored point guards Nia Jackson and Ariel Thomas, who both flourished despite Oregon’s struggles as a team in 2010-11.
Oregon’s backcourt helped the team rank in the top 15 in scoring and top 10 in three-point field goals made in the last two seasons. @@http://www.ncaa.com/stats/basketball-women/d1/current/team/111/p1@@ @@http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/ranksummary@@ @@http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/ranksummary@@
Felton’s main recruiting area was California — she helped lure touted prospects Thomas (Sacramento), Deanna Weaver (Santa Clara), and Janitah Iamaleava (Long Beach) as part of Oregon’s 2010 and 2011 recruiting classes. @@http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=4307&SPID=236&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205134694&DB_OEM_ID=500@@
Oregon’s overall record was 31-33 in Felton’s two seasons in Eugene. @@http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=4307&SPID=236&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205154367&DB_OEM_ID=500@@