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Legette-Jack to head women’s basketball
Felisha Legette-Jack, a Syracuse native with 10 years of Division I head coaching experience—most recently as head coach at Indiana University—has been named the 12th head coach in the history of UB women’s basketball program.
“We found the complete package in Felisha Legette-Jack and we are thrilled to have her as our women’s basketball coach,” athletic director Danny White said at a news conference on June 14 announcing Legette-Jack’s appointment. “Felisha is extremely passionate about academics and basketball, and she is a proven winner in both areas. I am excited about the potential of this basketball program and I know we have the right leader in place.”
Legette-Jack served as head coach at Indiana for six seasons, leading the Hoosiers to three postseason appearances and winning 18 or more games in each of those years. In 2008-09, IU won a program record-tying 21 games. While in Bloomington, Legette-Jack also knew how to get the most out of her players in the classroom as well as on the court: Her players earned 21 Academic All-Big Ten selections in six seasons.
Prior to taking the reins at Indiana, Legette-Jack served as head coach at Hofstra University and as an assistant coach at Michigan State, Boston College and at her alma mater, Syracuse University.
While a player at Syracuse, she won Big East Rookie of the Year honors and earned all-league laurels three times.
Outside the college ranks, Legette-Jack also has had success with USA Basketball, serving on two different coaching staffs that guided the U.S. team to gold medals in world championships.
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Police bike skills competition set
Police officers who have taken the Police Bike Patrol Course offered by the UB Police Department will return to campus on June 28 to show off their skills at a bike patrol skills competition.
The competition, which will commemorate the 10th year the course has been offered, will be followed by a barbecue and live entertainment.
Members of the UB community are encouraged to attend. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Western New York chapter of C.O.P.S. (Concerns of Police Survivors).
The competition and barbecue will take place beginning at 5 p.m. in the field behind the Center for the Arts on the North Campus. Parking will be available in the Lake LaSalle Lot. The event will take place rain or shine.
Trophies will be awarded to participants in the bike skills competition, including those for fastest officer, fastest veteran officer (over 40) and fastest department (departments with at least two competitors).
The barbecue following the competition will feature chicken, pulled pork, picnic sides, soft drinks, draft beer and a pig roasted by the Buffalo Meatheads barbecue team. Beverages also may be purchased during the competition. Live music will be provided by Wheelhouse.
Spectator tickets are $25 and include the barbecue and a prize raffle.
For more information or to purchase a ticket, visit the website.
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Workshop on ancient warfare offered
A unique, hands-on, UB summer workshop will offer participants a chance to study and test fundamental concepts and materials related to ancient ground warfare without video games.
“Ancient Roots of War: Society, Weapons and Tactics” will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 9-13, with two evening sessions added for the screening of feature-length films.
Participants of high school age or older can design and make body armor, shields and helmets; devise various types of catapults; study troop organization; learn to employ simple projectiles; consider siege operations; and learn how the introduction of chariots and horses altered the military equation.
The workshop was devised by Donald McGuire, adjunct professor of classics, and Timothy Boyd, research associate professor of classics. They say that in addition to everything else, they intend to take advantage of the open spaces surrounding the Ellicott Complex to model troop deployments and maneuvers.
“We will expose participants of high-school age and older to some of the precise and daily realities of ancient history in general and military history in particular,” McGuire says. “Our aim is to give participants a good understanding of the ways in which basic engineering concepts contribute to military design and the ways in which military needs accelerate technological developments in general.”
Mornings will be devoted to a lecture on the day’s topic, followed by group activities related to the lecture, including film excerpts, questions and discussion.
Participants will organize two villages, develop a cause for war, manufacture and give out weapons, fight, make and use slings, arm themselves and their troops, study shield and helmet manufacture, claim the right to single combat, learn proper boasting techniques, pick the right opponent, win, claim territory and LOOT!
Those interested should contact McGuire at 645-0745 or dmcguire@buffalo.edu, or Boyd at 645-2711 or twboyd@buffalo.edu.
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