NJCAA celebrates Black History Month - Bernadette Mattox
Bernadette Mattox began her college basketball career at Roane State under Hall of Fame coach Andy Landers.
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Bernadette Mattox was honored for her induction into the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association Hall of Fame at a Roane State basketball game.
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Bernadette Mattox became the first woman in NCAA history to serve as a Division I assistant coach for a men?s team.
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In 1990, Bernadette Mattox was hired as an assistant coach by Rick Pitino for the University of Kentucky men's basketball.
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Bernadette Mattox became the first African-American named as head coach of the University of Kentucky's women?s basketball program. She also became the first African-American to coach women?s basketball in the SEC.
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