Women's Basketball Coaching Staff

Melissa Baker Head Coach 1st Season Phone: N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baker enters her first season at Bluefield after having spent the past two seasons as Head Coach at Spartanburg Methodist College in South Carolina after a tremendous 2010 campaign in the palmetto state. She was named Region X Coach of the Year leading her team to an undefeated conference record. Moreover, she spent time as the Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama.

 

Her career as a head coach began at the high school level in Louisiana, where she coached at John Curtis Christian leading the girls program to two LA girls’ basketball state titles in 07’ and 08’, a first in school history. She also would earn the Louisiana 2A Coach of the Year award for her efforts.

 

Coach Baker is no stranger to winning. Baker boasts an impressive 98-39 record (.632) as Head Coach in her combined positions at both the collegiate and high school levels and looks to improve on that record right away with the Lady Rams.

 

Baker has not only been effective as a coach, but also as a player. An NCAA-Division II standout for the University of West Florida, Melissa holds the all-time records in rebounds and shot blocks in women’s basketball. Also, she was named All-South region 2^nd team member and Division II All-American Honorable Mention in 2005.

 

She brings a young, energetic spirit to the Rams Athletic program with the success and experience she’s culminated in recent years. Baker has also been a part of the prestigious Nike Skills Academy on a regional and national level as a staff coach, which will inevitably boost the development of recruitment and scouting of incoming players for the Lady Rams program. 

 

Jessica Brokaw Assistant Coach 4th Season Phone: 276.245.0297

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coach Brokaw is entering her third season with the Women's basketball team at Bluefield College. 

 

During her time as an Assistant, Brokaw was also named as interim head women's basketball coach after the departure of the former head coach. She stepped in to finish out the remainder of the season for the Lady Rams. 


During her time as an assistant coach for the Lady Rams she assisted in many of the responsibilities that a head coach sees she helped recruit players, served as an academic advisor for the team, assisted with player development (filming) and other day- to- day operations of the team. Brokaw also was team tutor if the need arose.


Brokaw was also a well-respected and well played team member of the Lady Rams during her collegiate time in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) playing as a guard for the Lady Rams from 2004-2007. She also played her senior season under former coach Steve Hardin.


She was a four year starter for the Lady Rams where she was a captain every year and all four years was voted to receive the team- before- self award. Brokaw averaged 10 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, and one steal a game over her career at BC. Brokaw was also picked to receive the Most Valuable Player award from her teammates.


During her high schools days, Brokaw played at Lexington (OH) High School from 2000-2004. She was a standout player Brokaw played at Lexington (OH) High School from 2000-2004. She was a standout on her high school team leading them to a state tournament final four, which was the first state appearance in women's basketball at Lexington High. Brokaw was a three-year captain and started all four years. Brokaw led Lexington High to two conference championships, two region births, four district appearances, and led LHS to a record of 82-18 record while she was playing. Brokaw averaged 7 points, 7 assists, and 4 rebounds per game.


Brokaw also acts as the Department of Athletics Administrative Assistant.