Women's Basketball
Edwards, Taja
Taja Edwards
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
Taja Edwards enters her third season as an assistant coach at USC. A local product, she hails from Long Beach, Calif. She played collegiately at Fresno State, where she helped the Bulldogs win four Western Athletic Conference championships and made four trips to the NCAA Tournament.
Vice President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee in 2010, she finished her bachelor's degree in communications in 2011 at Fresno State.
Edwards spent the 2013-14 season as an assistant coach at Cal State Fullerton. Prior to her coaching at Cal State Fullerton, she was the assistant coach at Ole Miss in the SEC in the 2012-13 season. Her duties as an assistant coach have included video coordinating, scouting opponents, guard and post positioning and active recruiting.
"Taja is a bright, young coach who I really believe has a great future," head coach Cynthia Cooper said of Edwards. "She has NCAA Tournament experience as a player, so she knows what it takes to succeed as a student-athlete on the court and in the classroom."
Edwards attended Long Beach Poly High School, where she was a McDonald's All-American candidate and won back-to-back state championships
Vice President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee in 2010, she finished her bachelor's degree in communications in 2011 at Fresno State.
Edwards spent the 2013-14 season as an assistant coach at Cal State Fullerton. Prior to her coaching at Cal State Fullerton, she was the assistant coach at Ole Miss in the SEC in the 2012-13 season. Her duties as an assistant coach have included video coordinating, scouting opponents, guard and post positioning and active recruiting.
"Taja is a bright, young coach who I really believe has a great future," head coach Cynthia Cooper said of Edwards. "She has NCAA Tournament experience as a player, so she knows what it takes to succeed as a student-athlete on the court and in the classroom."
Edwards attended Long Beach Poly High School, where she was a McDonald's All-American candidate and won back-to-back state championships
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