D'wan Shackleford-Vickroy, a Big-10 All-Star Team selection a two-time Best Defensive Player Award Winner at The Ohio State University, was named Pitt-Johnstown’s fifth head women’s basketball coach on August 1, 2024.
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She came to Pitt-Johnstown after serving as an assistant coach, recruiting coordinator, and strength and conditioning coach at NCAA Division II Ohio Dominican University from 2022-2024 where she helped the team improve two spots in the Great Midwestern Athletic Conference (GMAC) standings and raise the winning percentage each season. She also coached all-conference and all-region performers and 11 Academic All-Conference student-athletes. Prior to that, Shackleford-Vickroy was the assistant coach at Westerville South High School from 2018-2022. She tutored five NCAA Division I and a pair of Division II players in her four seasons at the high school level.
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Shackleford-Vickroy, a member of the top recruiting class in the nation to enter Ohio State, was a four year letter winner in basketball and one year letter-winner in volleyball as a Buckeye from 1999-2004.
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She was a member of the 2001 WNIT Championship Team under Head Coach Beth Burns, and a member of the 2003 team that received an at large bid to the NCAA Tournament under Coach Jim Foster.
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Using her last year of eligibility she joined Ohio State’s women's volleyball team in 2004 where she led the nation in blocks through much of her senior season.
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Academically, Shackleford-Vickroy was a Dean's List honoree and an Ohio State Scholar-Athlete. She still remains among the top leaders in several season and career statistical categories for women's basketball.
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She earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sports Management from Ohio State and a Master’s in Business Administration in Sports Management Degree from Tiffin (OH) University.
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After graduation, Shackleford-Vickroy competed professionally for the Solna Vikings, the top team in the Swedish Basketball League.
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Shackleford-Vickroy and her husband, Derick have been married since 2006. They are the proud parents of son London, and daughters Olympia, and Naomi.
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