MORGANTOWN, W.Va.– Another Mountaineer has returned to Morgantown, as West Virginia University women’s basketball coach Mike Carey announced the hiring of former student-athlete Ayana “YaYa” Dunning as the coordinator of player development on Tuesday.
Dunning has spent the two previous seasons as the director of women’s basketball operations at the College of Charleston. Before her work with the Cougars, she served as an assistant coach at Iowa Central Community College.
“We are very excited to have YaYa back at West Virginia University,” Carey said. “She was a great student-athlete on and off the floor at WVU and will make a positive impact on all of our players.