Coventry Resident Named Honorary Coach of Providence College Basketball Game
Leah Hooks will be the honorary coach for PC's Women’s Basketball game tonight.
The Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation announced Monday that Coventry resident and breast cancer survivor Leah Hooks will be the honorary coach for Providence College Women’s Basketball on Tuesday evening. “I am far from a basketball player,” said Hooks, amused at the irony of her appointment. “I tried out for the women’s team at Bryant University, but realized it was not for me after all the running.” Hooks, however, is excited about the distinguished role as honorary coach because of her love of the game. Though she did not hit the hardwood as a member of Bryant University, she served as a statistician for the school’s basketball games, making her the first woman at the school to hold that position. Hooks, an accountant …
