Karleen thompson biography

Karleen M. Thompson^[2] (née Shields; born July 1, ) is the associate head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team since Before joining the Cavaliers, Thompson was a WNBA head coach for the Los Angeles Sparks in and the Houston Comets from to Additionally, Thompson was an assistant coach for the Clemson Tigers women's basketball team from to and the Atlanta Dream from to

Early life and education

In , Thompson was born in California.

While attending high school in Snyder, Texas, Thompson played on the volleyball and basketball teams. For her post-secondary education, Thompson continued playing basketball with Contra Costa College in before moving to the USC Trojans women's basketball team in ^[3][4]

Career

After completing her social sciences degree at the University of Southern California in , Thompson joined Gatorade as a sports marketer.^[5] The following year, Thompson started her Women's Nation