Reeve Resigns As Sycamores' Head Coach

Terre Haute, IN  Cheryl Reeve has resigned as head women's basketball coach at Indiana State University.

The Sycamores are 1-3 thus far during the 2000-01 season.  Reeve, currently in her sixth season with the Sycamores, has compiled a record of 66-75 during her tenure at Indiana State.  Prior to her arrival at Indiana State, Reeve had served the previous five years as an assistant coach at George Washington University.

"I have resigned because I wasn't happy or satisfied with the direction in which the basketball program was heading," said coach Reeve.  "I felt that the team could benefit from new leadership."

Associate head coach Donna Seybold and assistant coaches Jim Wiedie and Megan Lanham will remain with the team, which plays Saturday night at Tennessee Tech.  The University will make an official announcement regarding the head coaching position next week.

"When we hired Coach Reeve, we set out with three objectives for our program," said Andrea Myers, Indiana State Director of Athletics.  "And we feel that she has accomplished two of them in outstanding order and was on the way to achieving the third.

"We wanted to increase our recruiting presence in the state of Indiana, and Cheryl has certainly raised our level of talent in regards to recruiting."

"We wanted to enhance our visibility in Terre Haute and the Wabash Valley, and Cheryl has accomplished that objective," Myers continued.  "She and the team have been very visible in the community, with the result being that home attendance has improved greatly during her tenure."

Additionally, the team's academic standards are of a very high caliber, ranking among the top-25 programs, nationally, in the WBCA (Women's Basketball Coaches Association).

Last season, under coach Reeve, the Sycamores came within two-points of defeating defending national champion Purdue in the Big Four Classic and fell to eventual conference champion, Drake, by three points in the MVC Quarterfinals.

"I believe that Cheryl has one of the best coaching minds among young coaches today," said Myers.  "I am confident that she will do well in her future endeavors."