{"id":2386,"date":"2023-03-23T03:10:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T03:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/?p=2386"},"modified":"2023-03-23T03:10:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T03:10:23","slug":"washington-mystics-name-ashlee-mcgee-assistant-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/23\/washington-mystics-name-ashlee-mcgee-assistant-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Mystics Name Ashlee McGee Assistant Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Washington\u00a0Mystics\u00a0announced that the team has hired Ashlee McGee\u00a0as an assistant coach on Head Coach Eric Thibault\u2019s staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are thrilled to add Ashlee to our\u00a0Mystics&#8217; coaching staff,\u201d said\u00a0Thibault. \u201cHer enthusiasm and experience in the WNBA, NBA, NCAA and USA basketball will help our players to be at their very best. We&#8217;re excited to get her to D.C. to join our group in our pursuit of a WNBA championship.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McGee brings a great deal of experience to the\u00a0Mystics, having last served as a video coordinator for the Minnesota Lynx (2020-2022) and video\/player development associate for the Minnesota Timberwolves (2021-2023). She was an advanced scout for the Los Angeles Sparks during the 2018 season and has been a video coordinator for USA Basketball since 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/WashMystics\/status\/1638202211439181827\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am so excited to be joining the&nbsp;Mystics&nbsp;organization,\u201d said McGee. \u201cThis is a great opportunity to become part of a championship culture, something special, and I am energized thinking about the relationships and the community I am stepping into.&nbsp; I hope to contribute to the foundation Washington laid before me and am beyond elated to become part of the family!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to her stints with Minnesota and Los Angeles, McGee served as an assistant coach on multiple women\u2019s college basketball staffs, including James Madison University (2016-2017) and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2014-2016). 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