Alabama State University is ushering in a new era in women's basketball with the hiring of Johnetta Hayes as the program's new head coach. Dr. Jason Cable, ASU's Vice President and Director of Athletics, will formally introduce Coach Hayes during a press conference at the Hornet Stadium Lounge on Tuesday, April 15, at 1 p.m.

Hayes was most recently an assistant coach at Rutgers University, where she helped lead that program to the Great Eight in the Women's National Invitational Tournament this past season

Freeman Jackson after 27 years with the program, Alabama State women’s basketball has found their new leader in Johnetta Hayes. The hire was announced on Friday afternoon via a statement by the athletics department.