THE NEW COACHES DON’T STOP THERE. WINSTON-SALEM STATE NAMED TIARA TERRY AS THE NEW WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH ON TUESDA, AFTER SHE SPENT THE LAST FOUR SEASONS AS THE HEAD COACH AT VIRGINIA UNION. I GOT TO CATCH UP WITH COACH TERRY AS SHE MAKES HER RETURN TO HER ALMA MATER. AND WE ARE JOINED NOW BY THE NEW WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH HERE AT WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY. TIARA. TERRY. TIARA. FIRST OFF, CONGRATULATIONS. JUST WHAT’S IT LIKE COMING BACK HERE TO YOUR ALMA MATER, WINSTON-SALEM STATE? I DON’T KNOW IF THERE’S A FEELING THAT DESCRIBES IT. I’M JUST. I’M IN AWE RIGHT NOW MYSELF, SO I’M JUST SOAKING IT ALL IN. THIRD TIME, YOU KNOW, BACK AT WINSTON. SO JUST SOAKING IT ALL IN AND SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS YEAR. YOU MENTIONED THIS IS A PLACE THAT GAVE YOU THAT OPPORTUNITY. YOU MENTIONED YOU WERE INJURED YOUR SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN CAME HERE FOR YOUR COLLEGE CAREER. HAS IT HIT YOU YET? DID IT HIT YOU TODAY THAT YOU’RE FINALLY BACK HERE? NO, NOT REALLY, BUT SEEING ALL THIS RED AGAIN HAS REMINDED ME SO. YES, IT’S SURREAL, BUT I KNOW I’M WHERE I’M SUPPOSED TO BE. YOU KNOW A THING OR TWO ABOUT WINNING IN THE CIAA. YOU OBVIOUSLY HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS AT VIRGINIA UNION. HOW DO YOU TRANSLATE THAT INTO THIS PROGRAM? HERE AT WINSTON-SALEM STATE? IT’S GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF HARD WORK AND DEDICATION. BUT LIKE I SAID BEFORE, JUST MENTALITY, GETTING THE RIGHT PEOPLE AROUND US THAT WANT TO WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP AND WE’LL WORK TO WIN THAT CHAMPIONSHIP. SO THAT’S WHERE WE’LL START IN THIS DAY AND AGE OF COLLEGE BASKETBALL, TRANSFER PORTAL IS A HUGE THING. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SPECIFICALLY TO BUILD UP YOUR ROSTER? I’M STILL IN THE PROCESS OF ASSESSING, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE DO HAVE CURRENTLY AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PLUG PEOPLE IN IN THAT. SO WE MAY GET A COUPLE OF TRANSFERS. BUT I DO KNOW WE HAVE SOME HIGH SCHOOL SIGNEES COMING IN THAT SHOULD MAKE AN IMPACT AS WELL. SO REALLY STILL IN THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS. BUT WE’LL DO WH