PODCAST: Bethune-Cookman head coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis
Host and Editor-in-Chief of The Summitt Howard Megdal is joined by Vanessa Blair-Lewis, head coach at Bethune-Cookman. Blair-Lewis has turned the program into a perennial power, winning two straight MEAC regular season titles and taking a pair of trips to the WNIT.
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Blair-Lewis is married to NBA official Eric Lewis, so the conversation begins with a look at not only how the two of them work family time into their busy and conflicting travel schedule, but also the psychological barriers to someone from the world of Team Coach navigating a marriage with someone from Team Ref.
A look at the promising season for Bethune-Cookman so far, including leading scorer Angel Golden and rim protector Chas Brown is also included here, while Blair-Lewis outlines the goals she had for herself and the program when she began—along with what is next on the list of successes.
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