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Interview w/ Coach Laura Harper (Head Women's Basketball Coach at Towson)
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Coach Laura Harper shares her journey from growing up in Elkins Park, PA to becoming a Head Coach at the NCAA DI level.
She led her high school team to a state championship as a freshman and then went on to lead Maryland to a NCAA National Championship in 2006 as well, she eventually was drafted eighth in the first round of the WNBA Draft and played professionally until 2013.
After her playing career ended, Harper joined the coaching ranks at Loyola Maryland (2013-2014) before moving onto High Point (2014-2016) and then returning to the DMV when she joined the coaching staff at George Washington (2016-2017). Coach Harper accepted an Assistant Coach position at Florida (2017-2019) before getting her first job as a Head Coach at Montverde Academy (2019-2020) in the Sunshine State.
Coach Harper was named the Head Coach at Coppin State in 2020 and spent two seasons at the helm, Harper and her staff flipped the program by winning 13 more games that they won in her first season under her. She was named the MEAC Coach of the Year in 2022 and on April 20, 2022 was introduced as the Head Coach at Towson.
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