OUR COALITION TEAM
We are honored to have this group of women that care about the growth of our youth basketball within our area. They are willing to take the time to educate our players and parents about the game of basketball (recruiting, work ethic, how to become known etc.) With their help here and expertise at MKU we believe it can help provide additional confidence along with understanding how to become better player on and off the court.
Tenishia Benson has been involved in every aspect of the Ohio Girls Basketball Report (OGBR). She attended OGBR Skills Camp while in middle school and took part in events as a member of the Akron Hoban basketball team, leaving as one of the most accomplished players in the program's history. She continued her basketball career to the University of Cincinnati, before finishing collegiately at Ohio University. Tenishia also spent time as a member of the coaching staff at Division I Alabama A&M before returning to help direct OGBR in 2015.
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Former Youngstown State women's basketball player and current YSU Hall of Famer, Dorothy Bowers-Collins. An aggressive rebounder and prolific scorer, Dorothy Bowers (Collins) had a great basketball career for the Penguins from 1984 to 1988. Bowers is currently, the school's all-time leading scorer and rebounder with 2,324 points and 1,083 rebounds. Named team captain during the 1986-87 and 1987Â-88 seasons, Bowers was named the Ohio Valley ConÂference Player of the Year in 1987-88. During her playÂing career, she was a two-time Ohio Valley ConferÂence selection. She earned second-team accolades in 1986-87 and was named to the OVC's All-Freshman squad during the 1984-85 season. A native of Youngstown, Ohio, Bowers still holds the school record for points in a game, scoring 49 points against Kent State on November 30, 1985. As a senior, she poured in 46 points against Kent State m 1988, and also scored 43 points in a game against Austin Peay in 1987. In 1987-88, Bowers broke the school record for points in a season with 783. In that same year she recorded the school's third-highest single-season reÂbound total with 325. As a senior, she was honored as the Vindicator Female Athlete of the Year. Overall, she still holds nine school records. A graduate of East High School, Bowers led the City Conference in scoring and rebounding, and was named third-team All-State in 1984.
