BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M women's basketball head coach Joni Taylor announced Friday that Ashley McCord would be joining her staff as director of player development and athletic culture.
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"I was thrilled and humbled when Coach Taylor invited me to join her staff at Texas A&M-probably the most humbling ask I have received in my career," McCord said. "I previously served Coach Taylor and her staff in a volunteer role through my former position with Athletes in Action; so to now be an official part of the team was an opportunity I could not pass up. I am confident and excited to experience the professional and personal growth that lies ahead during my tenure on this Texas A&M women's basketball staff."
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"Ashley's ability to create relationships and connect with young people is unparalleled," Taylor said. "It is so important that our student-athletes have a space to grow and stretch themselves off the court. Integrity, leadership, service and all of our core values are important parts of the development for our young people, and I know Ashley will have an immediate impact on their lives and our program. I am thrilled that Ashley and her family are joining us in Aggieland."
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McCord comes to Aggieland after a three-year appointment at Georgia where she served as the sports chaplain with Athletes in Action with Taylor's women's basketball program as well as gymnastics, cross country and track & field from 2019-22.
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Prior to UGA, she fulfilled the same duties as sports chaplain for Athletes in Action at Texas Southern and Rice from 2017-19. The Murfreesboro, Tennessee, native served programs such as women's basketball, track & field, soccer, golf, softball and cross country at the two schools.
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McCord cut her teeth with Athletes in Action at Tennessee from 2015-17 while pursuing her master's in sport psychology and motor behavior, which she earned in the spring of 2016.
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McCord received her bachelor's in psychology from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2013.
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New season ticket purchases for the 2022-23 Texas A&M women's basketball season are on sale through the 12th Man Foundation. Returning season ticket holders will have the opportunity to renew their tickets later this summer.
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"I was thrilled and humbled when Coach Taylor invited me to join her staff at Texas A&M-probably the most humbling ask I have received in my career," McCord said. "I previously served Coach Taylor and her staff in a volunteer role through my former position with Athletes in Action; so to now be an official part of the team was an opportunity I could not pass up. I am confident and excited to experience the professional and personal growth that lies ahead during my tenure on this Texas A&M women's basketball staff."
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"Ashley's ability to create relationships and connect with young people is unparalleled," Taylor said. "It is so important that our student-athletes have a space to grow and stretch themselves off the court. Integrity, leadership, service and all of our core values are important parts of the development for our young people, and I know Ashley will have an immediate impact on their lives and our program. I am thrilled that Ashley and her family are joining us in Aggieland."
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McCord comes to Aggieland after a three-year appointment at Georgia where she served as the sports chaplain with Athletes in Action with Taylor's women's basketball program as well as gymnastics, cross country and track & field from 2019-22.
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Prior to UGA, she fulfilled the same duties as sports chaplain for Athletes in Action at Texas Southern and Rice from 2017-19. The Murfreesboro, Tennessee, native served programs such as women's basketball, track & field, soccer, golf, softball and cross country at the two schools.
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McCord cut her teeth with Athletes in Action at Tennessee from 2015-17 while pursuing her master's in sport psychology and motor behavior, which she earned in the spring of 2016.
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McCord received her bachelor's in psychology from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2013.
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New season ticket purchases for the 2022-23 Texas A&M women's basketball season are on sale through the 12th Man Foundation. Returning season ticket holders will have the opportunity to renew their tickets later this summer.
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Follow the Aggies
Visit for more information on Texas A&M women's basketball. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M women's basketball team on Facebook, Instagram, and on Twitter by following @AggieWBB.