Air Force women’s basketball head coach Andrea Williams has announced the addition of Yolisha Jackson and Courtney Robinson to the program’s coaching staff. Jackson will be primarily responsible for recruiting and coaching the post players, while Robinson will focus on coaching the Falcons’ guards.

“I’m excited about adding Yolisha and Courtney to our staff,” said Williams. “I’ve had relationships with the two of them for quite awhile, both in a mentoring capacity and as we’ve gone up against each other for recruits in the Atlantic Sun. I’m thrilled to have them on my team.”

Jackson comes to the Academy after a five-year stint at Kennesaw State University, including the past three years as the recruiting coordinator for the Lady Owls. Jackson arrived at KSU in 2005 after a successful playing career at Jacksonville University.

Jackson ended her stellar playing career as just the second player in JU history to score over 1,000 points in her career. She also left the Dolphins as the single-season record holder for points per game and points scored, as well as career free throws made. An Atlantic Sun academic all-conference selection and two-time team MVP, Jackson’s career was limited by a pair of knee injuries suffered in her junior year and the latter half of her senior season.

A member of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association and the Black Coaches Association, Jackson received her undergraduate degree from Jacksonville in Physical Education, and earned her master’s degree in Public Administration from Kennesaw State.

Meanwhile, Robinson joins the Falcons’ staff after spending a year on Michael Cooper’s women’s basketball staff at the University of Southern California as the director of operations. The Trojans finished the 2009-10 season with a 19-12 overall record and a semifinal appearance in the Pac-10 Tournament.

Prior to her arrival at USC, Robinson spent a season as a men’s basketball assistant coach at Daytona State College, where she was the first female to coach men’s basketball at the school. She also coached at Stetson University during the 2007-08 season, where she helped develop a guard who was named to the Atlantic Sun all-freshman team.

Robinson also has experience coaching in the high school ranks, spending a year as a girls’ assistant coach at Cedar Ridge High School in North Carolina, as well as two years as the head coach at Coatesville High in Pennsylvania. At Coatesville, Robinson led the team to a 24-7 record in her first season, while coaching a McDonald’s All-American point guard.

During the 2006-07 season, Robinson also served as a player-coach at Goldey-Beacom College in Wilmington, Del., balancing her teaching duties as Coatesville High with Goldey-Beacom practice and graduate school studies.
Robinson earned her bachelor’s degree in secondary education/Spanish from Kutztown University in 2003 and is currently finishing her master’s in sports management from the U.S. Sports Academy in Daphne, Ala.

“We may have a young staff, but the experience that Yolisha and Courtney bring is tremendous,” said Williams. “They are going to be extremely valuable in terms of building relationships with our players and helping this program grow.”