LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY

Stephanie Oliver, tapped last week to helm the Lady Blackbirds, just wants her new players to remember the joy of playing basketball before beginning the hard work of rebuilding and winning. Oliver preached small steps first and didn’t make any bold predictions. She has been a part of numerous program turnarounds in her career. She got her start coaching as an assistant at Caldwell College and Stevens Institute of Technology. Blackbirds athletic director Brad Cohen believes Oliver is the coach that can lift the Brooklyn program to the next level. – Joseph Staszewski, Brooklyn Daily. Read more.