ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – University of New Mexico assistant women’s basketball coach Amy Beggin has been selected to participate in the second annual United States Marine Corps 2015 WBCA Coaches Leadership Workshop in Quantico, Va.
The invitation-only workshop is designed to teach assistant coaches from across the nation Marine Corps small-unit leadership in terms of tactics, techniques and procedures. The workshop, which takes place May 27-30, provides for unity of command and effort throughout the event.
Beggin, who just completed her first year as an assistant coach for the Lobos, was one of only 20 applicants across the country accepted for the training.
“I am honored to have been selected to attend the 2015 WBCA Assistant Coaches Leadership Workshop,” Beggin said. “I am excited to learn different leadership techniques from some of the best in our United States Marines Corps. I am looking forward to bringing some of the techniques and tactics back to our team to help us achieve even more success next season.”
UNM finished 21-13 in 2014-15, advancing to the postseason for the first time since the 2009-10 season with an appearance in the Women’s Basketball Invitational. The Lobos earned their first 20-win season since the 2008-09 campaign, won 13 straight home games and set a school record for conference victories with 14.
Beggin played for the Lobos from 2006-10. She is UNM’s sixth all-time leading scorer with 1,428 points. She’s also sixth all-time on the school’s assists list with 141.
A three-time All-Mountain West selection, two-time All-Mountain West Defensive Team honoree and four-time Academic All-Mountain West recipient, Beggin was a part of a Lobo program that won 88 games during her college career.