Shreveport – Veteran Rennie Bailey has been named the head coach of the Centenary women’s basketball program, Director of Athletics and Recreation David Orr announced.

See the complete release here: https://gocentenary.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20250813jbso0u

Bailey, a native of Minden, comes to Centenary from Southern University in Baton Rouge, where he served as an assistant on the men’s staff for the last two seasons and helped the Jaguars win the 2025 SWAC Regular Season Championship. The former Louisiana Tech standout has over 30 years of experience at the college and high school level. He replaces former head coach Paul Reed, who guided the Ladies the last three seasons.

Bailey starred at Louisiana Tech from 1979-84 alongside his teammate and NBA Hall of Famer Karl Malone, and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1984 draft by the Detroit Pistons. In Bailey’s senior season (1983-84), he and Malone helped the Bulldogs to a Southland Conference Tournament championship, and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. Bailey received his bachelor’s degree in health and physical education from Tech in 1987.

See the complete Ladies’ season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/schedule

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