ENMU ATHLETICS NEWS Williams Signs Professional Contract Greyhound senior Jasmine Williams signed a professional contract with the Warwick Senators basketball team in Australia, not long after learning her team wouldn’t be playing its scheduled NCAA playoff contest due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The senior from Wichita Falls, Texas, would play forward for the team. “We are all excited and proud of Jasmine Williams, she has worked extremely hard and deserves this honor,” said ENMU Women’s Basketball Coach Josh Prock. “We all know she will represent herself and ENMU very well. She has been a great representative for our program and University.”
Prock Earns 200 Career Wins ENMU women’s basketball head coach Josh Prock registered his 200th NCAA career
Billings Appointed as New Athletic Director
victory with his team’s 60–45 victory over Texas A&M-Kingsville in January. Prock just completed his seventh regular season at the helm of the ENMU Women's Basketball Program and has led the Hounds to their first three NCAA Tournament berths in the last four seasons. Their latest NCAA appearance against Texas A&M-Commerce was cancelled due to concerns over the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. In mid-March, the NCAA announced it was canceling all spring sports and practices, cutting short the entire ENMU athletic calendar. To secure their NCAA Tournament berth, the Hounds upset Tarleton State in the quarterfinal round of the LSC tournament, 66–62. It was a game that wasn’t decided until the final seconds. Eastern won its first-round game against Oklahoma Christian before falling to Texas A&M-Commerce in the semifinals. The Oklahoma Christian victory gave Coach Prock 100 wins since taking the helm of ENMU Women’s Basketball Program. Prock was named as one of four finalists for the 2020 NCAA Division II World Exposure woman’s head coach of the year.
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Matt Billings took the reins as Eastern’s new director of athletics on Jan. 20. He came to ENMU from Portland State University and holds bachelor’s degrees from Utah State University in political science and Idaho State University in economics. He also holds a master’s degree from Idaho State University in athletic administration. Photo of ENMU Director of Athletics Matt Billings and wife, Christi Billings.
