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LaSondra Barrett, a former All-American at LSU, has been hired as an assistant coach for Georgia Tech's women's basketball team, a recent news release from the university said.

“We’re extremely excited to welcome LaSondra “Boogie” Barrett to Georgia Tech,” head coach Nell Fortner said in the release. “LaSondra is making her way up the ranks as an excellent collegiate women’s basketball coach, just like she worked her way through an excellent collegiate career at LSU. She’ll be in charge of our post players and post development, so I know we are in good hands with her leading our players at that position. I can’t wait to get her to Atlanta and start working with our players.”

Barrett was instrumental in helping lead the University of Houston Cougars to a pair of WNIT postseason appearances as the director of recruiting operations and later as an assistant coach in 2020-21, working mainly with the post players.

She has also been a coaching assistant at Florida International (2016-17) and Louisiana Tech (2018-19), where she helped tutor Tech All-CUSA first team selection Kierra Anthony to a season in which she ranked first in scoring in Conference USA and fourth nationally. 

A native of Jackson, Miss., Barrett was a four-year letter winner at LSU (2009-12), and during her senior season she played for current Georgia Tech associate head coach Tasha Butts, the release said.

“I’m extremely excited to join the Georgia Tech family,” Barrett said in the release. “I can’t wait to work with such an amazing staff and a legendary coach in Nell Fortner. It’s a full circle moment for me to be working with some familiar faces and even greater people. The staff has ignited something great on The Flats with positive energy and a winning culture. I plan to continue that vision for our student-athletes’ development, on and off the court.”