2009-10 Women's Basketball Coaches
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Christie Carrico
Assistant Coach- 1st Season
Christie Carrico joins the Madonna University women's basketball staff after a stellar four-year career for the Crusaders.

Carrico was an All-WHAC selection as a junior after leading MU to the conference title game. During the playoff run in 2008, Carrico carried the Crusaders, averaging 26.7 points and almost nine rebounds a game during the post season.

Carrico ranks second in Madonna history in rebounds (704), fourth in steals (195), seventh in field goals attempted (970) and free throw percentage (.693), eighth in made three point field goals (89) and 10th in blocks (39). Carrico is the all-time leader in games played, having seen time in 125 contests, starting a program best 95 times. Carrico became just the eighth player in school history to score 1,000 points for a career, reaching the mark in her final game last season. Carrico ended her career with 1,008 points, good for seventh all-time at MU.

A gerontology major, Carrico will graduate from Madonna this December. In addition to her coaching duties Carrico is completing an internship at Canterbury on the Lake, a senior living community.
 
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John Kenger
Assistant Coach- 1st Season
John Kenger is in his first season on the coaching staff for the Madonna University women's basketball program.

Kenger comes to Madonna after coaching stints at Livonia Ladywood High School as well as Saint Genevieve grade school. 

Kenger compiled an overall record of 73-24 during his eight years at the helm at St. Genevieve, culminating in a CYO Championship during the 2007-08 season. He also served as the head junior varsity coach at Ladywood, winning the Catholic High School League sectional championship in 2008-09.

The director of the Lady Sun Devils AAU program, Kenger is a graduate of Madonna University, holding a degree in sports management and is currently employed at the Livonia YMCA as a fitness counselor.
 
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Dan Brooks
Assistant Coach- 4th Season
Dan Brooks returns for his fourth season on the Madonna University women's basketball coaching staff and directs the recruitment of new student-athletes to the Madonna University program.

Prior to his time at Madonna, Brooks worked as an assistant coach on the varsity staff at St. Mary Catholic Central High School in Monroe, Mich., from 2004-08. Prior to his time at SMCC, Brooks served as the head varsity coach at Holy Redeemer High School in Detroit. Brooks has also served as an AAU head coach (1995-2002) and as a CYO coach at Monroe St. John's (1998).

A graduate of Holy Redeemer High School in 1966, Brooks moved on to earn a bachelor's degree from Eastern Michigan University before completing a law degree (JD) from the University of Toledo.

Brooks and his wife Kathy have been married for 36 years and have two sons - Ryan and Kevin, two daughters-in-law - Megan and Beth along with five grand children: Noah, Audrey, Lauren, Avery and Sean.
 
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Nicole Rogers
Assistant Coach- 1st Season
Former Wayne State University standout Nicole Rogers joins the coaching staff at Madonna University for her first season in 2009-10. 

Rogers was a three-time Academic All-GLIAC selection for the Warriors and was a second-team all-conference pick as a junior (2006-07) in addition to being named her team's defensive player of the year.

During her career Rogers started 70 games and recorded at least one rebound in 57 consecutive games from January 2006 - January 2008. She became just the second player in WSU history to lead the team in rebounding for three straight seasons. Ranks sixth all-time in Warrior history in games played (108), seventh in minutes played (2671) and fifth all-time in rebounds with 633.

Prior to her time at WSU, Rogers earned tow letters in basketball at Lansing Everett High School. She was named first team all-conference and all-academic as a senior after leading her steam in rebounding, steals, assists and blocks. Rogers helped Everett to the 2001 Michigan High School Athletic Association Class A state championship. In addition to her accolades on the hardwood, Rogers was a two-year letter winner in softball, earning National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-American Scholar honors twice.

Rogers earned a degree in accounting from Wayne State and is currently employed by Bank of America.
 
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Carl Graves
Head Coach- 4th Season
Carl Graves enters his fourth season as the head coach of the Madonna women's basketball team after being named to the post on May 3, 2006.

In his first year at the helm, Graves led the Crusaders to a 15-18 overall mark and fell just one game shy of reaching the NAIA National Tournament after falling to Cornerstone in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Tournament championship. At the end of the season, Graves was honored by his league coaching peers by being named the WHAC Coach of Character after representing the NAIA's five core values of respect, responsibility, integrity, servant leadership and sportsmanship within the Champions of Character program.

With his 15 wins in 2006-07, Graves surpassed former MU head coach Marylou Jansen as the winningest first year head coach at Madonna. Graves picked up his 15th win of the season by knocking off 18th-ranked Davenport in the semifinals of the WHAC Tournament.

Since then Graves has led the Crusaders to no fewer than 14 wins in each of his seasons and the squad has appeared in a pair of WHAC title games as well as making an appearance in the WHAC semi-finals last season.

In his three seasons Graves has a career record of 44-52, while going 24-18 in league games over that same period. 

Graves came to Madonna from Airport High School (Carleton, Mich.) where he served as girl's varsity coach for six seasons. In his time at Airport, Graves guided his teams to a 88-39 record, including a school record for wins with 19 in 2005. 

No stranger to the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference, Graves played collegiately at Concordia University under then head coach Chip Wilde. While with the Cardinals, Graves was named a 1996 NAIA All-American scholar athlete and academic all-conference honoree. 

"We were very excited to bring Coach Graves on board as part of the Madonna Family," stated MU athletic director Bryan Rizzo. "I think his experience, work ethic and personality make him an excellent addition to our staff. I believe he is the right person to continue building on the success of our women's basketball program. The future of Madonna women's basketball is in good hands." 

Graves is also excited about his opportunity. 

"I am very excited at the opportunity that Mr. Rizzo and Madonna University has given me," Graves told players in their first team meeting. "I believe there are a lot of positive attributes to build on, and a lot of things to improve on. I am ready for the challenge." 

In addition to his time at Airport, Graves has also worked several collegiate coaching camps including; Concordia University, Eastern Michigan University, University of Cincinnati, University of Kentucky and Rutgers University. 

His prior collegiate coaching experience was as an assistant under Chip Wilde at Concordia from 1996-98 where he was responsible for post-play, practice planning, game strategies and camp direction. 

Graves' mentor and former coach Wilde, called the appointment, "a great day for Carl Graves and even better day for Madonna University." 

Coach Graves served as a U.S. Marine out of high school and was a jet engine mechanic. Assigned to VMA-231 in Cherry Point, North Carolina, Graves achieved the status of plane captain on the AV-8B Harrier vertical take off aircraft. 

In 1991, his unit was one of the first to arrive in theater for Operation Desert Shield/ Desert Storm, and was the most forward operated air wing unit in the country's history of war.

Graves was selected by his commanding officer to introduce then active Vice President Dan Quayle to the AV-8B only one day prior to the start of Desert Storm. After being named division scholar of the communication and psychology departments in his senior year at Concordia, Graves moderated a ceremony at Concordia College where Quayle was the keynote speaker.

Graves earned a master's degree from the University of Michigan in 1998, and began work as a school social worker, dealing with special education students in the Monroe County Intermediate School District where he is currently employed.

He resides in Belleville, with his wife Karen, a former standout volleyball player at Concordia University, and their twin sons Jeffery and James.
 
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Kelly Jaskot
Assistant Coach- 2nd Season
Kelly Jaskot is in her second season as an assistant coach at Madonna University.  

A 2006 graduate of the University of Detroit Mercy, Jaskot played four seasons for the Titans while being the key sub contributing with her scoring ability and defensive intensity. Jaskot appeared in 105 games for the Titans, scoring 434 points while grabbing 137 rebounds. 

Jaskot has spent time on the coach staffs at Livonia Stevenson for two seasons as well as spending the last two seasons on the volleyball staff of former Crusader All-American Amanda Suder at Salem High School.

A 2002 graduate of Plymouth Salem High School, Jaskot was a four year starter, and capped her career with a selection to the all-state third team after leading the Rocks to a 22-1 overall record and an undefeated regular season as a senior.

Jaskot led her Salem squad to three state district titles and was a three-time all-conference selection in addition to earning all-area, all-metro west and team MVP honors during her career. A multi-sport standout, Jaskot was an all-state selection on the softball diamond as a senior. 

Jaskot earned a degree in communications from Detroit and is currently employed by Detroit Diesel.