Dana "Pokey" Chatman was born on June 18,1969 and is currently an assistant coach for the Seattle Storm in the Women's National Basketball Association.
20 Facts About Pokey Chatman
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Pokey Chatman is the former head coach of the LSU Lady Tigers basketball team and the Spartak Moscow women's basketball team.
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Pokey Chatman spent the first 20 years of her adult life at LSU as a player, student assistant, assistant coach and head coach.
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Pokey Chatman was born in Ama, Louisiana, played point guard at Hahnville High School and was a five-time AAU All-American.
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Pokey Chatman is recognized for scoring the first 3-point shot in a high school game for the state of Louisiana.
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Pokey Chatman was a three-time All-SEC selection and led the Lady Tigers to their first ever SEC Tournament title in 1991, where she was the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
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Pokey Chatman was promoted to associate head coach in 1999.
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In 2005, Pokey Chatman served as the assistant coach for the USA Women's World University Games Team, which won the gold medal.
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Pokey Chatman won a medal as a player on the 1990 USA Select Team.
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Pokey Chatman was inducted into the LSU Hall of Fame in 1998.
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Pokey Chatman initially demanded to be paid the remaining $900,000 on her contract.
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Ultimately, LSU and Pokey Chatman settled out of court for $160,000.
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On October 29,2010, Pokey Chatman was named the general manager and head coach of the Chicago Sky of the WNBA.
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Pokey Chatman was let go by the Sky in October 2016.
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On November 18,2016, Pokey Chatman was announced as the new head coach of the Indiana Fever.
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Pokey Chatman assumed the role after Stephanie White left to accept the head coaching job at Vanderbilt.
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On September 10,2019, Pokey Chatman was fired as general manager and head coach of the Indiana Fever of the WNBA.
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On January 21,2022, Pokey Chatman was announced as an assistant coach of the Seattle Storm of the WNBA.
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Pokey Chatman was a member of the USA Women's U18 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Pokey Chatman served as an assistant coach of the USA Women's World University Games Team at the World University Games held in Izmir, Turkey in August 2005.