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Sheila Roux is in her second season as an assistant coach at Milwaukee. She works with the guards and helps with opponent scouting. "Sheila brings a great personality and a passion and enthusiasm for the sport of basketball that is contagious," UWM head coach Sandy Botham said. "She is a great influence on our guards and brings a lot to our staff." Heading the accomplishments for the Panther guards in 2006-07 was Jody Crumble's triple-double in the league semifinals at Green Bay. She was the first player in school history to log a triple-double in a game. Under Roux's tutelage, UWM also broke the school record in three-pointers in a season by 20 and eclipsed 500 assists in a season for just the second time. The Panthers also posted the fourth-best assist-to-turnover ratio in team history and a Milwaukee guard reached 100 assists in a season for the first time since 2001-02. "I feel very fortunate to represent such a great institution like Milwaukee," Roux said. "The future of UWM women's basketball continues to look bright and I feel blessed to have the opportunity to coach this team, with this staff." Before joining the staff at Milwaukee, Roux served as the interim head coach at her alma mater, the University of Minnesota, Crookston. At 28, she was one of the youngest head coaches in the country. At UMC, Roux directed all aspects of the Division II program. Two players earned all-region first team honors following the season, while the squad finished 23rd in the nation in team grade point average. From 2003-05, she was an assistant coach at UW-Parkside in Kenosha, Wis., helping the Rangers to a school-record 20 wins and the program's first NCAA Tournament ever in 2005. In her time, she also worked with players that would go on to be number one and two in school history in scoring. Prior to that, she spent two seasons as a graduate assistant at South Dakota State. The Jackrabbits advanced to the Elite Eight of the Division II NCAA Tournament both seasons, finishing 2002 ranked No. 3 in the nation and winning the 2003 National Championship. In 2003, she earned her master's in athletic administration from SDSU. "Sheila is a great fit for our program," Botham said. "She has strong ties in the state and a wealth of experience and knowledge. She also has the drive and determination to be a head coach at the Division I level." Roux played basketball as an undergraduate at Crookston from 1995-2000, graduating with degrees in sport and recreation management and information networking management. On the court, she left as the school's all-time leader in three-pointers made and was Female Athlete of the Year in 2000. |
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