Rekha Patterson Position: Coordinator of Basketball Operations

Rekha Patterson, a former Lady Bear graduate assistant, begins her second season as coordinator of basketball operations.

Patterson, back for her second stint at Baylor, served as the program's graduate assistant from 2002-04 and was primarily responsible for film exchange, coordinating recruiting correspondence and visits. Her efforts helped pave the way for the Lady Bears' 2005 NCAA championship. In her two seasons, Baylor was the 2003 WNIT runner-up and advanced to the 2004 NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 for the first time in school history.

She returned to Baylor after coaching stops at Creighton, Ball State and Eastern Illinois where she was actively involved in coaching position players, recruiting, preparing scouting reports and overseeing academics.

Prior to enrolling at Baylor, she spent one year in the NCAA office as an Education Services intern, where she helped coordinate the Stay in Bounds silent auction and assisted with the CHAMPS / Life Skills and Continuing Education Conference. Patterson earned her undergraduate degree in public relations from North Carolina A&T in 2001, where she was a four-year letterwinner and two-time team captain in basketball. Upon finishing her degree, she was a recipient of the Black Coaches Association Postgraduate Scholarship and the NCAA Ethnic Minority Postgraduate Scholarship. Patterson earned her master's degree in education with a sports management emphasis from Baylor in 2004.

The Red Springs, N.C., native currently lives in Robinson, Texas. Patterson's mother, Eva Patterson-Heath is in her first season as head women's basketball coach at Fayetteville State University.