Chan Bottoms begins her second season assistant women's basketball coach and her second season as head women's cross country coach.
The Alma, Ark., native’s was previously assistant women's basketball coach at Pensacola State College for one season. Prior to that, Bottoms, a former UAFS women's basketball player and graduate assistant, was assistant coach at St.Mary's University for four seasons.
Bottoms is no stranger to the UAFS program or its tradition-rich history. Her aunt, Jo Bottoms, was the Lady Lions’ second head coach, and Bottoms also played for the Lady Lions for two seasons.
She helped lead the Lady Lions to the 2006 NJCAA Region II tournament title and a berth in the 2006 NJCAA national tournament, during which the Lady Lions finished seventh in the nation and won the consolation championship.
Bottoms averaged 13 points, 4 assists and 2 steals per game as a sophomore while leading the Lady Lions to an 18-12 record.
During her two seasons at Henderson State, Bottoms, a point guard, averaged 12.1 points, 2.2 assists and 2.2 steals per game. As a senior, she led the Lady Reddies in scoring (12.3 ppg), assists (67), steals (61), 3-point field goals made (42) and attempted (156), free throws made (82) and attempted (101).
She was a highly-decorated prep star at Alma High School, where she was a three-year letterman in basketball. She led the Airedalettes to a 24-6 record and the Class 5A state championship as a senior, averaging 18 points per game.
Bottoms was named All-Conference and All-State and was the MVP of the AHSCA All-Star Game and the Times Record All-Area Player of the Year.
