The Journey: Dawn Thornton’s love for SWAC led her to Alabama A&M
On3’s Talia Goodman is showcasing women’s college basketball coaches taking over at new schools. This is the fourth edition of the series – in which we’ll take a deeper look at some of the 50-plus coaches who took over new programs during a turbulent offseason. Dawn Thornton bioBORN: Jackson, Mississippi EXPERIENCE: 2007-10: Tougaloo College, 2010-14: Prairie ViewA&M, 2014-16: Prairie View (head coach), 2017-19: Shorter University (head coach), 2019-24: Arkansas Pine-Bluff (head coach) PLAYED: Jackson State Why Alabama A&M?Dawn Thornton has spent the entirety of her Division I head coaching ca...