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Atlanta Dream Announces Veteran Coaching Staff with Julie Plank and Joe Ciampi
February 25, 2013 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) Atlanta Dream
ATLANTA, Feb. 25, 2013 - The Atlanta Dream announced Monday that former Washington Mystics head coach Julie Plank has been added to the staff as an assistant coach, and Hall of Fame coach Joe Ciampi will return for a second season as a Dream assistant coach.
Plank served as head coach of the Washington Mystics during the 2009 and 2010 seasons, guiding the Mystics to a 38-30 record. In 2010, she led the team to a franchise-best 22-12 record, and a first-place finish in the Eastern Conference for the only time in the team's 15-year history.
"We are very pleased to have Julie join our staff," said Dream head coach and general manager Fred Williams. "The experience and knowledge she has gained during many years coaching in the WNBA and in college will be invaluable to the Dream. She's a proven winner, and we're excited to have her on board."
"I am extremely excited to be joining the Atlanta Dream organization," said Plank. "I sincerely want to thank the Dream owners and executive team for this opportunity. I am very fortunate to be able to work with Fred, his staff, and certainly a talented group of players this summer. Fred has been a part of the Dream from the beginning, and I certainly respect what he and the team have already accomplished. I am looking forward to continuing the winning tradition established in Atlanta."
Plank brings 25 years of coaching experience to the Dream, including 11 seasons in the WNBA. Prior to her stint with the Mystics, she spent the 2008 season as an assistant coach at Minnesota, and was assistant coach and director of scouting for eight seasons with the Indiana Fever, helping the team to four playoff appearances including two trips to the Eastern Conference Finals.
Plank also served as an assistant coach for the U.S. Women's National Team from 1999 through the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, and helped lead the U.S. to gold medal victories in the 1999 U.S. Olympic Cup and the 2000 Olympics.
Plank's coaching career includes 10 years (1986-95) alongside Tara VanDerveer at Stanford University, where she assisted the Cardinal to eight consecutive NCAA Tournaments, four Final Four appearances and two NCAA championships (1990, 1992). Plank also served as the lead assistant coach at Vanderbilt University from 1997-99 and oversaw the school's recruiting and scouting efforts. In 1998, she was ranked the fifth-best NCAA Division 1 assistant coach in the nation by Women's Basketball Journal.
A native of Columbus, Ohio, Plank attended Ohio State University where she was a three-year starter at point guard and helped lead the Buckeyes to a 23-5 record and the University's first Big Ten Conference women's basketball title in 1983.
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