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The true price of leadership is the willingness to place the needs of others above one’s own. Great leaders care deeply about the people they serve and recognize that leadership is a privilege rooted in selflessness.
Coach Prince embodies this philosophy. Her quiet intensity, unwavering commitment, and ability to inspire those around her have defined her coaching career and elevated every program she has touched.
Prince brings extensive experience from major collegiate programs and is widely respected as a skilled, effective leader who embraces and advances the mission, values, and vision of basketball. She takes great pride in supporting student-athletes holistically—academically, athletically, and within the community.
Her coaching journey includes roles at North Carolina–Chapel Hill, Jacksonville University, Elizabeth City State, Tennessee Tech, Southern Polytechnic State University (SPSU), Winthrop, Florida International, and Iowa. She served as an assistant coach under legendary coach Jim Davis at Tennessee Tech during the 2014–15 season.
Prince’s head coaching tenures at Elizabeth City (2015–16) and SPSU (2010–14) highlight her leadership and competitive success. At SPSU, she guided the program to three NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball National Championship appearances, posting an overall record of 83–43. Her 2013–14 squad delivered a perfect 15–0 home record and contributed to a 26–1 mark over her final two seasons. The team finished 23–8 overall, claimed the SSAC Eastern Division title, and earned an automatic berth to the NAIA national tournament—Southern Poly’s fourth appearance in five years.
Before joining the Hornets, Prince spent four seasons (2006–10) as the recruiting coordinator at Winthrop, where her recruiting acumen and on-court coaching helped the Eagles achieve a historic level of success. Her contributions supported a 2009 WNIT appearance and multiple national statistical rankings, including top-six in field goal percentage and top-25 in scoring defense. Winthrop also posted consecutive winning seasons in Big South play for the first time in program history.
From 2003–06, Prince served as the recruiting coordinator at Florida International University, helping the program amass 48 wins and make multiple postseason appearances, including a WNIT semifinal run in 2006.
Her early coaching years included positions at Gardner-Webb and the University of Iowa, where she contributed to Iowa’s 2001 Big Ten Tournament title.
Prince earned her B.A. in Physical Education, Exercise and Sport Science from the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill in 1999 and her M.S. in Physical Education from Florida International University in 2006. As a student-athlete at UNC from 1995–99, she helped capture three ACC championships, earned ACC Academic Honor Roll distinction, and received the program’s Coach’s Award.
A native of Shelby, North Carolina, Prince also had her high school jersey retired at Crest Senior High School.
Her impact on the game extends beyond her coaching career—Prince was named one of Cleveland County’s 50 greatest basketball players by the Alumni Basketball Association, LLC and the Cleveland County Business Development Center.
Laquanda resides in Jacksonville, Florida, with her husband, Joseph. Currently supervising, teaching and coaching middle school student-athletes.
DAWKINS-PRINCE’ RECORD AS A COLLEGIATE HEAD COACH
Season
i. 2010-11
ii. 2011-12
iii. 2012-13
iv. 2013-14
v. 2015-16
Five Seasons
School
i. Southern Poly
ii. Southern Poly
iii. Southern Poly
iv. Southern Poly
v. ECSU
Two Schools
Overall
i. 29-5
ii. 6-24
iii. 25-6
iv. 23-8
v. 8-18
91-62
Conference
i. 14-2
ii. 4-15
iii. 15-4
iv. 16-4
v. 4-12
53-37
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Tennessee Tech Assistant Coach
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ECSU Women's Basketball Coach
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JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY
The Jacksonville University women's basketball team welcomed Laquanda D. Prince to its...