HAMPTON, Va. – Hampton University assistant women’s basketball coach Tim Valentine has been named Non-BCS Assistant Coach of the Year for the MEAC by Kelly Kallina, as the list of top assistants was released on March 19.

Valentine just completed his first season with the Lady Pirates, helping guide the team to 19 wins, the MEAC regular-season title (which was the fifth straight for the program), and a bid in the WNIT; Hampton advanced to the second round of that tournament.

Hampton also boasted the MEAC Player of the Year for the second time in three seasons in sophomore guard Malia Tate-DeFreitas (Harrisburg, Pa.), who led the conference in scoring and was also one of the conference’s top defenders.

The list, which can be viewed here, called Valentine one of the nation’s top assistants “at any level.”

Valentine is primarily responsible for player development, scheduling, and assisting with recruiting. Before joining head coach David Six’s staff, Valentine was an assistant coach at Georgetown University for two seasons.

While at Georgetown, Valentine worked on player development, game preparation, and he worked with the sports performance staff. This past season, he helped coach Natalie Butler, who was unanimously named the BIG EAST Freshman of the Year. Butler was also a Second Team All-Conference selection, along with Andrea White.

Butler and Faith Woodard were each named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team.

Prior to Georgetown, Valentine spent a season as an assistant coach at Elon University, helping guide the team to 16 wins and a 12-8 mark in the Southern Conference. During that season, Elon placed two players on the all-conference squad (Ali Ford and Kelsey Evans) and had five all-academic honorees.

Before his time at Elon, Valentine was the top assistant and recruiting coordinator at Div. II St. Augustine’s College in Raleigh, N.C. In his one season with that program, Valentine helped the Falcons win 19 games, including a 12-6 record in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA).

Valentine coached CIAA Player of the Year Allison Sikes while at St. Augustine’s, as well as CIAA Rookie of the Year Umeka Benson. Both players also earned CIAA All-Tournament honors, while Sikes also racked up all-region and all-state honors – in addition to being named the Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN) Div. II National Player of the Year.