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Tamara Inoue begins her first season as an assistant coach for the Santa Clara women's basketball team in 2008. Inoue joins the Broncos after six years playing and coaching in Australia. Her prime responsibilities will involve recruiting, film exchange, scouting and working with the Bronco guards. "We are absolutely thrilled to have Tamara join and complete our staff," said Mountain. "Her international experience as a club coach in Melbourne will definitely benefit our recruiting and international exposure. Tamara brings experience as a hands-on court coach as well as extreme enthusiasm and tech insight. She is going to be a great addition to our staff." "I'm really excited to get back into the college level," said Inoue. "I knew for the beginning that coming to Santa Clara was going to be great. We have the ability to do many great things here." Inoue's playing days in Australia were cut short due to injury but after rehabbing in the United States, she returned to coach in the Victorian Basketball League. Inoue earned VBL Coach of the Year honors in 2006-07 with the Nunawading Spectres. She also coached the Knox Raiders to a National championship the following season with a 27-1 record. The Raiders faced their lone loss in the national title game. Inoue has also help run the Melbourne Roos club. With the Roos, she has developed several NCAA Division I athletes such as USC's Heather Oliver, Gonzaga's Kelly Bowen and Pacific's Claire McCleod as well a many others. Inoue played three seasons for the 49ers after transferring from University of California - Berkeley, becoming a two-time All-Big West honorable mention. As a senior, she led the Big West in assists, averaging 5.9 per game, and as a junior she finished second in the league in assists (4.6 per game), while averaging 9.6 points per game and shooting 45 percent from the field and 35 percent from beyond the arc as the 49ers advanced to the WNIT. Inoue was a USA Today honorable mention All-American as a senior at Laguna Hills High in 1997. She averaged 14.0 points per game that season. A two-time league MVP, she set the school-record for points (30), assists (12) and steals (12). She attended high school and Long Beach State and played basketball with 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist and volleyball All-American Tayyiba Haneff. Inoue received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Long Beach State in 2002. |
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