Coach "Lady" Grooms has been named as coach of the Arlington Christian School Girls' Varsity and Junior Varsity basketball teams for the 2007-08 season. As the new coach for these teams, ACS Athletic Director, Greg Cannon, has indicated that we should have an exciting winter basketball season.

It is a blessing to add Coach Grooms to the Arlington Christian School athletic department as the Varsity and Junior Varsity girls coach. Coach Grooms will be assisting in the boys program as well.

About Coach Grooms

"Lady" Grooms began her collegiate career at the University of Georgia. As a 1992 graduate of the University of Georgia, Grooms led the Bulldogs to three NCAA tournament appearances, including the 1991 Southeastern Conference Championship and was named to the All-SEC team all four years.

Coach Grooms was a member of the Sacramento Monarchs in the WNBA for seven seasons (1998-2004) and was a member of the Utah Starzz for the first year of the WNBA (1997).

In her eight years in the WNBA, Grooms played in 245 games with 4,432 minutes, scored 1,117 points and grabbed 503 rebounds. She has advanced to WNBA playoffs with the Monarchs on five occasions and has recorded career-highs of 16 points (twice), eight rebounds (twice), six assists (twice), three steals (several times) and two blocks (twice).

Coach Grooms still is active as a scout for the WNBA and with the Monarchs. She performs player evaluations during the summers months.

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