Women's basketball coach shows southern style By Chris Joy Northern Light freelance reporter Now that the women's basketball season is over, things have slowed slightly for second-year Head Coach Brandi Dunigan. Anyone who has seen Dunigan guiding the troops into battle on the court knows that she has a competitive side and a strong desire to win.
People make fun of that all the time.
Her father died when she was 6, and when she was 9 her mother remarried and they moved to Richmond, about 30 minutes south of Lexington. She affectionately refers to her stepfather as Dad. That's where I consider home, where I grew up. My family is basketball crazy. My brother and sister were never into sports, but my cousins were.