Jason Smith is in his first year as the Head Coach of Women's Basketball. Coach Smith spent last season as the assistant coach of the Bryan College men's basketball team.

Before coming to Bryan, Coach Smith was the assistant coach for the men's program at Grossmont Community College in El Cajon, Calif., for one season.

Coach Smith had five years of head coaching experience previous to coaching at Grossmont.

He was the men's basketball head coach at San Diego Christian College, an NAIA Division I member, from 2007-2009. He took advantage of the opportunity to coach within one of the most respected and competitive conferences in the NAIA, the Golden State Athletic Conference, and in those two years at SDCC he rebuilt the program from scratch as he had zero players committed when he took over.

Prior to San Diego, Coach Smith was the head men's coach at Calvary Bible College in Kansas City, Mo., for three years. In his third season there he was named the NCCAA Midwest Region Coach of the Year. He coached an NCCAA All-American and the school's third and all-time leading career scorers.

Coach Smith has had a successful track record of rebuilding programs and quickly making them competitive conference contenders.

He began down his path of coaching while attending the University of Kansas from 1987-1991. Coach Smith served as the varsity manager and game film technician for Coach Roy Williams, current head men's coach at the University of North Carolina. During his time at KU he learned the particulars of runningone of the most premier collegeprograms in the nation.

"I have been fortunate to have many different levels of basketball experience and to work with some highly successful coaches," Smith commented. "I am positive all of those experiences God provided have properly prepared me for this program at this particular time. I'm excited about the future of Lady Lions Basketball."

Coach Smith received his Bachelor of Science degree in Christian Ministry with an emphasis in physical education & coaching from Calvary Bible College in Kansas City, Mo., in 2004.

Coach Amy Josephson begins her first year as assistant varsity and head junior varsity coach at Bryan College. Before coming to Bryan, she was an assistant coach for three years at Rossview High School in Clarksville, Tenn., under former NCAA Division 1 coach, Becky Padgett. This past season (2010-2011), Coach Josephson helped lead the Lady Hawks to their best season yet, 22-6. As head junior varsity coach, she won 75 percent of her games.

Coach Josephson is a graduate of Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn., where she was a collegiate student-athlete for the Lady Govs softball and track programs. During her time on the track team, Amy excelled not only on the competitive front but also in the classroom becoming a two-time Academic All-American in 2007-2008 and 2008-2009. She earned her Master's Degree in Sports and Wellness Leadership at Austin Peay State University. She attended Farragut High School in Knoxville, Tenn., where she played basketball and softball.

Josephson commented, "It is an honor and a privilege for me to be hired at Bryan and to work under Coach Smith. I am blessed by this great opportunity. Go Lions!"