University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown Women's Basketball

D'wan Shackleford-Vickroy, a Big-10 All-Star Team selection a two-time Best Defensive Player Award Winner at The Ohio State University, was named Pitt-Johnstown’s fifth head women’s basketball coach on August 1, 2024.   She came to Pitt-Johnstown after serving as an assistant coach, recruiting coordinator, and strength and conditioning coach at NCAA Division II Ohio Dominican University from 2022-2024 where she helped the team improve two spots in the Great Midwestern Athletic Conference (GMAC) standings and raise the winning percentage each season.  She also coached all-conference and all-region performers and 11 Academic All-Conference student-athletes.  Prior to that, Shackleford-Vickroy was the assistant coach at Westerville South High School from 2018-2022.  She tutored five NCAA Division I and a pair of Division II players in her four seasons at the high school level.   Shackleford-Vickroy, a member of the top recruiting class in the nation to enter Ohio State, was a four year letter winner in basketball and one year letter-winner in volleyball as a Buckeye from 1999-2004.   She was a member of the 2001 WNIT Championship Team under Head Coach Beth Burns, and a member of the 2003 team that received an at large bid to the NCAA Tournament under Coach Jim Foster.   Using her last year of eligibility she joined Ohio State’s women's volleyball team in 2004 where she led the nation in blocks through much of her senior season.   Academically, Shackleford-Vickroy was a Dean's List honoree and an Ohio State Scholar-Athlete.  She still remains among the top leaders in several season and career statistical categories for women's basketball.   She earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sports Management from Ohio State and a Master’s in Business Administration in Sports Management Degree from Tiffin (OH) University.   After graduation, Shackleford-Vickroy competed professionally for the Solna Vikings, the top team in the Swedish Basketball League.   Shackleford-Vickroy and her husband, Derick have been married since 2006. They are the proud parents of son London, and daughters Olympia, and Naomi.  

Former Pitt-Johnstown women’s basketball player Mia Oterson was named assistant women’s basketball coach under Mike Drahos prior to the 2023-2024 season, and remained an assistant coach when D'wan Shackleford-Vickroy took over the reigns of the program prior to the 2024-25 season..   Oterson’s duties include handling various day-to-day aspects within the program, including practice planning, recruiting, game planning, administrative tasks, and other assignments.    Oterson, a member of the Pitt-Johnstown women’s basketball team from 2017- 2020, played in 67 games and made 31 starts, despite her senior season being canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.  Oterson finished her three-year career averaging 2.2 points, 1.5 rebounds, and nearly one assist in 14 minutes per game.   During her time at Pitt-Johnstown, she served as the women’s basketball Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) representative for two years and was a member of the Epsilon Omega chapter of Lambda Pi Eta Communications Honor Society, and the Pitt-Johnstown Broadcasting Club.   She graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications in 2021.    Prior to arriving at Pitt-Johnstown, Oterson was serving the Indiana County community at the United Way as the Marketing and Fundraising assistant while also coaching for her hometown high school, Marion Center.   Oterson is a native of Indiana, Pa. and a graduate of Marion Center High School.     

Kendale "KJ" Chambers joined the Pitt-Johnstown women's basketball coaching staff prior to the 2025-26 season. Chambers brings three solid years of coaching experience to the court, having worked with Division II college, post-graduate, and high school basketball programs. Most recently, Chambers served as an assistant coach for the Shorter University Women’s Basketball team, helping lead the squad to a 21–7 record and a Conference Carolinas Southwest Division Championship—the program’s most wins since 2011. Prior to his time at Shorter, Chambers spent two years at DME Academy, a nationally ranked high school and post-graduate basketball program, where he played a key role in coaching, player development and team success within DME’s National Teams. As a player, Chambers competed for three years at Shorter University and ranked among the Top 25 in 3-Point Field Goals Per Game in the Gulf South Conference in 2022. Before his collegiate career, chambers played one post-graduate season at the nationally recognized Mount Zion Prep, where he further refined his skills and leadership on the court. A native of Loganville, Georgia, Chambers earned his B.B.A. in Sports Administration in 2021 and his MBA in Business Administration in 2023 from Shorter University.