UPIKE women’s basketball Associate Head Coach Shelby Wheeler was named the Mid-South Conference 2022 Female Coaching for Significance award winner Thursday morning. The annual awards recognize the top coaches, student-athletes and administrators on both performance, community service, and service in the field.
“It is an honor to be recognized by the conference for this award,” wrote Wheeler, “it’s a great reflection of our program and the young women who make it what it is. I’m genuinely grateful to get to do this at an institution that supports us in holistic development, and challenges us to be better each year. Keeping the focus on Human. Student. Athlete.”
Anyone familiar with the Bears women’s basketball program understands the impact Coach Wheeler has. Entering her sixth season in 2022, and her third season as Associate Head Coach, Shelby has developed a reputation of integrity and compassion.
One of the most important standards a coach can have is one of modeling the behavior you expect from your student-athletes, something coach Wheeler displays day in and day out. Mentoring student-athletes in areas mostly outside of basketball, coach teaches personal accountability, leadership skills, and communication.