Women's Basketball Southern Conference

Wofford adds to basketball staff

SPARTANBURG, SC -- Head women's basketball coach Edgar I. Farmer Jr. has announced the addition of Ed Geth as an assistant coach for the Terrier program. Geth completes the staff which also includes former USC Spartanburg player Sarah Jansen.

"Ed brings a wealth of knowledge to our staff," said Farmer. "Being a part of a national championship team and program, I feel very fortunate to have someone like that on board.

"He is going to help our post play tremendously. He will be a resource the post players can use. I think this is the final piece of the puzzle that will help us be successful as a group. Ed, along with Sarah, will form a dynamic duo in recruiting as well as on the court. They both bring a lot of energy and excitement, and I could not be more pleased with those two selections."

Geth joins the program after serving as an assistant coach with the Maryland Nighthawks of the American Basketball Association under head coach James "Twiggy" Sanders. Prior to arriving in Upper Marlboro, Md., he was the director of an after-school program at Neal Middle School in Durham, N.C., which brought after-school and family programs to low income and low-performing schools.

He also has coached boy's and girl's basketball at Southern Durham High School, including the squad which advanced to the state championship this past year. The team has won its conference title four of the last five seasons.

"I am coming in and hitting the ground running," said Geth. "I'm learning as much as I can about what we want to accomplish here, both as a program and athletic department. So far, it has been better than I anticipated. The camaraderie between all the coaches, not just our staff, has been great.

"Coach Farmer has really been helpful, not only on the friendship level but also professionally. He has been very truthful about the position and what he expects. He told me there would be long days and hours, and I've realized that is the truth if you want to succeed.

"This is something I've always wanted to do. I'm thankful for the opportunity. I believe if you have the chance to do something you love, in a sport you know, you should go for it."

He earned a national championship ring playing for North Carolina in 1993 when the Tar Heels knocked off Michigan in the finals, 77-71. A four-year letterman in Chapel Hill, he was also a member of the 1995 squad which advanced to the Final Four.

Geth played for coaches Dean Smith and Bill Guthridge and was teammates with future NBA players Rasheed Wallace, Jerry Stackhouse, Antwawn Jamison, Vince Carter, Jeff McInnis, George Lynch and Eric Montross. In his collegiate career, he played in 62 games from 1992-93 to 1995-96 and hit 52.5 percent (42-of-80) of his field goal attempts.

After completing his North Carolina career, he played professionally overseas in Sweden, Saudi Arabia and Singapore, as well as with the United States Basketball League's Raleigh Cougars in 1997-98. Each of the teams he has been associated with have reached their respective championship games with the Ittihad Basketball Club of Saudi Arabia and the Sin Kee Basketball Club of Singapore winning their respective titles.

A native of Norfolk, Va., he graduated from Chapel Hill in 1996 with a bachelor's degree in speech communications. While at Granby High School, Geth was an honor roll student and All-American player. He played in the 1992 McDonalds Capital Classic All-Star Game and was a member of an AAU team with future NBA stars Allen Iverson and Joe Smith. He garnered seven varsity letters at Granby in basketball and track & field.

Geth married the former Lisa Burston in August 2000, and the couple has a 5-year-old daughter Mya.