{"id":218871,"date":"2026-04-04T18:06:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T18:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/218871\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T18:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T18:06:08","slug":"jewett-giles-named-womens-basketball-assistant-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/218871\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewett-Giles Named Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"

BOCA RATON, Fla. \u2013 Florida Atlantic women’s basketball Head Coach LeAnn Freeland<\/a> announced the addition of Keri Jewett-Giles as the program’s new assistant coach on Saturday.
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\n“We are very excited to have Keri join our program,” said Coach Freeland. “I watched her compete at a very high level as a player at FGCU and always loved her passion for the game. She’s a proven winner at the DI and pro levels and brings a wealth of knowledge from the court and sideline. She comes highly recommended as a skill development coach, which will help us raise the bar even higher as we enter year two as a staff. Being a big name in the state of Florida, Keri also brings a strong recruiting presence with far-reaching contacts. We landed a great coach in Keri Jewett-Giles.”
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\nJewett-Giles joins the Owls after serving as an assistant coach at Florida SouthWestern during the 2025-26 season.
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\nWith the Buccaneers, Jewett-Giles helped lead FSW to a 19-12 record and a FCSAA quarterfinal finish this past season. She also helped coach All-FCSAA Team and First Team All-Citrus Conference selection Chelsea Bishop, as well as First Team All-Citrus Conference honoree Destinie Gordon, and Second Team All-Citrus Conference selections Amelia Williams and Kiara Harris.
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\nPrior to joining the Bucs, Jewett-Giles began her coaching career at her alma mater during the 2024-25 season, helping guide FGCU to a 30-4 record, tying for the sixth-most single-season wins in program history. After a perfect 18-0 conference regular season, the Eagles won their\u00a0eighth straight and 12th overall ASUN Tournament title, earning the program’s 11th\u00a0NCAA Tournament appearance. Jewett-Giles shared the bench alongside her former coaches Karl Smesko and Chelsea Lyles at FGCU, both of whom are now leading the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream.
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\nAs a player, Jewett-Giles had a legendary career at both FGCU and Southern Miss. She was named to the ASUN All-Decade Team, racking up 957 career points at FGCU after scoring 507 points at Southern Miss, finishing with 1,464 points throughout her collegiate career. As a senior with the Eagles, Jewett-Giles was named the 2019-20 ASUN Player of the Year and a WBCA Honorable Mention All-American and was a semifinalist for the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year award. Jewett-Giles not only excelled on the court, she also shined in the classroom, earning ASUN Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors and a CoSIDA Academic All-District selection.
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\nAfter finishing her career with the Eagles, she played professionally in Europe and Africa for 4 years, playing in Belgium, Egypt, Jordan, Sweden, and Slovakia.
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