NEW ORLEANS –
Tamia Willingham-King has been announced as the new Director of Operations for the New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team ahead of the upcoming 2024-25 season.
Willingham-King has worked with two different NFL franchises. Most recently, she was with the New York Jets as a player engagement intern. While there, Willingham-King helped implement league initiatives to support mental health, continuing education, financial literacy and development.
Prior to that, Willingham-King was in Charlotte with the Carolina Panthers where she managed logistics, vendor relationships and on-site staff for events. She also provided support to the service team for season ticket holder benefits, projects and inventory management.
Collegiately, Willingham-King played from 2017-2022. After beginning her playing career at Snead State, Willingham-King went to Tuskegee in 2019. She finished her career as a student-athlete at Auburn-Montgomery. In 2022, she was named as a volunteer assistant women's basketball coach.
Willingham-King has been a part of several organizations including:
-2024 NFL Women's Forum Participant
-2023 USA Basketball Foundation Women in the Game scholarship recipient
-NCAA Emerging Leaders Seminar
-Black Sports Business Symposium
-NFL HBCU Careers in Football Forum
-NCAA Careers in Sports Forum
Willingham-King earned a Bachelor of Health Science from Tuskegee in 2021 and a Master's in Sports Management from Auburn-Montgomery in 2022.
FROM TAMIA WILLINGHAM-KING
Mentorship is significant, and in this role, I believe serving as mentor is what drew me to this opportunity. One of my favorite quotes from respected public figure Denzel Washington stated, "show me a successful individual and I'll show you someone who had real positive influences in his or her life. I don't care what you do for a living—if you do it well, I'm sure there was someone cheering you on or showing the way. A mentor."
As a former player of both Coach
Trelanne Powell and Coach
Brittany White, it is an honor to now work alongside the same individuals that poured into me as a student-athlete. This is an all-star coaching staff that prides themselves on continuous development both on and off the court. The dedication and intentionality that is displayed within the leadership of this program demands a standard of excellence that I am excited to now be a part of. I am looking forward to my first season with this team and coaching staff! Go Privateers!
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