Coming to the Dons with an extensive background as both an administrator and coach, Nikki Turner was tapped as San Francisco women's basketball Director of Operations in the spring of 2015, serving in the role for one season. With experience across multiple levels of the sport, she comes to the Dons most recently serving in the same capacity at Cal State Fullerton.
Prior to her one-year stint with the Titans, Turner was assistant coach, recruiting coordinator and lecturer at Shepherd (W.V.), and she also spent time as a student-athlete admissions and academic liaison at Academy of Art.
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Turner's coaching resume includes stops at Hawaii Pacific, Cal State East Bay and San Jose State. She held multiple roles at UC Santa Cruz during a five-year span, including serving as head coach, assistant athletic director and senior women's administrator and sports information director.
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Before embarking on her career working in women's basketball, Turner played two seasons at Chico State, where she was named first-team all-conference and served as captain for the Wildcats.
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A two-time graduate of Chico State, she earned her degree in sociology in 1999. Turner obtained her master's in physical education with an emphasis in sports administration in 2001, and served as the Wildcats assistant coach for two seasons while obtaining her degree.
