Teacher and girls basketball coach Phyllis Jones was selected as one of the New Pittsburgh Courier’s 50 Women of Excellence for 2008
Friday, October 10th, 2008Nominated by the paper’s readers, the Women of Excellence recognizes and introduces the contributions of African- American women on the Pittsburgh community. Jones, who has been girls basketball coach since 1990, has led her teams to eight City championships. She has received two national coaching awards and more than 30 of her players have gone on to careers in teaching, coaching and community service.