Jennifer Cleek
Assistant Coach

Jennifer Cleek​​​ was a four-year starter at Francis Marion University playing under Wes Moore, who is now head coach at NC State. Jennifer is the Peach Belt Conference's all-time career scoring leader. Cleek holds the PBC marks for free throws made in a season and career and free throws attempted in a career. Between 1996 and 2000, she helped lead the Patriots to a 103-22 record, the 1998 Peach Belt Conference Tournament championship, the 1999 PBC regular-season title, and four trips to the NCAA Division II national tournament, including three trips to the Sweet 16 (1998, 1999, 2000) and one appearance in the Final Four (1998). She was selected as the PBC's Player of the Year in 1998 and 1999 and earned All-America recognition in 1999 and 2000.

Cleek, a native of Knoxville, Tennessee, returned home to earn her bachelor's degree in Spanish at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 2002. She coached freshman girls at her alma mater, Bearden High School, and one year as an assistant coach at Mars Hill College.

Cleek and her husband Brian have three boys. She is an active volunteer in the community acting as President of the PTO at PVPV Rawlings Elementary School, volunteer basketball coach at the Ponte Vedra YMCA, and a Board Member for Community Hospice and Palliative Care.

Christen Carter '15
Assistant Coach

Christen Carter graduated from The Bolles School in 2015. She played as a forward for the varsity girls' basketball team for five years, starting in eighth grade. Carter helped her team win the district championship in 2014, which was the first title in 17 years. She was the first player to score over 1,000 points for the girls basketball program.

Carter earned a full scholarship to play Division I basketball at the University of South Alabama where she earned her Bachelor’s of Science in Biology. During her collegiate career, she suffered a knee injury which made her redshirt during her sophomore season. Upon her return to competition, she helped her team make appearances in the Women’s Basketball Invitational (WBI) in 2018 and Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) in 2019.

Upon graduation from South Alabama, Carter transferred to Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, to finish out her eligibility. At Samford, Carter helped lead her team to their first-ever regular season Southern Conference title and third-ever Southern Conference tournament championship title. While competing at Samford University, Carter earned her Master’s of Public Health and is currently pursuing dental school.