FLORENCE -- Heather Macy seems content. After guiding the Francis Marion women to their third straight NCAA tournament appearance, Macy said she isn’t in a rush to leave the school. “I’m 100 percent committed to this program and focused on recruiting right now,” Macy said Wednesday while visiting her family in North Carolina.
Several Division I jobs have come open in the last few weeks, including two in the Palmetto State. Clemson coach Christine McKinney resigned last week and Sam Dixon stepped down at Furman on Tuesday.
Belmont (Nashville, Tenn.) coach Tony Cross also resigned Monday.
“I’m very flattered,” Macy said about the thought of getting contacted for a job. “We’ve had a great caliber of players and great fan support here at Francis Marion.
“I couldn’t be at a better place.”
FMU has a history of producing women’s coaches on the Division I level. Five of the nine FMU coaches before Macy have gone on to coach at the D-I level.
Most notable are North Carolina’s Sylvia Hatchell and Chattanooga’s Wes Moore. Both are leading their teams into the NCAA women’s tournament this weekend.
Macy, the two-time Peach Belt Conference Coach of the Year, could be the sixth FMU coach to be offered a D-I job if she keeps the Patriots on their current pace. FMU is 75-19 since Macy’s arrival, including back-to-back 27-5 seasons. The 27 wins are the fifth most in one season.
FMU’s season ended Saturday with a 103-96 loss to Tusculum in the second round of the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional.
“When you win 27 games and you are disappointed, that is a good sign,” Macy said.
Macy’s biggest chore in the offseason is to replace five seniors, including Nicole Mealing and Eboni Fields.
A top priority is to find a scoring point guard, and Macy plans to hit the recruiting trail this weekend at the North-South All-Star games in Myrtle Beach.
“I always tell the players we are looking into bring a new starting five so nobody’s job is safe,” Macy said.
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