Pokey Chatman
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| Position | Assistant coach | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | WNBA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 18, 1969 Ama, Louisiana, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Hahnville (Boutte, Louisiana) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | LSU (1987–1991) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1992–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1992–2004 | LSU (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | LSU | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | WBC Sparta&K | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Chicago Sky | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Indiana Fever | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-present | Seattle Storm (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dana "Pokey" Chatman (born June 18, 1969) is currently an assistant coach for the Seattle Storm in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Chatman is the former head coach of the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky of the WNBA. She is also the former head coach of the LSU Lady Tigers basketball team and the Spartak Moscow women's basketball team.
Chatman spent the first 20 years of her adult life at LSU as a player (1987–1991), student assistant (1991–1992), assistant coach (1992–2004) and head coach (2004–2007). After succeeding longtime coach Sue Gunter in 2004, Chatman led the Lady Tigers to three consecutive NCAA Final Fours in 2004 (as acting head coach for the ailing Gunter), 2005, and 2006.
Chatman resigned from her post at LSU on March 7, 2007, amid allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a former player that were alleged to have begun when Chatman was coaching the player.