Dream add Frett, La-Force to interim coach Petersen’s staff

<p>ATLANTA &mdash; The Atlanta Dream have hired La’Keshia Frett and Daynia La-Force as assistant coaches on interim coach Mike Petersen’s staff.</p>
<p>Frett, a former player and assistant at Georgia, worked as an assistant at Auburn in the 2019-20 season. She also served for six seasons on Virginia’s staff.</p>
<p>La-Force is a former coach at Rhode Island, Northwestern and New Haven.</p>
<p>Frett and La-Force join Darius Taylor on Petersen’s staff. Peterson was hired as <a href="https://apnews.com/article/sports-2d633af6125b812a818cfb37fad0e61f"> the interim replacement</a> for Nicki Collen, who was hired as Baylor’s coach on May 4.</p>
<p>Petersen said Frett “is one of the all-time great players in our sport” and added that La-Force “has had an excellent career both as a player and a coach. They bring a depth of knowledge that will help both our players and our staff immensely.”</p>
<p>Frett played seven seasons in the WNBA and two years in the American Basketball League. She retired to serve as an assistant at Georgia from 2005-11. She served as the program’s director of operations for two seasons.</p>
<p>La-Force most recently was Rhode Island’s coach from 2014-19. She played at Georgetown. </p>
<p>La-Force’s sons, Terance Mann and Martin Mann, play for the Los Angeles Clippers and at Pace University, respectively. Her husband, Eddie Benton, is an assistant coach at Brown.</p>
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