Tandy Bradford has been named the new head women's basketball coach at Lourdes University as Vice President of Athletics Janet Eaton made the announcement.
 
Bradford spent the last six seasons as the head coach at St. Ursula Academy, where she led the Arrows to their first winning season in 14 years.  She took St. Ursula to a top-three finish in the Three Rivers Athletic Conference each of the last two seasons while guiding the program to their first postseason victory in 10 years.
 
"We are excited to have Coach Bradford on board to take the program to new heights," Eaton said.  "I am confident her connections in the area will help recruit some of the top talent in women's basketball and make an immediate impact in the conference standings."
 
From 2016-2019, Bradford also co-owned and was the girl's director for the Glass City Athletics Fury Basketball Organization.  She helped to run a successful 22 team and skill development program in Northwest Ohio.  Beginning in 2019, Bradford served as the assistant coach for the Toledo Threat, a women's professional basketball team.
 
Bradford also has a great deal of collegiate coaching experience.  She began as an assistant coach at Kentucky Wesleyan College in 1998-1999 and after two seasons was promoted to the program's head coach, a position she fulfilled for three years.  She was named to the Female Regional Coach of the Year in 2002.
 
Following her tenure at Kentucky Wesleyan, Bradford was as an assistant coach for two seasons at the University of Toledo, where she also served as the Rockets' recruiting coordinator.  From there, Bradford went to Georgia Tech, was she was an administrative coordinator assistant for two seasons with the Yellow Jackets.
 
"I'm grateful to Janet Eaton and the Lourdes University administration for the opportunity to lead a collegiate level program again, especially right here in Northwest Ohio," Bradford said.  "I am excited for the women in this program and look forward to working with all of them both on the court and in the pursuit of higher education here at Lourdes University."
 
Bradford is a 1997 graduate of Thomas More College where she finished her basketball and earned her bachelor's degree in English and secondary education.