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Greensboro’s athletic department won’t have to do much to update its listing for the head women’s basketball coach. The USA South regular season champions can just change the first name from Jason to Randy.

Jason Tuggle resigned his position as the Pride’s head coach to become the Director of Athletics at his high school alma mater J.M. Morehead High School in Eden, North Carolina. Tuggle also stepped down as the head men’s and women’s cross country coach. Tuggle took the Pride to the 2005, 2006 and 2009 NCAA Tournaments and posted a 138-58 record. Last year Tuggle led the Pride to a 27-3 record, an undefeated run through regular season conference play and a first round NCAA Tournament win over Mississippi College.

"As good as Jason is as a coach, he is an even better person and a real difference maker with people,” Pride Athletics Director Kim Strable said. “His tremendous influence with the student-athletes and colleagues at Greensboro College will be sorely missed and we wish him and his family nothing but the very best."

Strable has a good reason to wish the Tuggle family well because Jason’s cousin Randy will take over as the Pride’s new head coach. Randy was Jason’s lead assistant for seven seasons after coaching at two high schools in North Carolina. Randy was also a four year letter winner at UNC-Greensboro.