Women's Basketball Announces Two New Additions to Coaching Staff
5/26/2026 11:07:00 AM | Women's Basketball
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Southeast Missouri Women's Basketball has announced the addition of two new assistant coaches who will join the program for the 2026-27 season, the team released on Tuesday. Regina Garrett and Lexxus Graham will round out third year head coach Briley Palmer's staff for the upcoming season.Â
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Regina Garrett – Dallas, Texas – Previous School: South Carolina State
Regina Garrett (Coach G) will serve as an assistant coach for the Redhawks after spending the last three seasons at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, S.C.Â
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Prior to her time in South Carolina, Garrett worked at nearby Moberly Area Community College (MACC) in Moberly, Missouri for two seasons. While she was there, MACC held a 55-10 overall record and a 22-5 mark in region play. She recruited and coached nine All-Region selections, one NJCAA First Team All-American, one WBCA All-American, and one WBCA All-American Honorable Mention.
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She helped the program amass two NJCAA National tournament berths (2022 & 2023) and achieve the 2023 MCCAC and Region 16 Regular Season Championships and the 2023 Region 16 and Central District Tournament Championships.
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Garrett began her coaching career as the assistant Coach at Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute (2020-2021) in Hudson, NC. She previously served as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Virginia where she worked under WNBA Hall of Famer, Tina Thompson, following her playing career at SC State (2016-2018).
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A native of Dallas, Texas, Regina graduated from South Carolina State with a Bachelor of Science (201-8) and earned a Master's in Education from the University of Virigina (2020).Â
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Lexxus Graham – Winchester, Ky. – Previous School: Western Kentucky
The 2026-27 campaign will mark the first season for new assistant coach Lexxus Graham after she spent last season at Western Kentucky in Bowling Green, Ky. for the Hilltoppers.Â
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Prior to her time with WKU, Graham served as an assistant coach for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons at Bowling Green State University. During her two seasons with Bowling Green, the Falcons won 34 games and finished in the top half of the Mid-American Conference in both seasons. Bowling Green was selected for the WNIT in 2023-24. At Wittenberg, she was part of a staff that was named the North Coast Athletic Conference's Coaching Staff of the Year after claiming a share of the NCAS championship with a league record of 13-1.Â
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Before joining the Falcons, she was an assistant coach at Wittenberg University in 2022-23 and the Director of Basketball Operations at Bellarmine University in 2021-22. She also served as an assistant coach at Georgetown College in 2020-21. Her coaching career began as an assistant coach at George Rogers Clark High School, coaching alongside her father, Robbie Graham.
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The Winchester, Kentucky native played women's basketball collegiately at Campbellsville University where she played in over 130 career games. She knocked down 173 3-pointers during her career and swiped 227 career steals. As a senior she was named to the Mid-South Conference All-Academic Team. The Tigers went 117-25 during her career and were the NAIA national runner-up her freshman season. The team advanced to the Sweet 16, Elite Eight, and Final Four over her final three seasons.
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Regina Garrett – Dallas, Texas – Previous School: South Carolina State
Regina Garrett (Coach G) will serve as an assistant coach for the Redhawks after spending the last three seasons at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, S.C.Â
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Prior to her time in South Carolina, Garrett worked at nearby Moberly Area Community College (MACC) in Moberly, Missouri for two seasons. While she was there, MACC held a 55-10 overall record and a 22-5 mark in region play. She recruited and coached nine All-Region selections, one NJCAA First Team All-American, one WBCA All-American, and one WBCA All-American Honorable Mention.
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She helped the program amass two NJCAA National tournament berths (2022 & 2023) and achieve the 2023 MCCAC and Region 16 Regular Season Championships and the 2023 Region 16 and Central District Tournament Championships.
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Garrett began her coaching career as the assistant Coach at Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute (2020-2021) in Hudson, NC. She previously served as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Virginia where she worked under WNBA Hall of Famer, Tina Thompson, following her playing career at SC State (2016-2018).
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A native of Dallas, Texas, Regina graduated from South Carolina State with a Bachelor of Science (201-8) and earned a Master's in Education from the University of Virigina (2020).Â
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Lexxus Graham – Winchester, Ky. – Previous School: Western Kentucky
The 2026-27 campaign will mark the first season for new assistant coach Lexxus Graham after she spent last season at Western Kentucky in Bowling Green, Ky. for the Hilltoppers.Â
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Prior to her time with WKU, Graham served as an assistant coach for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons at Bowling Green State University. During her two seasons with Bowling Green, the Falcons won 34 games and finished in the top half of the Mid-American Conference in both seasons. Bowling Green was selected for the WNIT in 2023-24. At Wittenberg, she was part of a staff that was named the North Coast Athletic Conference's Coaching Staff of the Year after claiming a share of the NCAS championship with a league record of 13-1.Â
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Before joining the Falcons, she was an assistant coach at Wittenberg University in 2022-23 and the Director of Basketball Operations at Bellarmine University in 2021-22. She also served as an assistant coach at Georgetown College in 2020-21. Her coaching career began as an assistant coach at George Rogers Clark High School, coaching alongside her father, Robbie Graham.
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The Winchester, Kentucky native played women's basketball collegiately at Campbellsville University where she played in over 130 career games. She knocked down 173 3-pointers during her career and swiped 227 career steals. As a senior she was named to the Mid-South Conference All-Academic Team. The Tigers went 117-25 during her career and were the NAIA national runner-up her freshman season. The team advanced to the Sweet 16, Elite Eight, and Final Four over her final three seasons.
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