Trelanne M. Powell
| Title: | Assistant Coach |
| Phone: | (478) 301-5354 |
| Email: | moore_td@mercer.edu |
Trelanne M. Powell joined the Mercer women’s basketball staff during the summer of 2015. Her responsibilities include recruiting, working with Mercer’s defense, and serving as the program’s academic liaison.
During the 2015-16 season, Powell helped coach the Bears to a 24-9 record, setting a new program record for most wins in the DI era. Powell also coached a Mercer defense that ranked second in the Southern Conference in steals (297) and third in the conference in turnovers forced (17.15 per game). Mercer also held opponents 56.3 points per game, which ranked third in the SoCon and 30th nationally.
Powell came to Mercer after spending a year as the head assistant coach at Francis Marion University, a Division II school in Florence, S.C. While at Francis Marion, Powell’s duties included player development, recruiting, serving as an academic liaison, film coordination and public relations.
Prior to her time at Francis Marion, Powell spent three years as the head coach at Chattahoochee Valley Community College in Phenix City, Ala., where she was named the 2013-14 ACCC Southern Conference Coach of the Year. She guided the Chattahoochee Valley to a 2014 ACCC Southern Conference Championship after a second place finish in 2013 and a third place finish in 2012. Additionally, she recruited and guided the development of 2014 ACCC Southern Conference Player of the Year, Braxtyn Talton.
From 2009-2011, Powell served as an assistant coach at Chattahoochee Valley, helping CVCC claim the ACCC Southern Conference regular season title in 2011 after a fourth place finish in 2010. She also recruited Shan Basley, the 2011 NJCAA Honorable Mention/Southern Conference Player of the Year.
A Macon native, Powell played collegiately at Hiawasee Community College from 2000-2002 and Columbus State from 2002-2004. She also played at the professional and semi-professional levels for four seasons. Additionally, Powell was a graduate assistant coach at Columbus State for the 2007-2008 season, helping the Cougars to a 17-12 record
