A Jersey Guy: Not so "Hidden Figure'' in BC Coaching Search

You may not know her name, but that might change, which is not surprising since she is a rising super star in athletic administrative circles.Her name is Jocelyn Fisher Gates and she is the top women's administrator in the BC athletic department, who somewhat ironically is better known nationally than she is locally.Gates moved to the next level last fall when she was named FBS Administrator of The Year, an award given to the top female college administrator in the country for their contributions to their home institution in the form of diversity, and gender equity practices, character, leadership, tenacity and commitment to excellence.What should be noted here is that Gates' husband Dennis is the current basketball coach at Cleveland State and according to published reports a prime candidate to be named as the replacement for Jim Christian, who was fired two weeks ago.Ostensibly, new BC athletic director Pat Kraft is conducting the search which has focused much of its attention on finding qualified minority candidates with head college coaching experience.Whether Gates has recused herself from the process this time is unclear, but it would be unusual because published reports have stated that she played a key role in hiring current BC women's basketball coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamme as well as volleyball coach Jason Kennedy and football coach Jeff Haflely.Gates arrived at BC in July 2017 as part of new athletic director Martin Jarmond's administration at The Heights.All of those coaching hires were made by Jarmond, not by Kraft who came to BC last summer when Jarmond took a job as the AD at UCLA.