G. hoops: Coleman takes over at P. Branch

Paint Branch has tapped Rochelle Coleman to take over its girls’ basketball program, elevating a former assistant who is also one of the best players to come out of the Burtonsville school.

Coleman, a 2001 Paint Branch graduate, was an All-Met as a senior, when she led the Panthers to a state title. She left school as the Panthers’ career scoring leader before playing collegiately at Syracuse and professionally in the Netherlands. Coleman replaces Dan Feher, who took over for Heather Podosek prior to last season.

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The Panthers struggled to an uncharacteristic 7-16 mark, as they were without All-Met guard and Maryland recruit Brene Moseley and Hamtpon recruit Kenia Cole, both of whom missed the entire season with severe knee injuries.

Prior to that, however, Paint Branch was the preeminent girls’ basketball program in Montgomery County. Over the previous 10 seasons, the Panthers went a combined 225-32 with Maryland 3A championships in 2001 and 2008. They also won region titles five other times in that span.