Monier Joins Staley's Staff ::

PHILADELPHIA (July 10) - The Temple University women's basketball coaching staff

is now complete with the hiring of Ervin Monier as an assistant coach.

Monier brings over 14 years of coaching experience at the high school,

collegiate and professional levels to Owl Country.

Prior to coming to Temple, Monier was an assistant coach at Chadwick

high school in Palos Verdes, California. He was responsible for

individual skill development at all positions, conducted practices,

scouted opponents, devised game plans and designed offensive and

defensive schemes.

A native of Hawthorne, California, Monier earned his Bachelor of Arts in

English Communications in 1985 from St. Mary's University. He then

served as an assistant coach at Hawthorne high school from 1985-1991 and

as an assistant coach at Los Angeles Southwest College from 1991-1996.

During the summers of 1989-1995, Monier designed personalized workouts

for professional basketball players to help them maintain and increase

their level of performance. Monier joins associate head coach Shawn

Campbell and assistant coach Gaye Chapman to round out the staff of Head

Coach Dawn Staley.