DURHAM, N.C.— Blue Devil head coach Joanne P. McCallie recently hired Rene Haynes as a new assistant coach for the women’s basketball program. The Blue Devil Network sat down with Haynes recently to get to know the new staff member.
Haynes was a 2007 graduate of Michigan State and was a four-year letterwinner under McCallie with the Spartans. The duo helped lead Michigan State to the NCAA Championship game in 2005. A native of Columbus, Ohio, Haynes will help coach the guards at Duke and be a recruiting assistant alongside Blue Devil recruiting coordinator Hernando Planells.