Alabama State University Athletics

Yvette McDaniel is now in her 26th season as an assistant coach at Alabama State, all under current head coach Freda Freeman-Jackson.

She played an integral role in Alabama State winning three Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) championships, including back-to-back seasons (2001-02, 2002-03). 

In addition to her coaching duties McDaniel handles all aspects of the women’s basketball team day to day operations, road trips, including lodging and meals she also assists with the community service projects.  McDaniel is responsible for developing the forwards and centers. 

After coming from Kent State University, she earned an associate degree from Gadsden State Community College in 1981 and a bachelor’s in business administration from Georgia State University in Atlanta in 1986.

Yvette is a member of the Women’s Basketball Association and Black Coaches Association.  She has one son, Alan Baylor, who is a 2013 graduate of Alabama State University.