DeeDee Jarman stepped away from the sidelines and took on the role of Deputy Director of Athletics in July of 2017, ending a 20-year run as the head coach of the Methodist women's basketball program.
The transition into a full-time administrator role comes after years of splitting duties. In July 2004, she added Associate Athletic Director to her duties and was promoted to Senior Associate Athletic Director in 2013. She has also served as the department's Senior Woman Administrator for over 15 years.
In her 20 seasons as head coach, Jarman amassed a 299-233 (.562) record, making her the winningest head coach in the history of women's basketball at Methodist.
Jarman, who garnered the Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year honors in 1999-00, led her squads to at least a share of three consecutive DIAC regular-season championships, two DIAC Tournament championships and advanced to the NCAA Division III National Tournament twice. Additionally, Jarman directed the Monarchs to a 24-home game-winning streak, a streak that spanned three seasons and broke the school record for most consecutive home wins.
The 2001-02 season saw the Monarchs earn the school's first-ever NCAA Division III National Tournament appearance as they earned the DIAC's automatic bid by winning the DIAC Tournament as the third-seeded team. The 2002-03 team overcame a rough start to win their last seven games in the regular season and then repeated as DIAC Tournament champions as the fifth-seeded team to gain another NCAA Division III National Tournament bid.
In the 2004-05 season, with her youngest team yet in her tenure, Jarman led a squad that included nine freshmen to the championship game of the USA South Athletic Conference Tournament. That team, which was seeded seventh entering the tournament, upset higher-seeded teams Christopher Newport and Ferrum before falling to Greensboro in the title game.
Methodist's best season during Jarman's tenure was an impressive 21-5 in the 1999-2000 season. Under her watch, 48 players have received their degrees from Methodist, 28 players have garnered all-conference honors, and two have won DIAC/USA South Tournament Most Valuable Player awards.
Prior to the 1997-98 campaign, Jarman spent two years as the assistant coach to 11-year Methodist mentor, and former Commissioner of the USA South Athletic Conference, Rita Wiggs. Before coming to Methodist, Jarman served as the head women's basketball coach at New Bern High School from 1993-95. During that time, her squads registered a 32-16 record (.667).
Jarman earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in health and physical education from UNC-Wilmington in 1989, as well as an associate's degree from Mount Olive College, where she played basketball and softball for two years. In the spring of 2003, she earned her Master of Science degree in administration from Central Michigan University.
Jarman and her husband, Errol, welcomed a daughter, Dawson Michele, to the family on June 2, 2004.
