Captains Girls Basketball Camps
Coaching Staff
Julia Duggan
Assistant Coach
Julia Duggan is entering her first season as a member of the the Christopher Newport coaching staff in 2022-23. She joined the CNU sideline after a three-year stint as an assistant coach at Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts. Duggan was a part of the coaching staff that helped guide the Gulls to the program's first-ever conference championship and would go on to reach the NCAA Tournament second round.
As an assistant coach at Endicott, Duggan helped lead the team to a 19-win campaign in 2019-20 and another 17-win season in 2021-22. She joined the coaching ranks after an exceptional playing career at NCAA Division I Rider University before going on to continue her playing career professionally overseas. An All-MAAC forward for Rider, Duggan finished her career with over 1,000 points and 800 rebounds while helping lead the Broncs to a 24-win senior season and WNIT appearance.
Duggan went on to coach and play professionally in Germany with the TG Neuss Tigers where she nearly averaged a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds per game. She also played with CJS Geispolsheim in France.
She graduated with a degree in Public Relations in May 2017 and currently resides in Newport News.
Chantel Roberts
Assistant Coach
Chantel Roberts is entering her first season as a member of the the Christopher Newport coaching staff in 2022-23. She joined the CNU sideline after two years as an assistant coach at Chowan University.
While with the Hawks, Roberts coordinated team travel and assisted with evaluating opponents and preparing scouting reports for the Chowan women's basketball team. She helped organize and plan practice sessiosn while also overseeing student managers and serving as an academic advisor to the student-athletes.
Prior to her tenure as an assistant coach at Chowan, she also spent one season as a student coach with the Hawks following a season as the Future League Coach at King's Fork HS. She was named a WBCA "Thirty Under 30" selection in 2020 and also participated in the WBCA "So You Want to be a Coach" program in 2018.
As a player, Roberts was a first-team All-CIAA selection in 2018 while serving as team captain at Chowan. She earned second team All-State accolades and was a first team CoSIDA Academic All-District pick.
Roberts graduated with a degree in Exercise Science in 2018.
Terrance Gist
Assistant Coach
Coach Gist joined the Captains sideline for the first time this past 2021-22 season. Gist served for 20 years as a member of the United States Air Force until 2020.
Gist, an All-Conference player in college, continued to compete for 12 years while in the service. He has coached 12U Youth Basketball and was a VHSL basketball official from 2015-18. Starting in 2018, Gist was named the head girls junior varsity and assistant varsity coach at York High School in Yorktown.
Prior to his military service, Gist was a four-year letterwinner at the University of South Carolina Upstate from 1994-98. He led the nation in steals during the 1997-98 season and finished his career ranked second all-time in thefts. He would go on to earn his Master of Education in 2007.
Gist and his wife, Shana, have three children, Shanbria, Isaiah, and Linda, and currently reside in Williamsburg.
