PITTSBURGH – Duquesne women's basketball head coach Dan Burt announced a trio of staffing changes, with Stasia King moving to video production manager and the addition of Karlee McBride as a graduate assistant coach and RJ Bell as a graduate-student manager.
 
King, a Duquesne alumna and member of four-consecutive WNIT teams, returned to The Bluff prior to the 2020-21 season and served as a graduate assistant. She has been elevated to the role of video production manager on the coaching staff.
 
"Stasia has earned the video production manager position through her hard work and basketball knowledge," Burt said. "We always believe in our Duquesne Family and it's great to watch Stasia grow into a fantastic young coach. We expect big things out of Stasia with this promotion."
 
In addition, a pair of former college basketball players with Western Pennsylvania ties will join the staff. McBride is a 2017 graduate of Indiana University, where she was a two-year starter for the Hoosiers. She helped lead IU to its first NCAA Tournament victory in 33 years with a win over Georgia in 2016. Since graduating, McBride has served as a color analyst for the ACC Network and spent the past two years as an assistant athletic director with the North Hills School District in Pittsburgh.
 
"Karlee is someone I've noticed for a long time, from her time as a player for Indiana to her work with the North Hills School District," said Burt. "Karlee brings a high degree of creativity, basketball IQ, and social media experience to our program. We are excited to have another former Western Pennsylvania high school product working with us."
 
Bell, who is the son of assistant coach Rick Bell, joins the staff after recently wrapping up his collegiate playing career at Geneva College. He played in all 65 games over his final three seasons with the Golden Tornadoes and helped lead the team to an appearance in the 2020 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Championship Game.
 
"RJ has been volunteering all summer with the program, and we are impressed with his knowledge on the court," Burt said. "It's obvious that RJ is the son of Rick Bell, as RJ has a disciplined, mature approach to the game. His communication skills on and off the court are excellent and are going to allow RJ to be an outstanding coach for someone in the near future. We are very happy that RJ is with us."
 
Stasia King, Video Production Manager

• Spent the 2020-21 season as the Dukes' graduate assistant coach.
• A 2015 graduate of Duquesne and member of teams that posted 87 wins and four-consecutive WNIT berths.
• Appeared in 92 games and totaled 184 points and 239 rebounds in her career.
• In high school, was named to the 2010-11 Pennsylvania All-State AAAA First Team, averaging 14.2 points per game.
• Led Harrisburg High School to a second-place finish in the Commonwealth Division and a berth in the 2011 PIAA Championship.
• Following graduation, served as an assistant coach at her alma mater, Harrisburg High School.

Karlee McBride, Graduate Assistant Coach

• Spent the past two years with the North Hills School District as the assistant athletic director and as a coach of the Western PA Bruins AAU girls' basketball team.
• Also worked as a color commentator for the ACC Network, working primarily with the University of Pittsburgh.
• A 2017 graduate of Indiana University and a two-year starter for the Hoosiers.
• Helped lead IU to an NCAA Tournament berth and two WNIT appearances during her career.
• Finished her career ranked fourth all-time in three-point field goals made (157) and attempted (521).
• Grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania and played high school basketball at Villa Maria Academy.
• Helped lead Villa Maria to two PIAA State Championships and finished her career with 1,279 points.
• She is the younger sister of former Notre Dame All-American and three-time WNBA All-Star Kayla McBride, who currently plays for the Minnesota Lynx.

 RJ Bell, Graduate-Student Manager

• A 2021 graduate of Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania and a four-year member of the men's basketball team.
• Appeared in 87 games, including each of the last 65 contests for the Golden Tornadoes.
• Helped lead the team to a trio of appearances in the PAC Tournament Semifinals, including a run to the 2020 PAC Championship Game.
• Played at Canon McMillan High School in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania for his dad, current Duquesne assistant coach Rick Bell.