Adams County Christian School 2005 graduate Joy Wynn hasn’t decided if she wants to go into a career in coaching, but if she does, she’s got a pretty good resume to show her potential employer.

Wynn is in her fourth year as a student assistant for the Union University women’s basketball team, and the Lady Bulldogs have advanced to the NAIA Final Four in each of those years, winning a national championship her freshman year.

The Lady Bulldogs advanced to the Final Four again this year, and they will play Oklahoma Baptist University in the national semifinals at 6 p.m. today at Oman Arena in Jackson, Tenn., on the Union campus.

All the winning is a new experience for Wynn, who played guard for the ACCS basketball team and also played softball.

“Coming from Natchez where the best thing I can say as far as championships is I won a state tournament in softball and district in basketball to be a part of a program that is competing for national championship every year, this is definitely a new experience,” Wynn said.

Wynn knew she wanted to be affiliated with the basketball team wherever she went to school, but she had set her sights on being the statistition.

But when Wynn decided on Union, she found out the team didn’t have a statistition.

“While all the other parents were at the financial aid meetings, my parents were meeting the basketball coach,” Wynn said with a laugh.

While there was no place for Wynn as a statistition, head women’s basketball coach Mark Campbell gave her a spot as a student assistant.

It’s a position that Wynn has enjoyed for four years, and has grown close to her fellow coaches and players.

“I have built very strong and close relationships with everyone,” Wynn said. “We had a tornado come through last year that completely destroyed 80 percent of the residence halls, so for two weeks I lived with my coach and some teammates until I found somewhere else to go.

“The fact that I lived with my coach and five of my international teammates for two weeks makes it like a family relationship.”

Wynn, who is studying to be a teacher, hasn’t been able to go to every practice this season due to her student teaching obligations, which is hard for her to deal with.

“It’s like being pulled away from my family,” Wynn said.

Wynn said she will probably stay in Tennessee to begin her teaching career once she graduates and hasn’t decided if she wants to pursue a coaching career.

“The first few years I just want to teach, get my feet wet and get used to it,” Wynn said. “Once I get more comfortable in the classroom I might take on coaching. Being (at Union) has given me a lot I can pull from and use if I do decide to become a coach.”