Joy Hollingsworth

Joy Hollingsworth (born March 15, 1984) is a former American basketball player and coach. She played basketball at the college level for the University of San Francisco and then later at the University of Arizona. She was an assistant coach at Seattle University. Hollingsworth is now part of her family's marijuana business, The Hollingsworth Cannabis Company (THC Co.), which is based in Washington.

Biography

Hollingsworth's uncle is former Sonics player, Bruce Seals.[1] Hollingsworth's mother, Rhonda, moved from New Orleans to Seattle to be closer to her brother, Bruce.[1] Joy Hollingsworth was born in Seattle on March 15, 1984.[2]

Hollingsworth played for Seattle Prep and led the basketball team to their first girls state title in 2002.[1] She started playing college basketball at the University of San Francisco and then later transferred to the University of Arizona after two years.[3] She earned her Bachelor of Arts in 2007 from the University of Arizona and in 2009, earned a Masters in Education in Intercollegiate Athletics Leadership from the University of Washington.[3] Before the 2009-2010 basketball season, she was hired as the assistant women's basketball coach at Seattle University.[4] Hollingsworth also played basketball in Athens, and has written for ESPN The Magazine.[5]

Hollingsworth left coaching in 2012.[4] In 2013, Hollingsworth and her family went into the marijuana business, growing plants for their own business, the Hollingsworth Cannabis Company (THC Co.), located in Shelton.[6][7] Hollingsworth's job in the family business is to oversee processing.[7] Their marijuana farm has around 9,000 plants.[8]

References
  1. Smith, Craig (March 13, 2002). "Joy Hollingsworth: Shooting, scoring is gift from family". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  2. "Joy Hollingsworth Biography". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  3. "Joy Hollingsworth Biography". GoSeattleU.com. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  4. "WBB Assistant Coach Joy Hollingsworth to Leave Seattle U". GoSeattleU.com. June 1, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  5. Ringer, Sandy (October 6, 2010). "Joy Hollingsworth to be inducted into Seattle Prep Hall of Fame". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  6. Luna, Ruby de (October 24, 2018). "Meet the Hollingsworths, a family pot business". KUOW. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  7. Young, Bob (November 28, 2016). "Trailblazing Seattleites run a family farm on the pot frontier". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  8. "420: Pot's own holiday". The Dispatch. Moline, Illinois. Associated Press. April 20, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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