Western Michigan University Athletics

Rene Haynes joined the Western Michigan staff as an assistant coach in June 2012 after serving as a graduate assistant for Florida State's women's basketball program for one year. Haynes had a distinguished collegiate career at Michigan State and played four years professionally overseas.

A Columbus, Ohio, native, Haynes played for the Spartans from 2003-07, scoring the 12th-most points in school history with 1,181. She also tallied the second-most steals in the MSU annuls (245) and ranked seventh in three-pointers (111) at the end of her career. She was a member of the winningest senior class in school history with 103 victories. She played in 135 games - the most in Spartan history - and averaged 8.7 ppg and 3.5 rpg during her career.

As a senior in 2006-07, Haynes earned All-Big Ten Second team and All-Defensive Team honors from the league's coaches. She was an All-Big Ten Third Team selection by the media. Haynes started all 33 games her final season, averaging 10.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg and 3.4 apg.

After her collegiate career, Haynes played professionally overseas for FoA in Finland and ProBuld Basketball Club in Amsterdam.