Potter, a Louisiana native, coached in Gwinnett County once previously in the mid- to late-1990s as a Buford assistant under then-coach Crystal Wood. She was an assistant at Jackson County after leaving Buford, but has spent the last 13 years as the head coach of a strong Tucker program.

The Tigers have won 20 or more games three of the past four seasons, including a Class AAAAA state championship and a 29-4 record in 2013-14 and a state runner-up finish in AAAAAA last season with a finals loss to McEachern. Tucker went 27-5 last season, and the coach said it was tough to leave that program, but she couldn’t pass up a job in Gwinnett that cuts her commute time.

Career record: 258-151

Age: 50

Education: Graduated from Ponchatoula (La.) High School; earned degree in physical education with a minor in social studies and a specialty in coaching from LSU; earned master’s degree in sports administration from Georgia State and specialist degree from Alabama

Background: Has been Tucker’s head girls coach for 13 seasons; her 2013-14 team went 29-4 and won the Class AAAAA state championships; led the Tigers to a AAAAAA runner-up finish last season, falling to McEachern in the title game; was an assistant at Buford for three years in the mid- to late-1990s; also served as an assistant at Jackson County before moving to Tucker