Georgia has found its new women’s basketball coach and it’s a familiar name to fans of the Lady Bulldogs.

UCF head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson played two seasons for former head coach and Hall of Famer Andy Landers before transferring to Iowa to compete for Hall of Famer C. Vivian Stringer.

Abrahamson-Henderson's hire was officially approved Saturday morning in a conference call with the UGA Athletics Board executive committee.

Abrahamson-Henderson arrived at Athens Ben-Epps Airport Friday morning, where she was welcomed by athletic director Josh Brooks, along with other UGA Athletic Association officials.

She replaces Joni Taylor who took over the program at Texas A&M earlier this week.

“This is a dream come true. I am thrilled to return to Georgia as the head coach at one of the premier women’s basketball programs in the country,” Abrahamson-Henderson said. “I want to thank president Jere W. Morehead, athletics director Josh Brooks and senior deputy athletics director Darrice Griffin for the trust they have placed in me. I also want to thank Andy Landers and Joni Taylor for the foundation of success they have laid as we continue to build on that great tradition."

Brooks lauded Abrahmson-Henderson's track record of being a winning head coach.

“We are thrilled to welcome Katie, Michael and their daughters Savannah and Brooklyn to Athens,” Brooks said in a release. “Throughout this process, one name kept coming up, and that was Coach ‘ABE.’ Her resume and history of success at every level is impressive. Our goal was to find a proven coach who has had sustained success both in competing for conference titles and in the NCAA tournament. Katie is the entire package, and I can’t wait to see what her teams are able to accomplish here at the University of Georgia.”

The mutual vision for the administators and coaches is to return Georgia to its form from when Abrahamson-Henderson was a player for Andy Landers.

“When I signed a national letter of intent with Coach Landers in 1985, this program was in the middle of a remarkable and unprecedented run of competing for SEC and national championships," said Abrahamson-Henderson. "In talking with Josh Brooks and Darrice Griffin, our vision and belief that Georgia will compete for championships and postseason success lined up perfectly. I am so ready to get started.”

Abrahamson-Henderson, known as “Coach Abe,” comes to Athens with some impressive coaching credentials.

Since her arrival at UCF, Abrahamson-Henderson led the Knights to the program’s first four consecutive 20-win seasons, including a record-breaking campaign this past year.

UCF went 26-4, winning the American Athletic Conference Tournament Championship with a 53-45 win over South Florida, earning an automatic bid to the NCAAs.

The Knights defeated Florida in the opening round, 69-52, before battling perennial power UConn to the wire before falling, 52-47.

Prior to her stint UCF, Abrahamson-Henderson served as the head coach at Albany from 2010-2016, preceded by stints at Indiana (2008-2010), Washington (2007-2008), head coach at Missouri State (2002-2007), along with assistant positions at Michigan State (2000-2002) and Iowa State (1994-2000).