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TTEXASEXAS TTECHECH LLADYADY RRAIDERSAIDERS Staff 6611 2007-08 TEXAS TECH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL LLADYADY RRAIDERAIDER CCOACHESOACHES Kristy Curry Head Coach Northeast Louisiana, 1988 Texas Tech Record: 15-16 (1 year) Career Record: 194-67 (8 years) (2000, 2001). Douglas was the 2000 and 2001 Big Ten Player of the Year, and was named the 2001 Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year. A two-time All-Big Ten pick, Douglas is one of six Purdue players under Curry to earn fi rst team all-conference honors. Shereka Wright, now an assistant on Curry’s staff at Tech, was the 2000 USA Today and Gatorade High School Player of the Year out of Copperas Cove, Texas, and fi nished her four-year career under Curry as Purdue’s second all-time leading scorer. Following her senior season, in which she led the Big Ten in scoring in conference games, Wright earned fi rst team honors on the inaugural Wooden Women’s All-America Team. Lubbock native Erika Valek, a four-year starting point guard for the Boilermakers, capped her career by winning the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award as the nation’s top player under 5-foot-8. The on-court success of her teams has carried over into the classroom as well. Twenty-four times her student-athletes received Academic All-Big Ten distinction since 2000. Every Boilermaker who fi nished her playing career at Purdue during Curry’s tenure graduated. Curry began her coaching profession in her home state of Louisiana as she started at the prep level at Weston (1988-90) and Mansfi eld (1990-91) high schools. From there, Curry quickly moved to the college ranks as an as- sistant at Tulane for two seasons (1991-93). Curry then spent a year at Stephen F. Austin (1993-94) before moving on to Texas A&M for the next two years (1994-96). She then returned to the state of Louisiana to be an assistant coach at Louisiana Tech for Hall of Famer Leon Barmore for three seasons (1996-99). Texas Tech head women’s basketball coach Kristy Curry is in her sec- In 1996-97, Louisiana Tech went 31-4 and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16. In ond season at the helm of the Lady Raider basketball program. Curry has 1997-98, the Lady Techsters posted another 31-4 record and fi nished as NCAA compiled a career record of 194-67 in her eight years as a head coach. Tech runners-up. In Curry’s last season in Ruston, Louisiana Tech went 30-3 and ad- fi nished the 2006-07 season with a 15-16 record, laying a foundation for the vanced to the NCAA Final Four. future. Off the court, Curry has been very involved with United Way, the Girl A new era in Texas Tech women’s basketball began on March 30, 2006, Scouts and Habitat for Humanity. A highly sought after guest speaker, Curry as Curry was introduced as the head women’s basketball coach of the Lady has also made personal appearances for fundraising events and has recorded 6622 Raider program after spending the previous seven years as head coach at public service announcements. Purdue University. A native of Olla, La., Curry graduated from LaSalle High School and then After establishing herself as one of the most successful women’s bas- went on to earn her bachelor of science degree in health and physical educa- ketball coaches in school history at Purdue, Curry took over the reigns of a tion at Northeast Louisiana in 1988, and her master’s in education at Stephen tradition-rich program at Texas Tech and has been enthusiastically embraced F. Austin in 1994. by the Lady Raider Nation, the Lubbock community and West Texas. She and her husband, Kelly, reside in Lubbock with their two daughters, With her enthusiasm, determination, dedication and work ethic, there Kelsey (7) and Kendall (4), and their Jack Russell Terrier, Maggie. is no doubt Curry will excel her teams to new heights and keep Tech among the top programs in the country year in and year out, while continuing the success she has become accustomed to throughout her years of coaching. Curry has already taken a huge step toward that as she signed a top 10 re- cruiting class in the nation in just her fi rst year at Texas Tech. In her fi rst stint as a head coach, Curry was hired as the head coach at Purdue in April of 1999, becoming the fi rst coach in NCAA history to in- herit a national championship-winning team. She led her fi rst squad to four- straight wins in the 1999-00 season, extending Purdue’s school-record win streak to 34 consecutive games, a mark that ranks sixth all-time in NCAA history. In her seven years at the helm of the Boilermakers, she compiled a career record of 179-51 (.778) and was 86-26 (.768) in Big Ten Conference games. Curry’s teams won two Big Ten regular-season (2001, 2002) and three Big Ten Tournament (2000, 2003, 2004) championships. She also guided her teams to seven NCAA Tournament appearances, including the Final Four and championship game in 2001. Curry became just the second coach in NCAA history to guide her team to the NCAA championship contest in her second year as a head coach. On Feb. 27, 2003, Curry won her 100th game as a head coach with a 74-48 victory against Indiana. Curry needed only 126 games to reach the milestone, and got there faster than any coach in Purdue history. In addition, Curry recorded her 100th victory quicker than coaching icons such as Pat Summitt of Tennessee, Geno Auriemma of Connecticut, Tara VanDerveer of Stanford and Jody Conradt of Texas. Not only has Curry had successful teams, but she coached some very successful student-athletes in her time in West Lafayette. Under Curry’s leadership at Purdue, Katie Douglas became only the third player in Big Ten history and the fi rst Purdue player to earn two Kodak All-America honors 22007-08007-08 TTEXASEXAS TTECHECH WOMEN’SWOMEN’S BBASKETBALLASKETBALL LLADYADY RRAIDERAIDER CCOACHESOACHES Curry’s Year-By-Year Head Coaching Record Season School Overall Pct. Conference Pct. Conference Finish Postseason 1999-00 Purdue 23-8 .742 11-5 (Big Ten) .688 T3rd NCAA Second Round 2000-01 Purdue 31-7 .816 14-2 (Big Ten) .875 1st NCAA Runner-up 2001-02 Purdue 24-6 .800 13-3 (Big Ten) .813 1st NCAA Second Round 2002-03 Purdue 29-6 .829 12-4 (Big Ten) .750 T2nd NCAA Elite Eight 2003-04 Purdue 29-4 .879 14-2 (Big Ten) .875 2nd NCAA Sweet 16 2004-05 Purdue 17-13 .567 9-7 (Big Ten) .563 5th NCAA Second Round 2005-06 Purdue 26-7 .788 13-3 (Big Ten) .813 2nd NCAA Sweet 16 2006-07 Texas Tech 15-16 .484 6-10 (Big 12) .375 T7th – Totals 8 years 194-67 .743 92-36 .719 Curry’s Assistant Coaching Record Season School Overall Pct. Postseason 1991-92 Tulane 9-19 .321 None 1992-93 Tulane 14-13 .519 None 1993-94 Stephen F. Austin 23-7 .767 NCAA First Round 1994-95 Texas A&M 21-9 .700 NWIT Champions 1995-96 Texas A&M 20-12 .625 NCAA First Round 1996-97 Louisiana Tech 31-4 .886 NCAA Sweet 16 1997-98 Louisiana Tech 31-4 .886 NCAA Runner-up 1998-99 Louisiana Tech 30-3 .909 NCAA Final Four Totals 8 years 179-71 .716 6633 The Curry family at video coordinator Grant Fausset’s wedding – Kendall, Kelsey, Kelly and Kristy. 22007-08007-08 TTEXASEXAS TTECHECH WOMEN’SWOMEN’S BBASKETBALLASKETBALL LLADYADY RRAIDERAIDER CCOACHESOACHES Curry’s Milestone Victories Curry vs. the NCAA Arkansas................................................ 1-0 Nebraska ............................................... 1-0 First ......................................Nov. 19, 1999 .......................................60-58 at Dayton Arkansas State ....................................1-0 New Mexico .........................................1-0 50th Career .....................March 16, 2001 ................75-62 vs. UC Santa Barbara Arizona State .......................................0-1 North Carolina ....................................0-1 100th Career .....................Feb. 27, 2003 ..................................... 74-48 vs. Indiana Austin Peay ..........................................1-0 North Texas ..........................................2-0 150th Career .....................Feb. 17, 2005 ...................................63-43 at Michigan Baylor ..................................................... 0-2 Northwestern ....................................10-0 Boston College ...................................2-0 Notre Dame .........................................6-3 Butler...................................................... 1-0 Ohio State ..........................................10-6 Centenary ............................................. 1-0 Oklahoma ............................................. 0-4 Colorado ............................................... 0-2 Oklahoma State ................................. 2-0 Connecticut ......................................... 0-1 Old Dominion .....................................0-1 Dartmouth ........................................... 1-0 Oral Roberts......................................... 1-0 Dayton ................................................... 1-0 Pacifi c .....................................................1-0 Denver ................................................... 1-0 Penn State ............................................7-7 DePaul ................................................... 3-1 Saint Francis (Pa.) ...............................1-0 Duke ....................................................... 0-2 Savanna State .....................................1-0 Eastern Illinois .....................................1-0 SMU ........................................................ 0-1 Eastern Michigan ...............................1-0 South Carolina ....................................2-0 Florida ...................................................