UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL FIVE OVC CHAMPIONSHIPS • FOUR OVC TOURNAMENT TITLES • FOUR NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • EIGHT POSTSEASON APPEARANCES SCHOOL INFORMATION COACHING STAFF 2019-20 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Name of School: UT Martin Head Coach: Kevin McMillan OVERALL RECORD: 0-0 (The University of Tennessee at Martin) Alma Mater: Rhodes, 1989 OVC 0-0 Career Record (yrs): 196-126 (11st season) Location: Martin, Tenn. NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 Record at UT Martin (yrs): Same HOME 0-0 Founded: 1900, Senior College 1951 AWAY 0-0 Enrollment: 7,069 Assistant Coach: David Russell BREAKDOWN NEUTRAL 0-0 Nickname: Skyhawks Alma Mater: Union, 1975 AT SAINT LOUIS 7 p.m. Colors: Navy Blue and Orange Tenure at UT Martin: 10th season Nov. 6 / St. Louis, Mo. ESPN+ Stadium: Kathleen and Tom Elam Center (4,300) AT MISSISSIPPI STATE 7 p.m. Assistant Coach: Jasmine Newsome Nov. 11 / Starkville, Miss. SECN+ Affiliation: NCAA Division I Alma Mater: UT Martin, 2014 AT GONZAGA Nov. 14 / Spokane, Wash. TBA Conference: Ohio Valley Tenure at UT Martin: Fifth season SAMFORD 6 p.m. Chancellor: Dr. Keith Carver Nov. 21 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ Director of Athletics: Kurt McGuffin Assistant Coach: David Hart IUPUI 6 P.m. Alma Mater: UT Martin, 1991 Nov. 25 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ Tenure at UT Martin: Ninth season AT ILLINOIS STATE 2 p.m. TEAM INFORMATION Nov. 30 / Normal, Ill. ESPN+ AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 6 p.m. 2018-19 Overall Record: 23-9 Graduate Assistant Coach: Kelsey Johnson Dec. 3 / Carbondale, Ill. ESPN+ Alma Mater: Bridgewater State, 2016 CHATTANOOGA 2 p.m. 2018-19 OVC Record/Finish: 13-5/T-2nd Dec. 8 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ Tenure at UT Martin: Ninth season 14-1 LIPSCOMB 11 a.m. Home: Dec. 16 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ Away: 7-7 Director of Operations: Stacie Evans LOUISVILLE 6 p.m. Postseason: OVC Tournament Finals Alma Mater: UT Martin, 2004 Dec. 19 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ AT ARKANSAS 2 p.m. Players Returning/Lost: 12/3 Tenure at UT Martin: 10th season Dec. 29 / Fayetteville, Ark. SECN+ 4/1 AT MURRAY STATE* 5 p.m. Starters Returning/Lost: Jan. 2 / Murray, Ky. ESPN+ Newcomers: 5 AT AUSTIN PEAY* 1:30 p.m. PLAYERS Jan. 4 / Clarksville, Tenn. ESPN+ Starters Returning (4) TENNESSEE STATE 5:30 p.m. PROGRAM HISTORY Jan. 9 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ 14 Zaire Hicks 8.6 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 2.4 apg BELMONT* 2 p.m. First Year of Women’s Basketball: 1969 15 Brittni Moore 8.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 44.7 3FG% Jan. 11 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ All-Time Record: 632-730 MURRAY STATE* 5:30 p.m. 20 Chelsey Perry 12.0, 5.5 rpg, 71 blocks Jan. 16 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ All-Time OVC Record: 241-217 21 Maddie Waldrop 8.0 ppg, 7.3 rpg AUSTIN PEAY* 2 p.m. All-Time OVC Tournament Record: 23-15 Jan. 18 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ AT EASTERN ILLINOIS* 5:15 p.m. OVC Tournament Appearances: 18 Starters Lost (1) Jan. 23 / Charleston, Ill. ESPN+ Last OVC Tournament Appearance: 2019 AT SIUE* 2 p.m. 4 Emanye Robertson 12.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 4.9 apg Jan. 25 / Edwardsville, Ill. ESPN+ OVC Championships: 5 (1999. 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016) AT EASTERN KENTUCKY* 4 p.m. OVC Tournament Titles: 4 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) Jan. 30 / Richmond, Ky. ESPN+ Other Returners (8) AT MOREHEAD STATE* Noon NCAA Tournament: 4 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) 0 Emma Davis 2.9 pg, 1.1 rpg Feb. 1 / Morehead, Ky. ESPN+ NIT Berth: 4 (1999, 2015, 2016, 2018) TENNESSEE TECH* 5:30 p.m. 2 Sade’ Hudson 4.2 ppg, 1.5 rpg Feb. 6 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ 11 Damiah Griffin 8.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg JACKSONVILLE STATE* 2 p.m. SPORTS Information Feb. 8 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ 22 Tamiah Stanford 2.3 ppg, 1.7 rpg AT SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 5:15 p.m. Assistant SID/WBB Contact: Alex Boggis 30 Kyarrah Grant 1.9 ppg, 0.3 rpg Feb. 13 / Cape Girardeau, Mo. ESPN+ EASTERN ILLINOIS* 2 p.m. Office Phone: (731) 881-7694 31 Kyannah Grant 2.9 ppg, 0.6 rpg Feb. 15 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ (618) 357-1536 33 Demi Burdick 2.9 ppg, 2.6 rpg AT TENNESSEE TECH* 5:30 p.m. Cell Phone: Feb. 20 / Cookeville, Tenn. ESPN+ Email: [email protected] 35 Paige Pipkin Played in three games AT JACKSONVILLE STATE* 1:45 p.m. SID Fax: (731) 881-7624 Feb. 22 / Jacksonville, Ala. ESPN+ SIUE* 5:30 p.m. SID Mailing Address: UT Martin Sports Information Newcomers (5) Feb. 27 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ 1022 Elam Center 3 Macy Rippy Clarksville, Tenn. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 2 p.m. Feb. 29 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ 15 Mount Pelia Road 5 Anna Pierce San Francisco OVC BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ESPN+ Martin, Tenn. 38238 10 Raegan Johnson Martin, Tenn. March 6-9 / Evansville, Ind. SKYHAWKS IN PRINT Website: www.UTMSports.com 11 Dasia Young Jonesboro, Ark. The name of our institution is the University of Social Media Handles: /UTMSports 23 Hayley Harrison Winchester, Ky. Tennessee at Martin and if abbreviated, should be @UTMSports referred to as UT Martin. The University of Tennessee @UTM_Gameday at Martin should be used as the first reference in a news story. UT Martin should be used in subsequent references and UTM is acceptable in headlines. Tennessee-Martin, UT-Martin, UT or Martin should NEVER be used. The description Skyhawks should be used to represent all UT Martin athletic teams. Hawks should never be used. UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS 2019-20 WOMEN 'S BASKETBALL FRONT ROW: SECOND ROW: No. Name Pos. Ht. Class Hometown (Previous School) 0 Emma Davis G 5-10 So. Harrodsburg, Ky. (Mercer County HS) 2 Sade’ Hudson G 5-8 So. Memphis, Tenn. (Trezevant HS) 3 Macy Rippy G 5-9 Fr. Clarksville, Tenn. (Rossview HS) 5 Anna Pierce G 5-6 R-Jr. Plano, Texas (San Francisco) 10 Raegan Johnson F 6-2 Fr. Martin, Tenn. (Westview HS) 11 Dasia Young F 5-11 Fr. Jonesboro, Ark. (Nettleton HS) 13 Tamiah Stanford G 5-6 R-Jr. Radcliff, Ky. (Motlow State CC) 14 Zaire Hicks G 5-7 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (White Station HS) 15 Brittni Moore G/F 5-10 So. Memphis, Tenn. (White Station HS) 20 Chelsey Perry F 6-2 Jr. Middleton, Tenn. (Middleton HS) 21 Maddie Waldrop F 6-2 Jr. Murray, Ky. (Murray HS) 22 Damiah Griffin F 6-0 R-So. Memphis, Tenn. (White Station HS) 23 Hayley Harrison G/F 5-10 Fr. Winchester, Ky. (George Rogers Clark HS) 30 Kyarrah Grant G 5-7 So. Choctaw, Miss. (Choctaw Central HS) 31 Kyannah Grant G 5-7 So. Choctaw, Miss. (Choctaw Central HS) 33 Demi Burdick F 6-2 Jr. Marshall, Ill. (Marshall HS) 35 Paige Pipkin G 5-10 R-Fr. Henderson, Tenn. (Chester County HS) Head Coach: Kevin McMillan (Rhodes, 1989), 11th season Assistant Coaches: David Russell (Union, 1975), 10th season David Hart (UT Martin, 1991), 9th season Jasmine Newsome (UT Martin, 2014), 5th season Graduate Assistant: Kelsey Johnson (Bridgewater State, 2016), 1st season Director of Operations: Stacie Evans (UT Martin, 2004), 10th season Education • Undergraduate: Rhodes College, 1989 • Masters: Middle Tennessee, 2007 Playing Career Highlights • Began career at Wake Forrest in 1985 • Played three years at Rhodes College, 86-89 • 1988 SCAC Player of the Year • Three-time SCAC All-Conference Selection • Ranked No. 9 all-time Rhodes (1,372 pts) Career Head Coaching Records • At UT Martin, 196-126, in 10 seasons • At Gibson County HS, 62-6 in two years • At Westview HS, 196-73 in eight years • At Millington Central HS, 177-47 in six years Championships • Ohio Valley Conference championship: 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 • OVC Tournament championship: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Coaching Honors • 2009-10 OVC Coach of the Year KEVIN MCMILLAN • 2010-11 TSWA Women’s Coach of the Year • 2014-15 OVC Coach of the Year HEAD COACH • 10th YEAR • 2015-16 OVC Coach of the Year The eighth head coach in UT Martin women’s basketball history, Kevin McMillan enters his 11th year at the helm of the Skyhawk program as the school’s all-time wins leader with 196 career victories. Overall, the Skyhawks have won eight Ohio Valley Conference titles during his 10 seasons at UT Martin – including four regular season titles and four tournament crowns. The Skyhawks reached the postseason in six consecutive seasons and seven seasons overall while reaching the NCAA Tournament in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 while earning a bid to the Women’s NIT in 2015, 2016 and 2018. Additionally, the program has recorded six 20-win seasons in the past nine years with the Skyhawks posting a 196-126 record under McMillan, including a 127-41 mark in conference play. His 196 victories rank as the third-highest win total in OVC history, as he accounts for three OVC Coach of the Year awards. Off the court, McMillan’s teams have exceeded the average NCAA Academic Progress Rate in each of his 10 seasons. He has produced two OVC Scholar-Athletes (the highest individual honor in the league) and has graduated 100 percent of his student-athletes who have completed their eligibility in his Skyhawk tenure. Prior to being named head coach of the Skyhawks on June 15, 2009, McMillan posted a decorated career as a high school coach within the state of Tennessee. Through his 17 years in the prep ranks, the accumulated a record of 435-126 while winning one state championships and sporting six state tournament appearances. He has had coaching stints at Gibson County High School in Dyer (2007-09), Westview High School in Martin (1997-2005) and Millington High School in Millington (1990-97).