Krista Gerlich (born November 16, 1970, in Spearman, Texas) is an American college basketball coach. She is the head coach of the Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team.[5]
 Gerlich in 2009 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | Texas Tech |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Record | 58–65 (.472) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 16, 1970 Spearman, Texas[1] |
| Alma mater | Texas Tech University (BS) Texas A&M–Kingsville (MSEdA) |
| Playing career | |
| 1989–1993 | Texas Tech |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1993–1994 | Lockney High School |
| 1994–1997 | Taft High School |
| 1997–1999 | UTSA (Asst.) |
| 1999–2000 | Reagan High School |
| 2003–2006 | Texas Tech (Asst.) |
| 2006–2013 | West Texas A&M |
| 2013–2020 | UT Arlington |
| 2020–present | Texas Tech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 347–212 (.621) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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West Texas A&M
editOn September 18, 2006, Gerlich was named the women's basketball coach at West Texas A&M.
She inherited a 28–4 Lone Star Champion Lady Buff program that lost in the South Central Region Tournament semifinals, including Lone Star player of the year Emily Brister.[6]
UT Arlington
editGerlich was named the head coach of the Lady Mavericks on April 11, 2013.[7] She accumulated a program-best 121 wins with the Lady Mavs.
Texas Tech
editTexas Tech announced the hiring of Gerlich to lead the Lady Raiders on August 18, 2020,[8] taking over following the scandal of the previous coach Marlene Stollings.[9]
Head Coaching Record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Texas A&M (Lone Star Conference) (2006–2013) | |||||||||
| 2006–07 | West Texas A&M | 28–5 | 14–0 | 1st | NCAA DII South Central Regional | ||||
| 2007–08 | West Texas A&M | 26–5 | 14–0 | 1st | NCAA DII South Central Regional | ||||
| 2008–09 | West Texas A&M | 28–6 | 10–2 | 1st | NCAA DII Elite 8 | ||||
| 2009–10 | West Texas A&M | 30–4 | 10–2 | 1st | NCAA DII South Central Regional | ||||
| 2010–11 | West Texas A&M | 17–11 | 10–4 | 4th | |||||
| 2011–12 | West Texas A&M | 19–10 | 16–4 | 2nd | NCAA DII South Central Regional | ||||
| 2012–2013 | West Texas A&M | 20–12 | 14–6 | 4th | |||||
| West Texas A&M: | 168–53 (.760) | 88–18 (.830) | |||||||
| UT Arlington (Sun Belt Conference) (2013–2020) | |||||||||
| 2013–2014 | UT Arlington | 4–25 | 3–15 | 10th | |||||
| 2014–2015 | UT Arlington | 17–13 | 11–9 | T-4th | |||||
| 2015–2016 | UT Arlington | 15–16 | 10–10 | 6th | |||||
| 2016–2017 | UT Arlington | 22–9 | 14–4 | 2nd | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2017–2018 | UT Arlington | 18–12 | 12–6 | T-3rd | |||||
| 2018–2019 | UT Arlington | 24–8 | 15–3 | T-1st | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2019–2020 | UT Arlington | 21–11 | 14–4 | 3rd | |||||
| UT Arlington: | 121–94 (.563) | 79–51 (.608) | |||||||
| Texas Tech (Big 12 Conference) (2020–present) | |||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Texas Tech | 10–15 | 5–13 | T-7th | |||||
| 2021–2022 | Texas Tech | 11–19 | 4–14 | 8th | |||||
| 2022–2023 | Texas Tech | 20–15 | 6–12 | 8th | WNIT Super 16 | ||||
| 2023–2024 | Texas Tech | 17–16 | 5–13 | T-11th | |||||
| Texas Tech: | 58–65 (.472) | 20–52 (.278) | |||||||
| Total: | 347–212 (.621) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
Personal life
editKrista is married to former Red Raider linebacker Bryan Gerlich.
Daughter Bryn Gerlich plays basketball at Texas Tech after transferring from Oklahoma State.[10]
References
edit- ^ Christy, Pete (2022-11-16). "Lady Raiders win on Krista Gerlich's birthday". KCBD. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ "'22 WBB Record Book" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". Texas Tech.
- ^ "1993 NCAA Woman of the Year". NCAA.
- ^ Cubit, Alexis (2020-08-18). "She's coming home: Former Texas Tech standout Gerlich hired as Lady Raiders' coach". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ "Spearman's Krista Kirkland Gerlich Named WTAMU Women's Basketball Coach". High Plains Observer.
- ^ Detherage, Travis (2013-04-11). "Krista Gerlich hired as women's basketball head coach". The Shorthorn. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ "Texas Tech hires former player Gerlich as women's coach". The Associated Press. 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ Breaux, Rob (2022-01-06). "Krista Gerlich Responds to Longhorns Sour Grapes After Upset Win". KKAM. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ Thompson, Tana (2021-11-03). "Gerlich duo returns for upcoming season". The Daily Toreador. Retrieved 2022-11-22.