TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY COACHES & STAFF LADY RAIDER BASKETBALL

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1 THE COACHING STAFF

2 TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY COACHES & STAFF LADY RAIDER BASKETBALL

3 HEAD COACH KRISTY CURRY KRISTY CURRY HEAD COACH NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, 1988 TEXAS TECH RECORD: (2 YEARS) CAREER RECORD: (9 YEARS) TEXAS TECH HEAD WOMEN S BASKETBALL COACH Kristy Curry is in her third season at the helm of the Lady Raider basketball program. Curry has compiled a career record of in her nine years as a head coach and is in her two years at Tech. The Lady Raiders finished the season with a record as Curry guided Tech back to postseason play by playing in the WNIT. A new era in Texas Tech women s basketball began on March 30, 2006, as Curry was introduced as the head women s basketball coach of the Lady Raider program after spending the previous seven years as head coach at Purdue University. After establishing herself as one of the most successful women s basketball coaches in school history at Purdue, Curry took over the reigns of a tradition-rich program at Texas Tech and has been enthusiastically embraced by the Lady Raider Nation, the Lubbock community and West Texas. With her enthusiasm, determination, dedication and work ethic, there 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 took a huge step toward that as she signed a top 10 recruiting class in the nation in just her first year at Texas Tech. On Nov. 23, 2007, Curry added another milestone to her resume as she captured her 200th career win in a victory over Kennesaw State in the Basketball Travelers Classic in Lubbock. The season also saw the Lady Raiders return to postseason play as they competed in the Postseason WNIT. Another highlight for Curry was seeing Dominic Seals, who was among those in Curry s top 10 recruiting class, named the 2008 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year. In her first stint as a head coach, Curry was hired as the head coach at Purdue in April of 1999, becoming the first coach in NCAA history to inherit a national championship-winning team. She led her first squad to four-straight wins in the 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 (.778) and was (.768) in Big Ten Conference games. Curry s teams won two Big Ten regularseason (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 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.

4 COACHES & STAFF TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY On Feb. 27, 2003, Curry won her 100th game as a head coach with a 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 first Purdue player to earn two Kodak All-America honors (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 first 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 finished 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 first 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. In her two years at Texas Tech, six times her student-athletes have received Academic All-Big 12 honors and three times they have been Academic All-District. Twenty-four times her student-athletes received Academic All-Big Ten distinction since Every Boilermaker who finished 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 ( ) and Mansfield ( ) high schools. From there, Curry quickly moved to the college ranks as an assistant at Tulane for two seasons ( ). Curry then spent a year at Stephen F. Austin ( ) before moving on to Texas A&M for the next two years ( ). 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 ( ). In , Louisiana Tech went 31-4 and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16. In , the Lady Techsters posted another 31-4 record and finished as NCAA runners-up. In Curry s last season in Ruston, Louisiana Tech went 30-3 and advanced to the NCAA Final Four. Off the court, Curry has been very involved with United Way, the Girl Scouts and Habitat for Humanity. A highly sought after guest speaker, Curry has also made personal appearances for fundraising events and has recorded public service announcements. A native of Olla, La., Curry graduated from LaSalle High School and then went on to earn her bachelor of science degree in health and physical education at Northeast Louisiana in 1988, and her master s in education at Stephen F. Austin in She and her husband, Kelly, reside in Lubbock with their two daughters, Kelsey (8) and Kendall (5), and their two dogs, a Jack Russell Terrier, Maggie, and a West Highland Terrier, Daisy. CURRY S ASSISTANT COACHING RECORD CURRY S MILESTONE VICTORIES SEASON SCHOOL OVERALL PCT. POSTSEASON Tulane None Tulane None Stephen F. Austin NCAA First Round Texas A&M NWIT Champions Texas A&M NCAA First Round Louisiana Tech NCAA Sweet Louisiana Tech NCAA Runner-up Louisiana Tech NCAA Final Four Totals 8 years First Nov. 19, at Dayton 50th Career March 16, vs. UC Santa Barbara 100th Career Feb. 27, vs. Indiana 150th Career Feb. 17, at Michigan 200th Career Nov. 23, vs. Kennesaw State LADY RAIDER BASKETBALL

5 HEAD COACH KRISTY CURRY CURRY S YEAR-BY-YEAR HEAD COACHING RECORD SEASON SCHOOL OVERALL PCT. CONFERENCE PCT. CONFERENCE FINISH POSTSEASON Purdue (Big Ten).688 T3rd NCAA Second Round Purdue (Big Ten).875 1st NCAA Runner-up Purdue (Big Ten).813 1st NCAA Second Round Purdue (Big Ten).750 T2nd NCAA Elite Eight Purdue (Big Ten).875 2nd NCAA Sweet Purdue (Big Ten).563 5th NCAA Second Round Purdue (Big Ten).813 2nd NCAA Sweet Texas Tech (Big 12).375 T7th Texas Tech (Big 12).250 T10th WNIT Third Round Totals 9 years CURRY VS. THE NCAA Alcorn State Arkansas Arkansas State Arizona State Austin Peay Baylor Boston College Butler Centenary Colorado Connecticut Dartmouth Dayton Denver DePaul Duke Eastern Illinois Eastern Michigan Florida Fresno State Furman George Washington Georgetown Georgia Hawaii Houston Idaho State Illinois Indiana IPFW Indiana State Iowa Iowa State Kansas Kansas State Kennesaw State Kentucky LSU Louisiana Tech Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Mississippi State Missouri Missouri State Montana State Nebraska New Mexico North Carolina North Texas Northeastern Northwestern Notre Dame Ohio State Oklahoma

6 COACHES & STAFF TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY Oklahoma State Old Dominion Oral Roberts Pacific Penn State Saint Francis (Pa.) Sam Houston State Savannah State SMU South Carolina South Dakota State Southern Mississippi Stanford TCU Tennessee Texas Texas A&M Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Texas-Arlington Texas-San Antonio Texas State Texas Tech Tulane UCF UCLA UC Santa Barbara UNLV Valparaiso Vanderbilt Villanova Virginia Tech Wake Forest Washington State Western Michigan Wisconsin Wisconsin-Milwaukee Xavier Total LADY RAIDER BASKETBALL

7 ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH BILL BROCK BILL BROCK ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH THIRD YEAR SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE, 1976 IN HIS THIRD YEAR AS ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH AT TEXAS TECH, Bill Brock serves as the recruiting coordinator and defensive coordinator, and works with the post players and scouts opponents. When Kristy Curry was putting together her staff at Texas Tech, she knew she wanted a person with extensive recruiting experience and that is exactly what she got when she hired Brock. It was evident right away as Brock helped orchestrate a top 10 recruiting class in his first year with the Lady Raiders. After spending the previous six years at Baylor, two years as an assistant coach and the last four years as associate head coach, Brock comes to Tech with vast knowledge of coaching as he developed the Lady Bears inside game to one of the best around and produced two All-Americans in Sophia Young and Steffanie Blackmon. Brock was also an instrumental part in the Lady Bears winning the 2005 NCAA National Championship, appearing in six postseason tournaments, including five NCAA Tournaments, and winning a Big 12 Conference regular-season championship and tournament title in While at Baylor, Brock served as recruiting coordinator where he helped land some of the nation s best recruiting classes. His hard work and commitment helped the Lady Bears land the No. 1 recruiting class in the country in according to the All-Star Girls Report. Prior to his time in Waco, Brock spent 13 seasons as the head coach at Grayson County College (Texas), establishing that program as one of the best in junior college ranks. During his first year at Grayson in , Brock led the Lady Vikings to their first-ever Northern Texas Conference title and a top 25 national ranking. Grayson continued that success by winning 10 conference championships, two regional championships and two national tournament berths (1996, 2000). During his tenure, the Lady Vikings were a mainstay in the top 10 national poll. He wrapped up his time at Grayson with a record and was highlighted by a 36-1 season and a third-place finish at the 2000 NJCAA National Tournament. He also coached 10 Northern Texas Conference Most Valuable Players and nine All-Americans. Brock s efforts were recognized by his peers, as he was voted conference Coach of the Year nine times and regional Coach of the Year twice. He was also recognized in 1996 as the National Junior College Coach of the Year by the Women s Basketball Coaches Association. Brock s on-court success also carried over into the classroom. With his emphasis on academics and graduation of players, over 60 GCC student-athletes received scholarships and continued their basketball careers at four-year institutions. Before his stint at Grayson, Brock was an assistant coach for the men s basketball team at East Central University (Oklahoma) from He got his start in coaching as the head boys coach at Durant High School (Oklahoma) from The Oklahoma native graduated from Southeastern Oklahoma State in 1976 and received his master s degree from there in He and his wife, Janice, who is the coordinator of basketball operations, have two daughters Danika Morefield and her husband, Mark, of Waco, Texas, and Whitney Brock and her three-year-old son Brock Coles. Both daughters are Texas Tech graduates. BROCK S COLLEGIATE COACHING RECORD SEASON SCHOOL OVERALL PCT E. Central Okla E. Central Okla Grayson CC Grayson CC Grayson CC Grayson CC Grayson CC Grayson CC Grayson CC Grayson CC Grayson CC Grayson CC Grayson CC Grayson CC Grayson CC Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Texas Tech Texas Tech Totals 23 years

8 KELLY CURRY ASSISTANT COACH THIRD YEAR TEXAS A&M, 1990 COACHES & STAFF TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY KELLY CURRY IS IN HIS THIRD YEAR AS AN ASSISTANT COACH with the Lady Raiders. He is the offensive coordinator of the staff and his primary responsibilities include scheduling, working with the perimeter players, recruiting and scouting opponents. Curry arrived on the South Plains after spending seven years as an assistant coach at Purdue University. While at Purdue, he coached the post players and was heavily involved in recruiting and scheduling. The Boilermakers won two Big Ten regular-season (2001, 2002) and three Big Ten Tournament championships (2000, 2003, 2004). Curry also helped guide Purdue to seven NCAA Tournament appearances, including the national championship game in Prior to his stop in West Lafayette, Curry spent one year on the sidelines as an assistant coach at Louisiana Tech under Hall of Fame coach Leon Barmore during the season. Curry worked with the Lady Techsters post players and ran the team s strength and conditioning program. All his worked paid off as Louisiana Tech posted a 30-3 record and reached the NCAA Final Four. Curry began his career in 1994, when he served as football, boys basketball and track and field coach at Palmer High School in Texas. After his stint at Palmer, Curry took a position at his alma mater, Hillsboro High School, in his hometown of Hillsboro, Texas. He served as the junior varsity boys basketball coach and freshman and varsity football coach. From there, Curry moved on to Quitman High School in Louisiana, where he spent two years as athletics director and girls varsity basketball coach before going to Louisiana Tech. Curry graduated in 1990 from Texas A&M with a degree in business administration management and received his teaching certification from Stephen F. Austin in He and his wife, Kristy, reside in Lubbock with their two daughters, Kelsey (8) and Kendall (5), and their two dogs, a Jack Russell Terrier, Maggie, and a West Highland Terrier, Daisy. CURRY S COLLEGIATE COACHING RECORD SEASON SCHOOL OVERALL PCT La. Tech Purdue Purdue Purdue Purdue Purdue Purdue Purdue Texas Tech Texas Tech Totals 10 years LADY RAIDER BASKETBALL

9 ASSISTANT COACH SHEREKA WRIGHT SHEREKA WRIGHT ASSISTANT COACH THIRD YEAR PURDUE, 2004 SHEREKA WRIGHT IS IN HER THIRD YEAR AS AN ASSISTANT coach on Kristy Curry s staff after being a standout player for Curry at Purdue University from Wright s main responsibilities at Texas Tech include academics, equipment, recruiting, working with the perimeter players and scouting the opponents. This is Wright s first stint as an assistant coach. Prior to coaching, Wright spent two years in the WNBA. She missed the 2006 WNBA season after suffering a torn achilles tendon during training camp. In her two seasons on the court, she averaged 3.1 points and 1.6 rebounds in 49 games. Before playing in the WNBA, Wright had a stellar four-year career at Purdue. She became just the third player in Purdue history to be named first team All-Big Ten three times ( ). She was also honorable mention Kodak All-America and a finalist for the Naismith Award, the Wooden Award and the Wade Trophy, while being named to the Wooden Award team during her final campaign. Wright was also named the Most Valuable Player of the 2004 Big Ten Tournament. As a senior, Wright averaged 20.1 points and 6.1 rebounds. In 2001 as a freshman, she was named to the NCAA Final Four All- Tournament team. During her four years as a Boilermaker, her teams won two Big Ten regular-season titles (2001, 2002) and two Big Ten Tournament crowns (2003, 2004), while appearing in four NCAA Tournaments, including the Final Four and national championship game in 2001, the Elite Eight in 2003 and the Sweet 16 in The Copperas Cove, Texas, native was the USA Today, Gatorade and WBCA Player of the Year as a senior at Copperas Cove High School in She finished her high school career with 3,269 points. Wright graduated from Purdue in 2004 with a degree in health and fitness. WRIGHT S COLLEGIATE COACHING RECORD SEASON SCHOOL OVERALL PCT Texas Tech Texas Tech Totals 1 year

10 GRANT FAUSSET DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL & VIDEO OPERATIONS COACHES & STAFF TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY JANICE BROCK COORDINATOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS In his third year at Texas Tech, Grant Fausset is in his first year as director of basketball and video operations after serving the first two years as the video coordinator for Lady Raider basketball. Fausset oversees the daily organization of the Lady Raider basketball program, while handling team travel. He also handles film breakdown and film exchange, and oversees the managers and the practice squad. Fausset came to Tech after spending a year as video coordinator for the women s basketball program at Auburn University. Prior to his job at Auburn, he spent a year on Kristy Curry s staff at Purdue University handling all the video for the women s basketball team. Before his stint with the Boilermakers, Fausset spent the summer of 2004 as equipment manager for the Seattle Storm of the WNBA. Fausset, who hails from Sheridan, Ind., graduated from Purdue in May 2004 with a degree in agricultural communications. During his time as an undergraduate, Fausset served one year as a practice player before taking over the managerial duties his last two years. He is and his wife, Lindsey, reside in Lubbock with their dog, Cruz. KRISTIN DRABYN GRADUATE ASSISTANT Kristin Drabyn is in her first year as graduate assistant for the Texas Tech women s basketball program. Drabyn came to Tech after a stellar career at UMBC. Drabyn, a native of Avon, Ind., helps with the daily operations of the women s basketball program, while also assisting with video and the managers and practice players. While at UMBC, Drabyn was a 2008 all-conference selection and an America East Women s Sportsmanship Award winner. She was a 2008 team co-captain and was president of SAAC (Student Athletic Advisory Committee). Her team was America East champions in 2007 and made to the NCAA Janice Brock joined the women s basketball staff in June Her functions focus on the everyday flow of activities directly related to women s basketball. She also assists in the coordination of summer basketball camps. Brock has been a registered nurse for 32 years. She attended Southeastern State University in Durant, Okla., and graduated nursing school in May 1976, from Grayson County College. The past 15 years of her nursing career has been in home care administration. She is a member of Texas Association of Home Care. She has served on numerous boards in home care and the educational field, the most recent being Women s Protective Services Lubbock. Brock, a native of Durant, Okla. resides in Lubbock with her husband and associate head coach, Bill Brock. They have two daughters, Danika Morefield and her husband, Mark, of Waco, Texas, and Whitney Brock and her threeyear-old son Brock Coles. Both daughters are graduates of Texas Tech. Championship. Drabyn finished her career at UMBC as the all-time leader in career three-point field goals made and in free throw percentage. Drabyn graduated from UMBC in 2008 with a degree in exercise physiology and communications. She is currently working on her master s degree in exercise and sports science at Texas Tech. Drabyn is a 2004 graduate of Avon High School in Avon, Ind. She is the daughter of Steve and Cathy Drabyn and has two brothers, Chris and Steve, and a sister Aimee. Her brother Steve played basketball at Belmont University. LADY RAIDER BASKETBALL

11 LADY RAIDER SUPPORT STAFF MARCY PHILLIPS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Marcy Phillips is in her sixth year as administrative assistant for women s basketball. Phillips is an instrumental part of the women s basketball program as she coordinates speaking engagements for head coach Kristy Curry, works summer basketball camps and handles all office duties for Curry and the assistant coaches. Prior to coming to Texas Tech, Phillips spent over 10 years managing an office for a Certified Public Accountant. Phillips, a native of Lubbock and a graduate of Lubbock Cooper, has a daughter, Holly, who is a freshman at South Plains College. DR. JAMES BURKE TEAM PHYSICIAN Dr. James Burke is in his fifth year as orthopaedic surgeon for Lady Raider basketball. Burke, who was born in St. Helens, Merseyside, England, attended Sheffield University Medical School where he completed his medical degree in He then attended The Royal College of Surgeons, receiving his surgical degree in Burke is a diplomat of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is an examiner for the board. Burke s medical specialty is sports medicine. He has been a consultant orthopaedic surgeon for the Texas Tech Athletics Department since Burke and his wife, Diane, share an avid interest and support in Texas Tech athletics, as well as their son Dr. Jeremy Burke and daughter, Dr. Joanna Burke. DR. REBECCA RAEDEKE TEAM PHYSICIAN Dr. Rebecca Raedeke is in her 15th year as the team physician for the Lady Raiders. Raedeke has been practicing medicine in Lubbock for 16 years. She graduated from Texas Tech in 1982 with a bachelor of arts degree in speech. Raedeke graduated from Texas Tech Medical School in She completed her internship and residency at Brackenridge Hospital in Austin, Texas. Raedeke is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and is in private practice. A native of Ralls, Texas, she is a board member for the Women s Health Research Coalition, which is a group of Lubbock physicians, both in private practice and members of the faculty at the Texas Tech School of Medicine, who are working to endow a chair at Tech for the study of women s health issues. The group is currently focusing on raising funds for research pertaining to ACL injuries in female athletes. Raedeke and her husband, Randy, reside in Lubbock and have a 11-year-old son Ross.

12 DR. AMANDA BANKS ACADEMIC SERVICES COACHES & STAFF TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY Dr. Amanda Banks joined the Texas Tech Athletics Academic Services staff in November 2005 and currently serves as the sport counselor for men s and women s basketball. Her primary responsibility is to provide comprehensive academic counseling to help facilitate academic success, retention and satisfactory progress towards degree requirements for the men s and women s basketball programs. Dr. Banks also assists student-athletes with personal, career, and athletic development, and works closely with university faculty, as well as other entities on campus. TAMMI HOFFMAN MEDIA RELATIONS Tammi Hoffman is in her 10th year at Texas Tech as associate director of athletic media relations. She handles the media relations responsibilities for women s basketball and assists with football. She also serves as the football game day program editor and assists in all phases of the Texas Tech athletic department publicity efforts. Hoffman came to Tech after serving two years as assistant sports information director at Drake University. While at Drake, she was the primary contact for women s basketball, volleyball and men s and women s tennis and assisted with IMELDA GARCIA ATHLETIC TRAINING Dr. Banks earned a Ph. D. in counselor education, master s degree in counselor education and bachelor s degree in sociology from Texas Tech University. A former track and field standout, Dr. Banks was a twotime Southwest Conference Champion and All-American in the triple jump. She is also a member of the distinguished Texas Tech Hall of Honor. Imelda Garcia is in her ninth year as assistant athletic trainer at Texas Tech. She handles the athletic training duties for women s basketball. She heads the student athletic trainer education program as well as teaches part time in the ESS department on campus. Garcia also serves as advisor for the Student Athletic Trainer s Club at Tech founded in 2001 by Garcia and student athletic trainer Roderick Williams. Garcia comes to Tech after serving as assistant athletic trainer at the University of Houston. While at Houston, she was the athletic trainer for volleyball, women s soccer, men s and women s track and field and swimming and diving. She also was head of the student athletic trainer education program. Garcia, a native of Albuquerque, N.M., is a 1993 graduate of the University of New Mexico with a bachelor of science degree in athletic training. She received her master s of science degree in scientific basis of human performance from Texas Tech in While attending Tech, she worked as a graduate assistant athletic trainer with volleyball and men s and women s track and field. game day operations for football and men s basketball. Prior to Drake, Hoffman worked as a sports information assistant at Purdue University and the University of Texas at Arlington. Hoffman, a native of Royal Center, Ind., is a 1995 graduate of Purdue University with a bachelor of arts degree in communication. While at Purdue, she was a manager for the women s basketball team for two years, including the season when they won the Big Ten title and advanced to the Final Four. Hoffman is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association and the Texas Sports Writers Association. Garcia was a volunteer for the USOC Olympic training center in San Diego, Calif., in June 1999, and went to the 2007 Summer World Games and worked with diving. She was also a speaker at the Greater Houston Athletic Trainer s Society of the College Athletic Trainer. In her spare time, Garcia enjoys live music, food, hiking, biking, running and playing sports. LADY RAIDER BASKETBALL

13 LADY RAIDER SUPPORT STAFF ELVIS MOYA MARKETING AND PROMOTIONS In his third year at Texas Tech, Elvis Moya serves as director of marketing and promotions for Lady Raider basketball. Moya handles all marketing, promotions, advertising, corporate sponsorships for the women s basketball program, while coordinating the overall game day experience. The Kristy Curry television and radio shows also fall under his direction. Prior to coming to Lubbock, Moya spent two and a half years as the spirit coordinator and head cheer and mascot coach at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. He also served as the liaison between intercollegiate athletics and the university bands at Purdue. Before his stint at Purdue, he spent a year at Elmira College in New York as an administrative assistant to the Athletics Director and head cheer coach. Moya, who hails from Shamrock, Texas, is a 2003 graduate of Texas Tech with a bachelor s degree in political science and a minor in mass communications. While at Tech, Moya worked in the external operations and marketing department as a student and was also a cheerleader for the Red Raiders. LADY RAIDER MANAGERS ABBY ALTMAN Manager ALLISON EBERHART Manager STEPHANIE LOWERY Manager KINSEY McCOWN Manager ASHLEI WATSON Manager RACHEL McINTOSH Student Athletic Traier TORY STEPHENS STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING Tory Stephens is in his 12th year as a strength and conditioning coach at Texas Tech but in his fourth year as associate head strength coach and head of nutrition and supplementation. Stephens, who is Sports Performance Nutrition (SPN) certified and Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coach certified (CSCC), has served the Lady Raider basketball team for the past 10 seasons. He designs and implements all phases of strength, conditioning, agility, and power and speed development. On a daily basis, Stephens works with the team on flexibility training. Additionally, Stephens oversees the distribution of nutritional supplements and educates student-athletes on safe and NCAA compliant supplements. Along with women s basketball, Stephens also oversees baseball and softball, and has worked with all sports during his tenure. He is a certified member of the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association. Stephens, who graduated from Texas Tech in 1998 with a degree in exercise and sports science, was a letterman in football, baseball and track at Sweetwater High School. As a football player, he was chosen to the All-West Texas, All-South Plains and All-State football teams. He was also an All-District selection in baseball. Stephens and his wife, Trisha, have two sons, Trey and Trevor.