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Matthew Mitchell Sport(s) Women's basketball Current position Title Head coach Team Kentucky Record 28-8 Biographical details Born December 16, 1970 Place of birth Louisville, Mississippi Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1995-1996
1996-1998
1998-1999
1999-2000
2000-2003
2003-2005
2005-2007
2007-presentWinston Acad. (MS) (asst.)
Central Holmes Acad. (MS)
Manchester Academy (MS)Head coaching record Overall 91-69 (.569) Accomplishments and honors Awards 2009-2010 SEC Coach of the Year Matthew LaMont Mitchell (born December 16, 1970 in Louisville, Mississippi) is the current head coach for the University of Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team, also known as "UK Hoops".[1]
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Coaching
Mitchell became the head coach of UK on April 23, 2007, succeeding former UK coach Mickie DeMoss.[1] Prior to becoming the coach at Kentucky, Mitchell spent two years as the head coach at Morehead State.[1] Mitchell started his coaching career as graduate assistant under Pat Summitt at Tennessee, and he also spent time as an assistant coach at Florida and Kentucky before becoming a head coach.[1]
Following the 2009-10 season, Mitchell was named the SEC Coach of the Year.[2] In addition to Mitchell's recognition, Victoria Dunlap was named the SEC Player of the Year and A'dia Mathies was named the SEC Freshman of the Year. The Wildcats joined the unbeaten national champion 1998 Tennessee squad as the only teams in SEC women's basketball history to sweep the major post-season awards.[2]
Mitchell's success on the court has already moved him up to No. 4 in all-time wins at Kentucky with 86. His winning percentage of 63.7 percent (86-49) ranks third.
Year Three proved to be the best year yet as Mitchell was named SEC Coach of the Year for his remarkable job in turning around a team that went 16-16 overall, 5-9 in conference play the year prior to a 28-8 overall record in 2009-10. The Cats' 28 overall wins, including 11 SEC wins were school records and UK finished second in the league despite being picked to finish 11th in the preseason polls.
Head coaching record
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Morehead State (Ohio Valley Conference) (2005–2007) 2005-2006 Morehead State 16-13 11-9 4 None 2006-2007 Morehead State 14-16 13-7 4 None Morehead State: 30-29 24-16 Kentucky Wildcats (Southeastern Conference) (2007–present) 2007-2008 Kentucky Wildcats 17-16 8-6 5 WNIT Quarterfinals 2008–09 Kentucky Wildcats 16-16 5-9 10 WNIT Second Round 2009–10 Kentucky Wildcats 28-8 11-5 2 NCAA Women's Elite Eight Kentucky Wildcats: 61-40 24-20 Total: 91-69 National Champion Conference Regular Season Champion Conference Tournament Champion
Conference Regular Season & Conference Tournament Champion Conference Division ChampionPersonal
Mitchell attended Mississippi State University from 1993–95, where he received a bachelor of science degree in marketing.
He is married to the former Jenna Ramsey, and he has two daughters, Lacy[1] and Saylor.
See also
- Joe Craft Center
- Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball
References
Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball head coaches Jane Todd Watson (1903) • C. P. St. John (1904) • Thomson Bryant (1906) • C. W. Leaphart (1908) • Walter Fox (1908–1909) • Bessie Hayden (1909–1910) • J. J. Tigert (1911–1915) • William Tuttle (1915–1916) • J. J. Tigert (1916–1917) • Jim Park (1917–1918) • Andrew Gill (1918–1919) • Sarah Gibson Blanding (1919–1922) • Happy Chandler (1922–1923) • Bart Peak (1923–1924) • No team (1924–1974) • Sue Feamster (1974–1976) • Deborah Yow (1976–1980) • Terry Hall (1980–1987) • Sharon Fanning (1987–1995) • Bernadette Locke-Mattox (1995–2003) • Mickie DeMoss (2003–2007) • Matthew Mitchell (2007– )
Current women's basketball head coaches of the Southeastern Conference Wendell Hudson (Alabama) • Tom Collen (Arkansas) • Nell Fortner (Auburn) • Amanda Butler (Florida • Andy Landers (Georgia) • Matthew Mitchell (Kentucky) • Nikki Caldwell (LSU) • Renee Ladner (Ole Miss) • Sharon Fanning (Mississippi State) • Dawn Staley (South Carolina) • Pat Summitt (Tennessee) • Melanie Balcomb (Vanderbilt)
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