McKinney takes over women's basketball

by Jason Katz

When the Rice women's basketball team takes to the court this season there will be a new face pacing the sideline and leading the assault. Western Kentucky assistant coach Cristy McKinney has grabbed the reigns of the Owls team after the resignation of former coach Mike Dunavant in May.

"Last year is over," McKinney said. "I don't know what happened and I don't want to know. This is a new year and a new staff. Everyone is excited."

McKinney played on the collegiate level as a member of the North Carolina State Wolfpack, and she gained professional experience during one season with the Dallas Diamonds, a professional women's basketball team.

McKinney began coaching as a graduate assistant at Western Carolina University. She acquired her first head coaching position at the University of Montevallo in Alabama. After two years there, McKinney spent seven years at Western Kentucky as an assistant coach before accepting her post at Rice.

McKinney anticipates a unified and healthy squad.

"We really want to improve on our seventh-place season of a year ago," McKinney said. "We all must have a positive outlook in order to get the most possible accomplished this year."

--by Jason Katz

This item appeared in the Sports section of the August 27, 1993 issue.

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