Bernadette Locke-Mattox (born December 31, 1958) is a former head coach of the University of Kentucky women's basketball team. While at Kentucky in 1990, she became the first female to serve as assistant coach for a men's NCAA Division I basketball team, when she served under Rick Pitino.[1] She formerly served as an assistant coach with the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA.[2]
In 1998, Mattox was named an assistant coach of the USA National Team, under head coach Nell Fortner. The USA team competed in the World Championships held in three cities in Germany, including Berlin, Germany. The USA team won all six of the preliminary round games, with most games in double-digit margins. The one exception was the opening round game against Japan, which the USA team won 95–89. In the quarterfinals, the USA team beat Slovakia 89–62. In the semifinal match-up against Brazil, the USA team was behind by ten points in the first half, but came back and won by 14 points. The championship game was a rematch against Russia, a team the USA had defeated by 36 points in the preliminary round. However, the gold medal game would unfold very differently. The USA team was behind most of the game, with a nine-point deficit at halftime. When there were under two minutes to play, the USA was still behind, but Ruthie Bolton hit a three-pointer to give the USA team a one-point lead. After the Russians tied the game, Bolton hit another three to give the USA team a lead they would not relinquish. The USA team won 71–65 to win the gold medal.[3]
Personal lifeedit
The former Bernadette Locke is married to Vince Mattox. They reside in Lexington, Kentucky with their son Vincent, who now attends Murray State University in Kentucky. She and her twin sister Juliette are 1977 graduates of Loudon High School in Loudon, Tennessee.
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion
^Owen Driskill. "Former Roane State star Bernadette Mattox honored for Hall of Fame induction". Retrieved 2018-12-22.
^. Archived from the original on 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
^. USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
^(PDF). SEC Sports. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-19. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
External linksedit
University of Kentucky Website
January 01, 1970
bernadette, mattox, bernadette, locke, mattox, born, december, 1958, former, head, coach, university, kentucky, women, basketball, team, while, kentucky, 1990, became, first, female, serve, assistant, coach, ncaa, division, basketball, team, when, served, unde. Bernadette Locke Mattox born December 31 1958 is a former head coach of the University of Kentucky women s basketball team While at Kentucky in 1990 she became the first female to serve as assistant coach for a men s NCAA Division I basketball team when she served under Rick Pitino 1 She formerly served as an assistant coach with the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA 2 Contents 1 Coaching career 2 USA Basketball 3 Personal life 4 Head coaching record 5 Notes 6 External linksCoaching career editBernadette Mattox Medal record Women s Basketball Assistant coach for nbsp United States FIBA World Championship for Women nbsp 1998 Berlin Germany Team Competition 1990 1994 Assistant coach University of Kentucky men s basketball under Rick Pitino 1995 2003 Head coach University of Kentucky women s basketball 2003 2012 Assistant coach Connecticut Sun WNBAUSA Basketball editIn 1998 Mattox was named an assistant coach of the USA National Team under head coach Nell Fortner The USA team competed in the World Championships held in three cities in Germany including Berlin Germany The USA team won all six of the preliminary round games with most games in double digit margins The one exception was the opening round game against Japan which the USA team won 95 89 In the quarterfinals the USA team beat Slovakia 89 62 In the semifinal match up against Brazil the USA team was behind by ten points in the first half but came back and won by 14 points The championship game was a rematch against Russia a team the USA had defeated by 36 points in the preliminary round However the gold medal game would unfold very differently The USA team was behind most of the game with a nine point deficit at halftime When there were under two minutes to play the USA was still behind but Ruthie Bolton hit a three pointer to give the USA team a one point lead After the Russians tied the game Bolton hit another three to give the USA team a lead they would not relinquish The USA team won 71 65 to win the gold medal 3 Personal life editThe former Bernadette Locke is married to Vince Mattox They reside in Lexington Kentucky with their son Vincent who now attends Murray State University in Kentucky She and her twin sister Juliette are 1977 graduates of Loudon High School in Loudon Tennessee Head coaching record editStatistics overview Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Kentucky Lady Wildcats basketball Southeastern Conference 1995 2002 1995 96 Kentucky 8 19 2 9 12th 1996 97 Kentucky 8 19 2 10 10th 1997 98 Kentucky 13 15 5 9 8th 1998 99 Kentucky 21 11 7 7 7th NCAA Second Round 6 seed 1999 00 Kentucky 15 14 5 9 9th 2000 01 Kentucky 6 21 2 12 12th 2001 02 Kentucky 9 20 1 13 12th 2002 03 Kentucky 11 16 4 10 9th Kentucky 91 135 28 79 Total 91 135 National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion Sources SEC records 4 Notes edit Owen Driskill Former Roane State star Bernadette Mattox honored for Hall of Fame induction Retrieved 2018 12 22 SUN Staffdirectory Archived from the original on 2013 06 04 Retrieved 2013 06 04 THIRTEENTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR WOMEN 1998 USA Basketball Archived from the original on 25 May 2013 Retrieved 14 May 2013 Women s Basketball Record Book Through the Years PDF SEC Sports Archived from the original PDF on 2008 12 19 Retrieved 2008 11 27 External links editUniversity of Kentucky Website WNBA Connecticut Sun Web Page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bernadette Mattox amp oldid 1145287178, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
