Krista Gerlich

Krista Gerlich is an American college basketball coach. She is the head coach of the Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team.^[5]

Krista Gerlich

Gerlich in 2009
Current position
Title	Head Coach
Team	Texas Tech
Conference	Big 12
Record	36–38 (.486)
Biographical details
Born	(1970-11-16) November 16, 1970 (age 52) 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	325–185 (.637)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament (1993) 3x Lone Star Regular Season (2008–10) Sun Belt Regular Season (2019)^[2]
Awards
Sun Belt Coach of the Year (2019) 2x Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year (South Division) (2007, 2010) 2x TABC Coach of the Year (2009, 2010) Panhandle's Top 100 Athletes of the Century All-Time SWC Team 3x All-SWC (1991-93) SWC All-Tournament Team (1993) NCAA West Regional All-Tournament Team (1993) Final Four All-Tournament team (1993) NCAA Woman of the Year (Texas) (1993) Southwest Conference Hall of Fame (2014) Texas Tech Hall of Fame (2003) Texas Tech Lady Raiders No. 21 retired ^[3]^[4]

West Texas A&M

On 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

Gerlich 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

Texas 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

Statistics overview

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	15–4	3–3	TBD
Texas Tech:		36–38 (.486)	12–30 (.286)
Total:		325–185 (.637)
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

Personal life

Krista is married to former Red Raider linebacker Bryan Gerlich.

Daughter Bryn Gerlich plays basketball at Texas Tech after transferring from Oklahoma State.^[10]

References

1. Christy, Pete (2022-11-16). "Lady Raiders win on Krista Gerlich's birthday". KCBD. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
2. "'22 WBB Record Book" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference.
3. "Hall of Fame". Texas Tech.
4. "1993 NCAA Woman of the Year". NCAA.
5. 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.
6. "Spearman's Krista Kirkland Gerlich Named WTAMU Women's Basketball Coach". High Plains Observer.
7. Detherage, Travis (2013-04-11). "Krista Gerlich hired as women's basketball head coach". The Shorthorn. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
8. "Texas Tech hires former player Gerlich as women's coach". The Associated Press. 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
9. Breaux, Rob (2022-01-06). "Krista Gerlich Responds to Longhorns Sour Grapes After Upset Win". KKAM. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
10. Thompson, Tana (2021-11-03). "Gerlich duo returns for upcoming season". The Daily Toreador. Retrieved 2022-11-22.

External links

• Texas Tech biography
• UT Arlington biography