(1970-11-16) November 16, 1970 (age 53) 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
347–212 (.621)
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]
Krista Gerlich (born November 16, 1970, in Spearman, Texas) is an American college basketball coach. She is the head coach of the Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team.[5]
^Christy, Pete (2022-11-16). "Lady Raiders win on Krista Gerlich's birthday". KCBD. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
^"'22 WBB Record Book" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference.
^"Hall of Fame". Texas Tech.
^"1993 NCAA Woman of the Year". NCAA.
^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.
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