Mary Camille "Kamie" Ethridge was born on April 21,1964 and is an American former basketball player and current basketball coach.
16 Facts About Kamie Ethridge
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Kamie Ethridge was an All-American point guard at the University of Texas at Austin and won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
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Kamie Ethridge is considered one of the best women's basketball players in history and was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002.
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Kamie Ethridge led her team to a state championship in 1981.
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Kamie Ethridge attended the University of Texas, where she played for Hall of Fame coach Jody Conradt.
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Kamie Ethridge was one of six seniors, including Fran Harris, who were in their last year of college ball with one last chance for a championship.
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Kamie Ethridge was the 1986 winner of the Honda Sports Award for basketball and the overall Honda-Broderick Cup winner for all sports.
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Kamie Ethridge was the winner of the Wade Trophy, reflecting leadership and character in addition to athletic ability.
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Kamie Ethridge became the first female Longhorn athlete to receive this honor.
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Kamie Ethridge played for the USA World University Games team in Kobe, Japan in 1985.
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Kamie Ethridge was a member of the gold medal-winning USA team competing in the Pan American games held in Indianapolis, Indiana during August 1987, although she saw limited action due to a knee injury sustained in the first game.
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Kamie Ethridge finished her USA basketball playing career with a gold medal win in the 1988 Olympics held in Seoul, Korea.
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Kamie Ethridge became a graduate assistant at Northern Illinois in 1989 and was promoted to assistant coach in 1990.
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Kamie Ethridge then moved on to Vanderbilt and was part of the coaching staff under Jim Foster to help the team to a 1993 Final Four appearance.
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Kamie Ethridge then moved on to Kansas State, first as an assistant, then as associate head coach, where she helped the team become competitive.
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Kamie Ethridge landed her first head coaching job in 2014 at Northern Colorado, and enjoyed immediate success, leading the Bears to a school-record 22 wins in her first season.