Kamie Ethridge
| Northern Colorado Bears | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Head coach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Big Sky Conference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April 21, 1964 Hereford, Texas |
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 122 lb (55 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Monterey (Lubbock, Texas) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Texas (1982–1986) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1988–1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1987–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1988–1989 | OECE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1987–1988 | Texas (grad. asst.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Northern Illinois (grad. asst.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Northern Illinois (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1996 | Vanderbilt (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2014 | Kansas State (assoc. HC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–present | Northern Colorado | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mary Camille "Kamie" Ethridge (born April 21, 1964) is a former American basketball player and current basketball coach. She was an All-American point guard at the University of Texas at Austin and won a Gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. She 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. Ethridge is currently the head coach at University of Northern Colorado.
Born in Hereford, Texas, Ethridge played guard for Monterey High School, in Lubbock, Texas. She led her team to a state championship (5A) in 1981.
Ethridge attended the University of Texas, where she played for Hall of Fame coach Jody Conradt. The Lady Longhorns were one of the more powerful teams in the country at the time Ethridge joined the team, and she would help strengthen that position. Ethridge arrived at Texas in 1982. In her first two years, the team earned a two seed at the 1983 and the 1984 NCAA Basketball Tournament. In 1984, the team was strong enough to earn the number one ranking in the regular season final AP poll. The team suffered knee injuries to five key players in 1984, including injuries to center Annette Smith so severe she was in rehabilitation for well over a year. In 1985, the team would also end the season ranked number one in the poll. That year, the team went 28–3 in the regular season, and looked forward to a Final Four held at their own arena, the Erwin Center. The Lady Longhorns were stunned by a buzzer beating shot by Western Kentucky, and lost 92–90 in the Mideast Regional semifinals.
Despite earning lofty rankings, the team entered the 1985–86 season without having won a National Championship. 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. Ethridge was considered very competitive – she once competed in a triathlon, riding the nine mile bicycle leg with a flat tire for the last three miles. The team was again ranked very high, prompting Sports Illustrated to refer to their arena as "the best little scorehouse in Texas".
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