Stephanie McCormick

American basketball coach

Stephanie McCormick
Biographical details
Born	1972 (age 51–52) High Point, North Carolina
Alma mater	Catawba
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1997	Western Carolina (assistant)
1997–2001	UNC Wilmington (assistant)
2001–2003	UNC Charlotte (assistant)
2003–2004	Georgia Tech (assistant)
2004–2009	Western Carolina (assistant)
2009–2013	North Carolina State University (assistant)
2013–2015	Siena College (assistant)
2015–2019	Western Carolina

Head coaching record
Overall	23–94

Stephanie McCormick is the former head women's college basketball coach for the Western Carolina Catamounts. She replaced head coach Karen Middleton prior to the 2015–2016 season.^[1]^[2]

Playing history

Born in High Point, North Carolina, McCormick attended Catawba College in Salisbury. She was the first player in school history to obtain both 1,000 career points and rebounds, and she holds Catawba's school record for both career (1,244) and single season rebounds (374). In 1994, she graduated with a bachelor of arts degree. In 2013, she was inducted into the Catawba College Sports Hall of Fame.^[1]^[2]

Coaching history

McCormick went on to begin her coaching career, mostly as an assistant, at Western Carolina (1994–97, 2004–09), UNC Wilmington (1997–2001), UNC Charlotte (2001–03), Georgia Tech (2003–04), North Carolina State University (2009–13), and Siena College (2013–15). In April 2015, she was named the eleventh head coach for the Western Carolina women's basketball team, becoming the first African American coach in the school's athletic history.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Berghaus, Bob (April 23, 2015). "McCormick proud to be 1st black hoops coach at WCU". Asheville Citizen-Times. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Game Changer: Stephanie McCormick". WLOS. April 30, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2015.