Stephanie McCormick | |
Birth Place: | High Point, North Carolina |
Alma Mater: | Catawba |
Coach Years1: | 1994–1997 |
Coach Team1: | Western Carolina (assistant) |
Coach Years2: | 1997–2001 |
Coach Team2: | UNC Wilmington (assistant) |
Coach Years3: | 2001–2003 |
Coach Team3: | UNC Charlotte (assistant) |
Coach Years4: | 2003–2004 |
Coach Team4: | Georgia Tech (assistant) |
Coach Years5: | 2004–2009 |
Coach Team5: | Western Carolina (assistant) |
Coach Years6: | 2009–2013 |
Coach Team6: | North Carolina State University (assistant) |
Coach Years7: | 2013–2015 |
Coach Team7: | Siena College (assistant) |
Coach Years8: | 2015–2019 |
Coach Team8: | Western Carolina |
Overall Record: | 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]
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.
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.