Head Girls Basketball Coach, Sand Creek High School (Colorado Springs, Colo.) - 2011-14
Head Girls Basketball Coach, Legacy High School (Broomfield, Colo.) - 2008-10
Working Group for Youth Development Coaching Curriculum, USA Basketball - 2016-20
Men’s & Women’s 3x3 National Championship Coach Advisor, USA Basketball - 2019
Assistant Women’s National Team Director, USA Basketball - 2010-14
Developmental National Team Committee Member, USA Basketball - 2009-10
Personal
From Thornton, Colo.
Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, University of Texas (2004)
Master of Education, Sport Management, University of Texas (2006)
At Omaha
Hired as the 10th head coach in Omaha women's basketball history on May 4, 2025
UTSA Highlights
2024-25 American Athletic Conference Regular Season Champions (program first) with a 17-1 record in league play, the most conference victories in Roadrunner history
Finished the 2024-25 campaign 25-6 overall, totaling the most wins in a single-season at UTSA
Back-to-back postseason appearances, playing in the 2024 WNIT and 2025 WBIT
Recruited and coached one AAC Newcomer of the Year, one AAC All-Conference Team Selection and one student-athlete who went on to play professional
Recruited and coached two Conference USA All-Conference Team selections
North Texas Highlights
In lone season, assisted program to .650 winning percentage and 10 CUSA wins in COVID-19-shortened season
Most conference wins in 19 seasons
Program record CUSA victories
Coached one First Team All-CUSA selection
Texas Highlights
With Carey on staff, Texas posted a 95-37 (.720) overall record, including a mark of 53-17 (.757) against Big 12 foes
Three seasons of 23 or more victories
Three NCAA Championship appearances, including two Sweet 16 trips (2017 and 2018)
Recruited and coached 13 Big 12 All-Conference honorees, one Big 12 Player of the Year, one Big 12 Freshman of the Year, one Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and two All-Freshman and four All-Defensive Team selections
Four Longhorns were drafted by WNBA teams
Signed two top-16 recruiting classes and two classes ranked third nationally
Selected to participate in the 2019 WBCA/Women Leaders in College Sports NEXT UP program
Colorado Highlights
2014-15 Buffaloes posted the second-most conference victories in 11 seasons
Recruited and coached four Pac-12 All-Conference honorees and one All-Freshman Team selection
High School Coaching Highlights
106-25 record between Sand Creek and Legacy High Schools (.810 winning percentage)
Three Colorado Great 8 State Tournament berths (Sand Creek) - 2012, 2013, 2014
2009-10 5A Colorado State Tournament Runner-Up (Legacy)
USA Basketball Highlights
Men’s & Women’s 3x3 National Championship Coach Advisor
On-court coach for 3x3 National Championship and 3x3 World Cup Series
Working Group for Youth Development Coaching Curriculum
Assisted both USA Basketball and the NBA with conceptual, practical and best practices to assist youth coaches with basketball development based around age and level
Work culminated in the release of a of a published book in 2025: The USA Basketball Coaching Guide For All Levels: Coaching Philosophy & Player Development Curriculum from the National Governing Body of Basketball
Assistant Women’s National Team Director
Identify top talent in the United States for invitation to trials for Developmental, Junior and National Teams
Organize and manage trials, as well as international friendly tournaments
Serve in team leader or assistant team leader role, traveling with teams to international competitions (Zone Qualifiers, World Championships, Summer Olympic Games, Pan American Games
Developmental National Team Committee Member
Identify top talent in the United States for invitation to trials, followed by selection of 12-member roster to compete for gold medal and international competition
Honors
2023 University of Texas Athletic Hall of Honor Inductee
2020 Colorado High School Activities Association Hall of Fame Inductee
2019 Horizon High School Hall of Fame Inductee
Two-time Colorado Springs Area and Pikes Peak Athletic Conference Coach of the Year
2004-05 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American
2004-05 Big 12 Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarship Award recipient
2004-05 State of Texas NCAA Woman of the Year
2003-04 Jim Valvano Comeback Player of the Year
2002-03 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year
1999-00 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year
1999-00 Pac-10 All-Freshman Team
1999-00 Women’s Basketball Journal and Women’s Basketball News Service Freshman All-American Team
1999 Colorado Ms. Basketball
1998-99 Gatorade Colorado Player of the Year
1998-99 WBCA All-America Team
1998-99 Naismith Player of the Year finalist
Two-time First Team All-Big 12 Conference
Two-time Big 12 First-Team All-Academic Team
Two-time Wade Trophy finalist
Two-time Naismith Trophy finalist
Two-time Nancy Lieberman Award finalist (top women's point guard nationally)
Playing Career
Connecticut Sun - WNBA (2005-08)
Drafted 31st overall in 2005
Four seasons
2005 WNBA Finals appearance
Played in 105 games
Colorado Chill - NWBL (2005-06)
2006 NWBL Champions
2006 NWBL All-Star Game selection
2003 USA Basketball Pan American Games
Silver Medal
Texas - NCAA Division I (2002-05)
2002-03 and 2003-04 Big 12 Regular Season Champions
Three NCAA tournament appearances
2003 Women's Final Four; 2004 Sweet 16, 2005 Second Round
Stanford - NCAA Division I (1999-02)
2000 NCAA Championship Second Round
Sidelined after freshman year for two seasons due to concussion
