| Gerlich in 2009 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | Texas Tech |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Record | 77–83 (.481) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 16, 1970 Spearman, Texas [1] |
| Alma mater | Texas Tech University (BS) Texas A&M–Kingsville (MSEdA) |
| Playing career | |
| 1989–1993 | Texas Tech |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1993–1994 | Lockney High School |
| 1994–1997 | Taft High School |
| 1997–1999 | UTSA (Asst.) |
| 1999–2000 | Reagan High School |
| 2003–2006 | Texas Tech (Asst.) |
| 2006–2013 | West Texas A&M |
| 2013–2020 | UT Arlington |
| 2020–present | Texas Tech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 366–230 (.614) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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Krista Gerlich (born November 16, 1970, in Spearman, Texas) is an American college basketball coach. She is the head coach of the Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team. [5]
On September 18, 2006, Gerlich was named the women's basketball coach at West Texas A&M.
She inherited a 28–4 Lone Star Champion Lady Buff program that lost in the South Central Region Tournament semifinals, including Lone Star player of the year Emily Brister. [6]
Gerlich was named the head coach of the Lady Mavericks on April 11, 2013. [7] She accumulated a program-best 121 wins with the Lady Mavs.
Texas Tech announced the hiring of Gerlich to lead the Lady Raiders on August 18, 2020, [8] taking over following the scandal of the previous coach Marlene Stollings. [9]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Texas A&M (Lone Star Conference)(2006–2013) | |||||||||
| 2006–07 | West Texas A&M | 28–5 | 14–0 | 1st | NCAA Division II second round | ||||
| 2007–08 | West Texas A&M | 26–5 | 14–0 | 1st | NCAA Division II first round | ||||
| 2008–09 | West Texas A&M | 28–6 | 10–2 | 1st | NCAA Division II Elite Eight | ||||
| 2009–10 | West Texas A&M | 30–4 | 10–2 | 1st | NCAA Division II second round | ||||
| 2010–11 | West Texas A&M | 17–11 | 10–4 | 4th | |||||
| 2011–12 | West Texas A&M | 19–10 | 16–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division II first round | ||||
| 2012–2013 | West Texas A&M | 20–12 | 14–6 | 4th | |||||
| West Texas A&M: | 168–53 (.760) | 88–18 (.830) | |||||||
| UT Arlington (Sun Belt Conference)(2013–2020) | |||||||||
| 2013–2014 | UT Arlington | 4–25 | 3–15 | 10th | |||||
| 2014–2015 | UT Arlington | 17–13 | 11–9 | T-4th | |||||
| 2015–2016 | UT Arlington | 15–16 | 10–10 | 6th | |||||
| 2016–2017 | UT Arlington | 22–9 | 14–4 | 2nd | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2017–2018 | UT Arlington | 18–12 | 12–6 | T-3rd | |||||
| 2018–2019 | UT Arlington | 24–8 | 15–3 | T-1st | WNIT Second Round | ||||
| 2019–2020 | UT Arlington | 21–11 | 14–4 | 3rd | Postseason not held | ||||
| UT Arlington: | 121–94 (.563) | 79–51 (.608) | |||||||
| Texas Tech (Big 12 Conference)(2020–present) | |||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Texas Tech | 10–15 | 5–13 | T-7th | |||||
| 2021–2022 | Texas Tech | 11–19 | 4–14 | 8th | |||||
| 2022–2023 | Texas Tech | 20–15 | 6–12 | 8th | WNIT Super 16 | ||||
| 2023–2024 | Texas Tech | 17–16 | 5–13 | T-11th | |||||
| 2024–2025 | Texas Tech | 19–18 | 4–14 | T-12th | WBIT Quarterfinal | ||||
| Texas Tech: | 77–83 (.481) | 24–66 (.267) | |||||||
| Total: | 366–230 (.614) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
Krista is married to former Red Raider linebacker Bryan Gerlich.
Daughter Bryn Gerlich played basketball at Texas Tech after transferring from Oklahoma State. [10]