Early life and playing career
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Northern Colorado |
| Conference | Big Sky |
| Record | 43–50 (.462) |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | Evangel Austin Peay (M.A.) |
| Playing career | |
| 1999–2003 | Evangel |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003–2005 | Montana State (assistant) |
| 2005–2006 | Austin Peay (assistant) |
| – | Evangel (assistant) |
| – | Memphis Central HS (assistant) |
| 2007–2012 | Fort Lewis (assistant) |
| 2012–2013 | Northwest Missouri State (assistant) |
| 2013–2015 | West Texas A&M (associate HC) |
| 2015–2021 | West Texas A&M |
| 2021–present | Northern Colorado |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 197–85 (.699) |
Kristen Mattio is an American basketball coach and former player who is the current head coach of the Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team. [1]
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From 2015 until 2021, Mattio served as head coach of the West Texas A&M Buffaloes women's basketball team. [2]
On May 8, 2021, Mattio was named head coach at Northern Colorado. [3]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Texas A&M Lady Buffs (Lone Star)(2015–2021) | |||||||||
| 2015–16 | West Texas A&M | 28–5 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA Regional Finals | ||||
| 2016–17 | West Texas A&M | 26–9 | 15–5 | 3rd | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 2017–18 | West Texas A&M | 29–5 | 16–4 | T-1st | NCAA Regional Finals | ||||
| 2018–19 | West Texas A&M | 29–4 | 17–3 | T-1st | NCAA Regional Semifinals | ||||
| 2019–20 | West Texas A&M | 27–6 | 19–3 | T-2nd | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
| 2020–21 | West Texas A&M | 15–6 | 13–5 | 3rd | |||||
| West Texas A&M: | 154–35 (.815) | 93–23 (.802) | |||||||
| Northern Colorado Bears (Big Sky)(2021–present) | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | Northern Colorado | 15–16 | 9–11 | 8th | |||||
| 2022–23 | Northern Colorado | 13–18 | 5–13 | 9th | |||||
| 2023–24 | Northern Colorado | 15–16 | 10–8 | T-4th | |||||
| Northern Colorado: | 43–50 (.462) | 24–32 (.429) | |||||||
| Total: | 197–85 (.699) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
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