Jaime White
In her first season as the head coach at Northern Colorado, Jaime White led the Bears into the Big Sky Conference. The team posted a record of 5-24 and 2-14 in league play. This year with a young team she will play a full-fledged Division I schedule and be eligible for post-season play. The Bears are also eligible to win a Big Sky Conference crown for the first time at Division I. White was named the 11th head coach in Northern Colorado women's basketball history on April 13, 2006. Prior to Northern Colorado, White spent three years as an assistant coach at Wyoming to head coach Joe Legerski and was the recruiting coordinator. In her first season with the Cowgirls, they finished 11-18 and won their first Mountain West Conference Tournament games in 12 years. The second season, they improved to 16-12 and in 2005-06 the Cowgirls earned a WNIT bid after finishing the regular season and Mountain West Tournament with a 20-9 record. Wyoming won the first round contest against Oregon State, 67-49 before falling to Nebraska in the second round. White went to Wyoming from the University of Utah, where she spent two seasons as an assistant coach for Elaine Elliott. In 2001-02, White helped coach the Utes to a 15-12 record and in 2002-03 they won a Mountain West Conference Championship and an NCAA Tournament Second Round appearance. They lost 65-54 to eventual Final Four team Duke and finished their season 24-7. The Utes were the top-ranked scoring defense team in the nation, allowing just 50.1 points per game in 2002-03. Before Utah, White was the head coach at Snow Junior College in Ephraim, Utah. In five years, she led the Badgers to a 107-50 record and back-to-back Scenic West Athletic Conference Championships in 1999-00 and 2000-01. In 2000, the Badgers finished with a 27-6 record and a final ranking of 13. In 2001, Snow tallied a 30-3 record and were ranked 12th in the final poll. For her efforts, White was named the 2000 Scenic West Coach of the Year, and the Snow College Coach of the Year. Every year during her tenure at Snow, the Badger teams improved their win total. In addition to the team's success on the court, the Badgers were the Academic Team of the Year in 1999, 2000 and 2001. A native of Kanab, Utah, White graduated from Utah Valley Community College in 1989 where she played for coach Tom Perkins. At Utah Valley, she was named a Kodak All-American after she led her team to a final 16 appearance. After Utah Valley, White continued her education at Kansas State before completing her basketball career and education at Southern Utah in 1994. White received her bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in physical education, in addition to a secondary teaching certificate from Southern Utah. White also earned her master's degree in instructional technology from Utah State. Coaching History |
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