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Kristy Curry

Kristy Curry was named head women's basketball coach at the University of Alabama on May 16, 2013, after a quick search by Director of Athletics Bill Battle, who was set on bringing Curry to Tuscaloosa. Curry begins her 26th year of coaching and 12th season at The Capstone in 2024-25.

Alabama (2013-Present)

Collected 500th career win on Feb. 5 during the 2023-24 season
Guided Alabama to a 24-10 record and to the program's 13th NCAA Tournament berth and second consecutive appearance
The Crimson Tide made the NCAA tournament three in the last four years, while Curry made her 12th trip to the NCAA tournament
Led Alabama to a No. 4 seed and double-bye in the Southeastern Conference Tournament after finishing the regular season with a 23-8 record - the most regular season wins for the Tide since 1991-92
UA collected a 10-6 record during SEC play, marking the third time in program history that the Tide has collected at least 10 conference wins
Helped guide Alabama to five 20-plus win seasons (Latest, 2023-24)
Assisted in the development of two All-SEC players in Sarah Ashlee Barker (first team) and Aaliyah Nye (second team) and an SEC All-Freshman honoree Essence Cody
Served as a mentor for the WBCA Coach-to-Coach Mentoring Program
Led Alabama to a 20-11 record and its third NCAA Tournament appearance in four years during the 2022-23 season
Helped guide Alabama to four 20-plus win seasons
Under Curry's watch, Brittany Davis was selected by the Las Vegas Aces during the 2023 WNBA draft - the eighth player in program history and second in the last three years to be selected
Davis, a two-time All-SEC honoree, broke records during her time at Alabama, including a three-decade-old, single-season school record for three-point field goals made (93) in 2021-22
Four individual players - Davis, Hannah Barber, Karly Weathers and Ryan Cobbins - earned high honors throughout the season
During the 2021-22 season, Curry guided the Crimson Tide to a 20-14 record, a Southeastern Conference quarterfinals appearance and a Women's National Invitation Tournament quarterfinals appearance
Under Curry's watch, Megan Abrams reached the 1,000-point club and was also named to the SEC Community Service Team, while Davis was named an SEC Player of the Week and an All-SEC Second Team selection
Led Alabama to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in more than two decades (1999) in 2020-21
Under Curry's watch, Jasmine Walker was selected by the Las Angeles Sparks during the 2021 WNBA draft - the program's second first round pick in school history and the first player to be drafted since 2005
Walker, who was named to the 2020 All-SEC Second Team, holds a top-10 program record in the following categories: three-point field goals made (No. 9), three-point field goal percentage (No. 8), three-point field goals made in a single game (No. 7) and three-point field goal percentage in a single game (No. 10)
The seventh-seeded Crimson Tide defeated 10th-seeded North Carolina (80-71) in the first round, paced by Jordan Lewis' 32 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists
Despite operating within the confines of the COVID-19 pandemic, Alabama put together a 17-10 record in 2020-21, posting its fewest losses since going 24-10 in 1997-98
Alabama got off to a hot start in league action after winning five of its first seven SEC games for the first time since 1997-98, including a ranked triumph at No. 14 Mississippi State on Jan. 14 (86-78)
UA concluded the season ranked first in the league in free-throw percentage (75.4) and second in the league in 3-pointers (224) and 3-pointers per game (8.3)
Both Lewis and Jasmine Walker earned 2021 All-SEC Honors, the first time that the Tide has placed at least two on the All-SEC First and-or Second Teams in the same season since 1998.
Lewis (Second Team) ended the season second in the conference in assists (72), while Walker (First Team) ended the season as the only player ranked in the top six in the conference in both scoring (19.1) and rebounding (9.4)
Walker was selected as the seventh overall pick of the 2021 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks, becoming the first Alabama player to be drafted since 2005
Led the Tide to an 18-12 record in 2019-20, the most wins for Alabama since 1997-98
The Crimson Tide also swept the season series against in-state rival Auburn for the first time since 2002. Its 75-48 dismantling of the Tigers on Jan. 12 was the biggest margin of victory for Alabama in Auburn
The Tide was in the mix for its first NCAA Tournament bid in 21 years before the COVID-19 pandemic cut the basketball season short
Curry became only the 10th coach ever to lead three different NCAA women's basketball programs to 100 wins after picking up her 100th victory at Alabama on Nov. 17 against Mercer
Lewis was named SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the first time in program history for her excellent performance on the court, in the classroom and in the community.
Earned her 400th career victory after the Crimson Tide defeated Northwestern State 87-73 on Dec. 16, 2018
Led Alabama to a 86-65 victory of No. 20 Tennessee on Jan. 17, 2019, becoming the eighth program in history to win five or more consecutive games against the Lady Vols
In 2017-18, UA earned its first victory in program history in Knoxville against Tennessee and graduated its winningest senior class in 16 years in Quanetria Bolton, Hannah Cook, Alana da Silva, Coco Knight, Meoshonti Knight and Ashley Williams
In 2016-17, Ashley Knight led the SEC in overall blocks, becoming the first Alabama student-athlete in history to do so, and set the Alabama single-season record with her 90 rejections.
In 2015-16, Curry guided Alabama to a win over women's basketball powerhouse Tennessee, which was the first since 1984, ending a 42-game losing streak to the Lady Volunteers
In 2014-15, Alabama reached double-digit wins in non-conference play for the first time since 2010, which included a victory over then 12th-ranked Nebraska
Curry's inaugural season at the Capstone saw seven Southeastern Conference victories, marking the most since the 2001-02 season
Established a culture of community service within the program.
Received the Kay Yow Heart of a Coach Award, presented by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, in 2014