Jody Conradt
Current position | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Title | Special assistant to the women's athletic director | ||||||||||||||
Team | Texas | ||||||||||||||
Conference | Big 12 | ||||||||||||||
Biographical details | |||||||||||||||
Born | Goldthwaite, Texas,U.S. | May 13, 1941||||||||||||||
Playing career | |||||||||||||||
1959–1963 | Baylor | ||||||||||||||
Coaching career (HCunless noted) | |||||||||||||||
Basketball | |||||||||||||||
1969–1973 | Sam Houston State | ||||||||||||||
1973–1976 | Texas–Arlington | ||||||||||||||
1976–2007 | Texas | ||||||||||||||
Volleyball | |||||||||||||||
1973–1975 | Texas–Arlington | ||||||||||||||
1976–1977 | Texas | ||||||||||||||
Softball | |||||||||||||||
1973–1976 | Texas–Arlington | ||||||||||||||
Administrative career (ADunless noted) | |||||||||||||||
2007–present | Texas(special asst. to women's AD) | ||||||||||||||
Head coaching record | |||||||||||||||
Overall | Basketball: 900–307 (.746)[1] Volleyball: 165–67–15 (.698)[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||
Accomplishments and honors | |||||||||||||||
Championships | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Awards | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1998 (profile) | |||||||||||||||
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
|
Addie Jo "Jody" Conradt(born May 13, 1941)[2]is a retired women's basketball coach. She was the head coach for the women's team atUniversity of Texas at Austin(UT). Her coaching career spanned 38 years, with the last 31 years at UT from 1976 to 2007. She also served concurrently as the UT women's athletic director from 1992 to 2001. During her tenure at UT, she achieved several notable personal and team milestones in collegiate basketball. At retirement, she had tallied 900 career victories, second place in all time victories for anNCAADivision Ibasketball coach. Conradt was inducted in the inaugural class at theWomen's Basketball Hall of Famein 1999.
High school and college
[edit]Addie Jo Conradt was born inGoldthwaite,Texas,United States to Ann and Charles Conradt.[3]Both her parents were athletic, with her mother playing competitively on a local softball team, and her father playing semi-pro baseball.[4]She was a standout basketball player atGoldthwaite High School,where she averaged 40 points per game.[3]Many people growing up in Goldthwaite stayed there, according to Conradt, but she got a sense that one could have larger ambitions when a Goldthwaite native, Marie Reynolds, joined theAll American Red Heads Team,a barnstorming basketball team which played throughout the United States and around the world.[4]After high school, Conradt played collegiate basketball atBaylor University,earning a degree in physical education in 1963.[3]She finished her collegiate basketball career averaging 20 points per game. After graduation, she taught and coached atMidway High SchoolinWaco[5]and earned her master's degree from Baylor in 1969.[6]
College coaching
[edit]Prior to Conradt's career at UT, she served as women's basketball head coach atSam Houston State Universityfrom 1969 to 1973, where her teams had a record of 74–23.[7]She then coached at theUniversity of Texas at Arlingtonfrom 1973 to 1976, where her teams had a record of 43–39.[5][7]
In 1975, in response toTitle IX,the University of Texas created a separate women's athletic department. In 1976, they hiredDonna Lopianoto become the first women's athletic director. The following year, Lopiano hired Conradt as coach of the women's basketball team.[8]Conradt had attracted national attention while at the University of Texas at Arlington. After two losing seasons, they went 23–11 in the 1975–76 seasons, upsetting powerful opponents.[5]Texas planned to bring the women's program to national prominence, and they felt Conradt was the right coach for the job.[5]Teams coached by Condradt were using tactics not seen in many other places, such as full court pressure, double low posts and a transition game.[7]
In Conradt's first season, the team went 36–10. The team was ranked in the AP top ten in the nation all but one year in the 1980s, including a string of four years, from 1984 to 1988, where they earned the number one in the nation ranking.[5]The success translated into fan support — the team was averaging 7,500 fans per game by the end of the 1980s, including such state and national leaders as future governorAnn Richardsand US CongresswomanBarbara Jordan.[8]
In the1985 NCAA tournament,the Lady Longhorns lost a heartbreaking game toWestern Kentucky92–90. Watching the game was highly recruitedClarissa Davis,who had not yet decided where to go to school. She resolved to go to Texas and help them.[8]The following year,Texas would win thenational championshipwith the first undefeated women's season, with a record of 34–0.[5]Although Davis wasn't a starter on the team, she ended up earning the tournament's most valuable player award.[8]
In 38 seasons Conradt's head coaching record was 900–306. At the time of her retirement, her 900 career victories were second onlyPat Summitt.[9]During her tenure at UT, her record was 783–245. Between January 1978 and January 1990, Conradt's Lady Longhorns did not lose aSouthwest Conferencegame, a streak of 183 consecutive conference victories.[8]From 1986 to 1991, Texas was the women's basketball attendance leader, including an NCAA record average of 8,481 for one season.[5]
Over her career, Conradt has coached:[10]
- 28 players who went on to play professionally
- four US Olympians
- three players who earned a combined 13 national player of the year honors
- eight Kodak All-Americans
Conradt was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998 and into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999.[11][12]She was only the second woman inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame.[10]
Conradt was succeeded as UT women's basketball head coach byGail Goestenkors,the former women's basketball head coach atDuke University.
In 2008, Conradt was honored, along withDick Vitale,by the Atlanta Tipoff Club, with the Naismith Award, an honor presented annually that "pays tribute to the individuals who have made a significant impact on women's and men's college basketball".[10]
After retiring from coaching, Conradt continued to work for the University of Texas as special assistant to the women's athletic director.[13][14]
Head coaching record
[edit]Basketball
[edit]Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sam Houston State Bearkats(TAIAW)(1969–1973) | |||||||||
1969–70 | Sam Houston State | 17–2 | |||||||
1970–71 | Sam Houston State | 18–7 | |||||||
1971–72 | Sam Houston State | 19–7 | |||||||
1972–73 | Sam Houston State | 20–7 | |||||||
Sam Houston State: | 74–23 (.763) | ||||||||
UT Arlington Mavericks(Independent)(1973–1976) | |||||||||
1973–74 | UT Arlington | 9–14 | |||||||
1974–75 | UT Arlington | 11–14 | |||||||
1975–76 | UT Arlington | 23–11 | |||||||
UT Arlington: | 43–39 (.524) | ||||||||
Texas Longhorns(Independent)(1976–1982) | |||||||||
1976–77 | Texas | 36–10 | AIAW Region 4 Tournament | ||||||
1977–78 | Texas | 29–10 | NWIT Runner-Up | ||||||
1978–79 | Texas | 37–4 | AIAW Region 4 Tournament | ||||||
1979–80 | Texas | 33–4 | AIAW Second Round | ||||||
1980–81 | Texas | 28–8 | AIAW First Round | ||||||
1981–82 | Texas | 35–4 | AIAW Runner-Up | ||||||
Texas Longhorns(Southwest Conference)(1982–1996) | |||||||||
1982–83 | Texas | 30–3 | 8–0 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
1983–84 | Texas | 32–3 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
1984–85 | Texas | 28–3 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1985–86 | Texas | 34–0 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
1986–87 | Texas | 31–2 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA final Four | ||||
1987–88 | Texas | 32–3 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
1988–89 | Texas | 27–5 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
1989–90 | Texas | 27–5 | 15–1 | T-1st | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
1990–91 | Texas | 21–9 | 14–2 | 2nd | NCAA first round | ||||
1991–92 | Texas | 21–10 | 11–3 | 3rd | NCAA second round (Bye) | ||||
1992–93 | Texas | 22–8 | 13–1 | T-1st | NCAA second round (Bye) | ||||
1993–94 | Texas | 22–9 | 10–4 | 3rd | NCAA second round | ||||
1994–95 | Texas | 12–16 | 7–7 | T-4th | |||||
1995–96 | Texas | 21–9 | 13–1 | T-1st | NCAA second round | ||||
Texas Longhorns(Big 12 Conference)(1996–2007) | |||||||||
1996–97 | Texas | 22–8 | 12–4 | T-2nd | NCAA second round | ||||
1997–98 | Texas | 12–15 | 7–9 | 7th | |||||
1998–99 | Texas | 16–12 | 10–6 | 4th | NCAA first round | ||||
1999–2000 | Texas | 21–13 | 9–7 | 6th | NCAA first round | ||||
2000–01 | Texas | 20–13 | 7–9 | 7th | NCAA first round | ||||
2001–02 | Texas | 22–10 | 10–6 | 5tt | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
2002–03 | Texas | 29–6 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA final Four | ||||
2003–04 | Texas | 30–5 | 14–2 | T-1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
2004–05 | Texas | 22–9 | 13–3 | 2nd | NCAA second round | ||||
2005–06 | Texas | 13–15 | 7–9 | T-8th | |||||
2006–07 | Texas | 18–14 | 6–10 | T-7th | |||||
Texas: | 783–245 (.762) | SWC: 187-19 (.908) Big 12: 243-159 (.604) |
|||||||
Total: | 900–307 (.746) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
|
Volleyball
[edit]Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UT Arlington Mavericks(AIAW)(1973–1975) | |||||||||
1973 | UT Arlington | 27–9–3 | T-9th AIAW National Tournament | ||||||
1974 | UT Arlington | 44–6–3 | 7th AIAW National Tournament | ||||||
1975 | UT Arlington | 34–14–2 | AIAW National Tournament | ||||||
UT Arlington: | 105–29–8 (.768) | ||||||||
Texas Longhorns(TAIAW)(1976–1977) | |||||||||
1976 | Texas | 28–19–5 | 2nd | AIAW National Qualifier | |||||
1977 | Texas | 34–19–2 | 4th | ||||||
Texas: | 62–38–7 (.612) | ||||||||
Total: | 167–67–15 (.701) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
|
Awards and honors
[edit]- 1984 - Russell Athletic/WBCA National Coach of the Year[15]
- 1986 - Russell Athletic/WBCA National Coach of the Year[15]
- 1986 -Texas Women's Hall of Fame[16]
- 1998 - Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame[17]
- 1999 - Inducted into the Inaugural class at theWomen's Basketball Hall of Fame
- 1995 - International Women's Sports Hall of Fame[17]
- 1995 International Scholar-Athlete Hall of Fame[18]
- 1997 - Texas Sports Hall of Fame[17]
- 1987Carol Eckman Award-Women's Basketball Coaches Association[19]
- 1991 Outstanding Commitment to Women's Athletics -National Association for Girls and Women in Sports
- 2000 UT Women's Athletics Hall of Honor[20]
- 2003 Harvey Penick Award for Excellence in the Game of Life - Caritas of Austin
- 2004 CASEY Award - Kansas City Sports Association
- Conference Coach of the Year - 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1996, 2003, 2004
- National Coach of the Year - 1980, 1984, 1986, 1997, 2003, 2004
- 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award by National Association Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA)[21]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^https://texassports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/jody-conradt/626,Jody Conradt. The University of Texas at Austin
- ^"Women's Basketball Coaches Career".NCAA.RetrievedSeptember 23,2015.
- ^abcPorter 2005,p. 86
- ^abSkaine 2001,p. 119
- ^abcdefgPorter 2005,p. 87
- ^"Head Coach Jody Conradt".University of Texas Athletics. March 12, 2007. Archived fromthe originalon August 14, 2007.RetrievedSeptember 5,2016.
- ^abcSkaine 2001,p. 120
- ^abcdeGrundy & Shackelford 2005,pp. 202–208
- ^Schultz, Tracy (March 13, 2007)."For love of the game".SI.com.RetrievedMay 15,2010.
- ^abc"Jody Conradt and Dick Vitale Selected as Naismith Award Winners".Naismith Awards. March 14, 2008. Archived fromthe originalon May 18, 2010.RetrievedMay 15,2010.
- ^"Hall of Famers".Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived fromthe originalon August 31, 2009.RetrievedAugust 1,2009.
- ^"WBHOF Inductees".WBHOF. Archived fromthe originalon December 6, 2017.RetrievedAugust 1,2009.
- ^"Staff Directory".University of Texas at Austin Athletics.RetrievedSeptember 5,2016.
- ^"Special Assistant Jody Conradt".Texas Athletics.RetrievedSeptember 5,2016.
- ^ab"Past Russell Athletic/WBCA National Coaches of the Year".Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived fromthe originalon March 5, 2016.RetrievedJune 30,2014.
- ^"Jody Conradt - Special Assistant - Staff Directory".University of Texas Athletics.RetrievedApril 7,2020.
- ^abcSkaine 2001,p. 121
- ^Parish, Donald Ray Jr. (July 1, 2019)."Hall of Fame and Former Texas Longhorns Basketball Coach Jody Conradt by Donald Ray Parish Jr".VISIBLE Magazine.RetrievedApril 7,2020.
- ^"Carol Eckman Award".Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived fromthe originalon July 15, 2014.RetrievedJuly 1,2014.
- ^"Jody Conradt (2000) - Hall of Honor".University of Texas Athletics.RetrievedApril 7,2020.
- ^"Conradt honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by NACWAA - TEXAS LONGHORNS Official Athletic Site".RetrievedJune 20,2010.
References
[edit]- Grundy, Pamela; Shackelford, Susan (2005).Shattering the Glass.The New Press. pp.175.ISBN1-56584-822-5.
- Porter, David L., ed. (2005).Basketball: A Biographical Dictionary.Greenwood Press.ISBN978-0-313-30952-6.
- Skaine, Rosemarie (2001).Women College Basketball Coaches.Foreword by Betty F. Jaynes. Jefferson, N.C: McFarland.ISBN9780786409204.
External links
[edit]- 1941 births
- Living people
- People from Goldthwaite, Texas
- Basketball coaches from Texas
- Basketball players from Texas
- American volleyball coaches
- American women's basketball coaches
- American women's basketball players
- Baylor Bears women's basketball players
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees
- Sam Houston Bearkats women's basketball coaches
- Texas Longhorns women's basketball coaches
- Texas Longhorns women's volleyball coaches
- UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball coaches
- UT Arlington Mavericks women's volleyball coaches