Jamie Carey

Experience

Head Women's Basketball Coach, Omaha (NCAA Division I - Summit League) - 2025-Present
Associate Head Women's Basketball Coach, UTSA (NCAA Division I - The American) - 2021-25
Associate Head Women's Basketball Coach, North Texas (NCAA Division I - Conference USA) - 2020-21
Associate Head Women's Basketball Coach, Texas (NCAA Division I - Big 12) - 2018-20
Assistant Women's Basketball Coach, Texas - 2016-18
Assistant Women's Basketball Coach, Colorado (NCAA Division I - Pac-12) - 2014-16
Head Girls Basketball Coach, Sand Creek High School (Colorado Springs, Colo.) - 2011-14
Head Girls Basketball Coach, Legacy High School (Broomfield, Colo.) - 2008-10
Working Group for Youth Development Coaching Curriculum, USA Basketball - 2016-20
Men’s & Women’s 3x3 National Championship Coach Advisor, USA Basketball - 2019
Assistant Women’s National Team Director, USA Basketball - 2010-14
Developmental National Team Committee Member, USA Basketball - 2009-10

Personal

At Omaha

UTSA Highlights

2024-25 American Athletic Conference Regular Season Champions (program first) with a 17-1 record in league play, the most conference victories in Roadrunner history
Finished the 2024-25 campaign 25-6 overall, totaling the most wins in a single-season at UTSA
Back-to-back postseason appearances, playing in the 2024 WNIT and 2025 WBIT
Recruited and coached one AAC Newcomer of the Year, one AAC All-Conference Team Selection and one student-athlete who went on to play professional
Recruited and coached two Conference USA All-Conference Team selections

North Texas Highlights

In lone season, assisted program to .650 winning percentage and 10 CUSA wins in COVID-19-shortened season
- Most conference wins in 19 seasons
- Program record CUSA victories
Coached one First Team All-CUSA selection

Texas Highlights

With Carey on staff, Texas posted a 95-37 (.720) overall record, including a mark of 53-17 (.757) against Big 12 foes
- Three seasons of 23 or more victories
Three NCAA Championship appearances, including two Sweet 16 trips (2017 and 2018)
Recruited and coached 13 Big 12 All-Conference honorees, one Big 12 Player of the Year, one Big 12 Freshman of the Year, one Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and two All-Freshman and four All-Defensive Team selections
Four Longhorns were drafted by WNBA teams
Signed two top-16 recruiting classes and two classes ranked third nationally
Selected to participate in the 2019 WBCA/Women Leaders in College Sports NEXT UP program

Colorado Highlights

2014-15 Buffaloes posted the second-most conference victories in 11 seasons
Recruited and coached four Pac-12 All-Conference honorees and one All-Freshman Team selection

High School Coaching Highlights

106-25 record between Sand Creek and Legacy High Schools (.810 winning percentage)
Three Colorado Great 8 State Tournament berths (Sand Creek) - 2012, 2013, 2014
Two-time Pikes Peak Athletic Conference Champion (Sand Creek)
2009-10 5A Colorado State Tournament Runner-Up (Legacy)

USA Basketball Highlights

Men’s & Women’s 3x3 National Championship Coach Advisor
- On-court coach for 3x3 National Championship and 3x3 World Cup Series
Working Group for Youth Development Coaching Curriculum
- Assisted both USA Basketball and the NBA with conceptual, practical and best practices to assist youth coaches with basketball development based around age and level
- Work culminated in the release of a of a published book in 2025: The USA Basketball Coaching Guide For All Levels: Coaching Philosophy & Player Development Curriculum from the National Governing Body of Basketball
Assistant Women’s National Team Director
- Identify top talent in the United States for invitation to trials for Developmental, Junior and National Teams
- Organize and manage trials, as well as international friendly tournaments
- Serve in team leader or assistant team leader role, traveling with teams to international competitions (Zone Qualifiers, World Championships, Summer Olympic Games, Pan American Games
Developmental National Team Committee Member
- Identify top talent in the United States for invitation to trials, followed by selection of 12-member roster to compete for gold medal and international competition

Honors

2023 University of Texas Athletic Hall of Honor Inductee
2020 Colorado High School Activities Association Hall of Fame Inductee
2019 Horizon High School Hall of Fame Inductee
Two-time Colorado Springs Area and Pikes Peak Athletic Conference Coach of the Year
2004-05 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American
2004-05 Big 12 Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarship Award recipient
2004-05 State of Texas NCAA Woman of the Year
2003-04 Jim Valvano Comeback Player of the Year
2002-03 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year
1999-00 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year
1999-00 Pac-10 All-Freshman Team
1999-00 Women’s Basketball Journal and Women’s Basketball News Service Freshman All-American Team
1999 Colorado Ms. Basketball
1998-99 Gatorade Colorado Player of the Year
1998-99 WBCA All-America Team
1998-99 Naismith Player of the Year finalist
Two-time First Team All-Big 12 Conference
Two-time Big 12 First-Team All-Academic Team
Two-time Wade Trophy finalist
Two-time Naismith Trophy finalist
Two-time Nancy Lieberman Award finalist (top women's point guard nationally)

Playing Career

Connecticut Sun - WNBA (2005-08)
- Drafted 31st overall in 2005
- Four seasons
- 2005 WNBA Finals appearance
- Played in 105 games
Colorado Chill - NWBL (2005-06)
- 2006 NWBL Champions
- 2006 NWBL All-Star Game selection
2003 USA Basketball Pan American Games
- Silver Medal
Texas - NCAA Division I (2002-05)
- 2002-03 and 2003-04 Big 12 Regular Season Champions
- Three NCAA tournament appearances
  - 2003 Women's Final Four; 2004 Sweet 16, 2005 Second Round
Stanford - NCAA Division I (1999-02)
- 2000 NCAA Championship Second Round
- Sidelined after freshman year for two seasons due to concussion
1998 USA Basketball World Youth Games
- Bronze Medal