Western Kentucky (first stint)

For her first coaching job, McKinney was hired as an assistant at Western Kentucky University in 1982. She would stay there initially for two years, until 1984.^[9]

Montevallo

For her first head coaching job, McKinney served as the head coach for two years at NAIA school Montevallo from 1984 to 1986. Over those two years, she posted a record of 27–28. She helped the Lady Eagles to a seven-win improvement and earned District Coach of the Year honors her second season.^[10]

Western Kentucky (second stint)

McKinney returned to serve as an assistant at Western Kentucky from 1986 to 1993. During that seven-year span, she helped Western Kentucky to a 169–47 record, seven NCAA appearances, three straight Sweet 16 appearances, and a Final Four appearance in 1992.^[11]

Rice

McKinney was next hired as the head coach at Rice University in 1993, where she would stay for the next twelve years. In 2000, Rice won its first ever conference championship and made its first ever NCAA tournament appearance, making it to the second round after upsetting 4th-seeded UCSB in the first round.^[12] In 2001, Rice posted a win over No. 6 Louisiana Tech, which remains the highest ranked opponent Rice has ever beaten.^[13] In 2005, her final season at the school, Rice won the WAC regular season and tournament championships, completed a 24–9 season, made its second ever NCAA tournament appearance, and McKinney was named WAC Coach of the Year.^[14][15][16]

Clemson

On April 18, 2005, McKinney was announced as the new head coach at Clemson University.^[17]

On March 10, 2010, McKinney resigned as head coach at Clemson, finishing with a 59–93 record.^[18]

Elon

On July 25, 2011, McKinney was hired as an assistant coach at Elon University, under new head coach Charlotte Smith. It would prove to be her last coaching job. In her seven seasons at Elon, McKinney helped the Phoenix to a 139–85 record, two CAA Tournament championships, and two NCAA Tournament appearances.^[19][20]

In May 2018, McKinney announced her retirement from coaching after 36 years.^[8]

College

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