Kristy Curry - Alabama WBB Head Coach
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Entering her 8th season at the helm of the Crimson Tide, Alabama Head Women's Basketball Coach Kristy Curry talks with Petey, Josh, & SteveO about her time coaching high school in Weston & Mansfield (LA), then as a college coach in New Orleans, College Station, Ruston, West Lafayette, Lubbuck, & Tuscaloosa. Coach Curry discusses Her team’s hoops season amidst the COVID19 Pandemic; as well as:
- How her early exposure to hard work on a farm in small-town Louisiana led to working camps & coaching at Tulane
- Working under a legend in Coach Leon Barmore
- Being able to work with her husband, Kelly Curry, on a day-to-day basis
- Memories of old rivalries between LA Tech and Western Kentucky
- Getting the call from Purdue
- Answering a Call from The General after accepting the Texas Tech job
- Words of wisdom for other coaches that follow legends
- Returning closer to home, accepting the Alabama job
- Setting an immediate example for Student-Athletes by taking a pay cut to be closer to her family
- Working alongside Coach Nick Saban in Tuscaloosa, Coach Joe Tiller & Coach Gene Keady in West Lafayette, and Coach Mike Leach & Coach Bob Knight in Lubbock
- Being a servant leader while wearing many hats
- Giving back to the communities where they live & Coach
- Being an example for her staff members
- The importance of Having a loyal staff & a family atmosphere
- Getting through COVID19 caring for her players & staff as People 1st
- Foody Memories from In-Home Visits -- The Good & the Not-So-Good.
Coach Curry can be followed on Twitter @CoachCurry or follow the program @AlabamaWBB.
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