Cristy McKinney (née Earnhardt, born July 13, 1957)[1] is an American former women's basketball coach.
She found most success as the head coach at Rice University from 1993 to 2005, posting a 216–138 record and winning two Western Athletic Conference Tournament championships.
McKinney was inducted into Rice's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2013, and she remains the school's winningest coach.
[3] McKinney played college basketball at NC State in the late 1970s under Hall of Famer Kay Yow, where she stills holds the freshman scoring record.
She helped the Lady Eagles to a seven-win improvement and earned District Coach of the Year honors her second season.
[11] McKinney was next hired as the head coach at Rice University in 1993, where she would stay for the next twelve years.