• Source: Ronald Hughey

Ronald Hughey (born November 7, 1970) is an American college basketball coach who is currently serving as the head coach for the University of Houston women's basketball team. He began coaching for Houston in the 2014–15 season. Prior to that, he served as an assistant coach for several other college women's basketball programs.




Career


Hughey was born in Columbia, South Carolina, and attended C.A. Johnson High School. There he was the football team’s starting quarterback, and he also played a pivotal role in the basketball team winning its first state championship in 1989. He attended college at South Carolina State University before transferring to Limestone University, where he earned his bachelor's degree. He began his career coaching boy's high school basketball at C.A. Johnson, and several preparatory schools in South Carolina from 2001 to 2004.
Hughey began his college career as an assistant coach for the South Carolina State University women's basketball team, which he coached from 2004 to 2007. In 2007, he took an assistant coaching position with the University of South Carolina, where he stayed for one season; the team made the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). Over the next six years, Hughey held assistant coaching positions at the University of Central Florida, Rutgers University, the University of Texas, and Florida State University. His teams made the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament in all six seasons.
Hughey became the head coach of the Houston Cougars women's basketball team in 2014. He has led the Cougars for nine seasons, compiling a 121–154 record. Houston has made the WNIT three times during his tenure, in the 2017–18, 2018–19, and 2020–21 seasons. Hughey won his 100th game with Houston in February 2022 with a victory over the East Carolina Pirates.




Head coaching record






References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Ronald Hughey
• Amber Whiting
• Big 12 Conference
• Houston Cougars women's basketball
• Mark Campbell (basketball)
• Jeff Mittie
• 2023–24 Houston Cougars women's basketball team
• Jacie Hoyt
• Mark Kellogg (basketball)
• University of Houston