Texas Tech head coach Krista Gerlich’s relationship with Lady Raiders stretches back far longer than August of 2020, when she was announced as the newest head coach at the school.
It stretches back longer than her time as an assistant coach at the school in the mid-2000s under head coach Marsha Sharp. In fact, it even stretches back farther than her time as a legendary player for the Lady Raiders, who she helped lead to the 1993 NCAA title as the team’s starting point guard.
Gerlich, who grew up in West Texas and starred at Sudan and Spearman High School, winning a state title with Sudan in 1987, recalls watching Tech when she was growing up. In fact, Gerlich — a three-time All-Southwest Conference player and one of three Lady Raiders to have her jersey retired by the school — says that playing in front of her friends and family was a major draw when she was deciding where to play college basketball, though the team’s upward trajectory at the time also played a key role.
Now, Gerlich is back at her alma mater and is trying to recreate that same trajectory and to get the program back to the heights they achieved under Sharp’s watch.
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