A participant in six national championships and 12 NCAA Final Four appearances, longtime college assistant and head coach Mickie DeMoss has joined the Indiana Fever as an assistant to Head Coach Lin Dunn. DeMoss joins returning assistant coach Stephanie White on the Fever bench.
A 35-year veteran at the very height of NCAA women’s basketball and the 2006 SEC Coach of the Year, DeMoss served 20 seasons as an assistant and associate head coach under Pat Summitt at Tennessee. She spent three seasons as an assistant to Gail Goestenkors at Texas and served four years with record-breaking results as the head coach at Kentucky.
“Mickie is one of the most highly respected basketball people in our business,” said Chief Operating Officer and General Manager Kelly Krauskopf. “She has been at the highest level in the collegiate game and has taught and prepared many of her players to move on and become great WNBA players. She is a winner and a tireless worker. I am very happy that she has chosen to join our franchise.”
DeMoss spent the past two seasons with the Lady Volunteers where she had previously spent 18 years as part of a coaching trio featuring Summitt and Holly Warlick. During a span from 1985-86 to 2002-03, the trio led the Lady Vols to six national titles and 12 trips to the Final Four. DeMoss took the coaching reins at Kentucky for the 2003-04 season and later spent time at Texas before returning to Rocky Top in 2010-11.
“I have known Coach DeMoss for 30 years,” added Fever coach Lin Dunn who has long-standing ties with the UT program. “She brings to our staff an elite knowledge both offensively and defensively. She has had tremendous experiences on championship teams at Tennessee. I have always been highly impressed with her work ethic, her ability to develop players, her attention to detail and her excellent communication skills. We are thrilled to have her with the Fever.”
