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Kevin Woodin enters his third season as the head
women's basketball coach at MSU Billings. The
Jackets posted a 18-9 overall record and were 9-3 in
conference play. The 2005-2006 season marked
the first season in which the Jackets played in a
conference since 2000-2001. The Jackets were
named Heartland Conference Co-Champions of the
regular season and went on to play Oklahoma
Panhandle in the semi-finals of the conference
tournament where the Jackets lost to the Aggies
80-71. The Jackets had an impressive season in
the school record books. The most notable was
a 14-game winning streak in the middle of the
season.
Woodin became the Lady Yellowjackets eleventh
head women's basketball coach when he took over on
July 23, 2004. He
had been the head girl’s
basketball coach at Billings West High School for
the past ten seasons. In that time, he led the
Lady Bears to a 138-81 record (.630), including
back-to-back Class AA state titles in 2003 and
2004. Woodin’s Bears were a perfect 23-0 in
2004's title run and
won the final 36 games Woodin
coached at the school. He earned
Montana AA Coach of the Year honors in 2003 and
2004, and was a finalist for the award in 1999 and
2002.
A native of Libby, Mont.,
Woodin graduated with a degree in mathematics from
Carroll College in 1987. While teaching and
coaching at O’Dea High School in Seattle, he earned
his masters degree in Athletic Administration from
Seattle Pacific University in 1992. Woodin taught
mathematics at O’Dea High School from 1987 to 1994
while also coaching boy’s basketball, golf and
tennis. He was named O’Dea’s Outstanding Teacher of
the year in 1990-1991 and the Metro League Golf
Coach of the Year four times.
Woodin moved to Billings in
1994 to take over the girl’s program at West High
School where he has also taught mathematics. Along
with leading the Lady Bears to State AA tournament
hardware in four of his last six seasons, Woodin
was
also an assistant coach on the Montana All-Star
Team and an Executive Committee member and coach for
the Treasure State Classic.
At West High, Woodin coached 19 players who went on
to play collegiate basketball, nine of which are
playing in 2005-2006.
Before the Montana High School
Association moved the girl’s basketball season to
the winter, Woodin was a part time assistant coach
at MSU Billings from 2000-2003. Responsible for
practice and game planning, recruiting, scouting,
individual skill development, travel and
coordinating the Billings Bees camps, Woodin helped
the Lady Yellowjackets to two NCAA Tournament
appearances in three seasons.
Woodin has
been married to his wife Paula for 19 years, and
they have three children (Kayleen, 13; Toria, 10;
Garrett, 8). His parents, Pete and Loretta
Erickson, formerly of Roundup, Montana, reside in
Sierra Vista, Arizona.
Woodin’s Career
2005-2006 -
Head Women's Basketball Coach, Montana State
University-Billings
2004-2005 -
Head Women's Basketball Coach, Montana State
University-Billings
1994-2004 – Head Girl’s
Basketball Coach/Mathematics Teacher, Billings West
High School
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138-81 overall record
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AA State Championships, 2003
and 2004
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Current 36-game winning
streak
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AA State placer in four of
last six seasons
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AA Coach of the Year, 2003
and 2004
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AA Coach of the Year
Finalist, 1999, 2002, 2003 and 2004
1987-1994 – Assistant Boy’s
Basketball Coach/Head Golf Coach/Mathematics
Teacher, O’Dea High School
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1990-91 Outstanding Teacher
of the Year
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Metro League Golf Coach of
the Year, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
1996-2000 – Treasure State
Classic Executive Committee Member
1996-2000, 2003-2004 – Treasure
State Classic Coach
2003-2004 – Assistant Coach,
Montana-Wyoming All-Star Series
1992 – Masters of Science in
Athletics Administration, Seattle Pacific University
1987 – Bachelors of Science in
Mathematics, Carroll College |
