Women's Basketball
Jaime White

Jaime White

Title: Head Women's Basketball Coach
Phone Number: 970.351.1713
Email Address: jaime.white@unco.edu

Head Coach Jaime White begins her sixth season with the Northern Colorado women's basketball team and is looking to repeat as Big Sky Conference Champions, as the team shared the regular season title in 2010-11. White was named the co-Big Sky Coach of the Year for her efforts and with eight letterwinners returning and five talented newcomers, she has high hopes for 2011-12.

In her first season as the head coach, White and the majority of teams at Northern Colorado joined the Big Sky Conference. The team posted a record of 5-24 and 2-14 in league play.

One year later, she led the Bears to the Big Sky postseason, in their first year of eligibility, with a fifth-place finish and a spot in the quarterfinals of the tournament. NC posted an overall record of 14-16 and went 8-8 in conference action.

En route to the Big Sky Tournament, White had Jamie Schroeder named the Big Sky Newcomer of the Year, while Danielle Hagen was named to the All-Conference Second Team.

White's third season at the helm of Northern Colorado women's basketball was one of high-hopes and expectation, but was unfortunately marred by injury and inconsistent play.  White finished the season with a 12-18 record overall and a 5-11 Big Sky record, which earned them seventh place in the conference. After the season, White had Courtney Stroemer named to the All-Conference Second Team.

The 2009-10 season was again hit hard by the injury bug, but the team improved from the previous year with a record of 14-16 and a 6-10 Big Sky mark. Senior guard Whitley Cox was honored on the Big Sky All-Conference First Team, the first-ever first-team pick for the Bears in the league.

In addition to sharing the regular season title, the women's basketball team advanced to its first-ever post-season play, taking part in the Women's Basketball Invitational. The Bears had Lauren Oosdyke named to the Big Sky All-Conference First Team, D'shara Strange was named the league's Freshman of the Year and senior Courtney Stoermer was named co-Defensive Player of the Year as well as getting a Second-Team All-Conference nod. The Bears were 17-14 overall, but heated up after the new year, finishing 12-4 in conference action.

White was named the 11th head coach in Northern Colorado women's basketball history on April 13, 2006.

Prior to Northern Colorado, White spent three years as an assistant coach at Wyoming to head coach Joe Legerski and was the recruiting coordinator. In her first season with the Cowgirls, they finished 11-18 and won their first Mountain West Conference Tournament games in 12 years. The second season, they improved to 16-12 and in 2005-06 the Cowgirls earned a WNIT bid after finishing the regular season and Mountain West Tournament with a 20-9 record. Wyoming won the first round contest against Oregon State, 67-49 before falling to Nebraska in the second round.

White went to Wyoming from the University of Utah, where she spent two seasons as an assistant coach for Elaine Elliott. In 2001-02, White helped coach the Utes to a 15-12 record and in 2002-03 they won a Mountain West Conference Championship and an NCAA Tournament Second Round appearance. They lost 65-54 to eventual Final Four team Duke and finished their season 24-7. The Utes were the top-ranked scoring defense team in the nation, allowing just 50.1 points per game in 2002-03.

Before Utah, White was the head coach at Snow Junior College in Ephraim, Utah. In five years, she led the Badgers to a 107-50 record and back-to-back Scenic West Athletic Conference Championships in 1999-00 and 2000-01. In 2000, the Badgers finished with a 27-6 record and a final ranking of 13. In 2001, Snow tallied a 30-3 record and were ranked 12th in the final poll.

For her efforts, White was named the 2000 Scenic West Coach of the Year, and the Snow College Coach of the Year. Every year during her tenure at Snow, the Badger teams improved their win total. In addition to the team's success on the court, the Badgers were the Academic Team of the Year in 1999, 2000 and 2001.

A native of Kanab, Utah, White graduated from Utah Valley Community College in 1989 where she played for coach Tom Perkins. At Utah Valley, she was named a Kodak All-American after she led her team to a final 16 appearance.

After Utah Valley, White continued her education at Kansas State before completing her basketball career and education at Southern Utah in 1994. White received her bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in physical education, in addition to a secondary teaching certificate from Southern Utah. White also earned her master's degree in instructional technology from Utah State.