Bob McKinley
Head Women's Basketball Coach
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817-598-6256
Bob McKinley owns a 771-369 record in his 34 years coaching basketball at WC, making him the winningest active two-year college basketball coach in the nation. The coaches of the North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference have named him Coach of the Year eight times.
McKinley came to WC in 1977 as head men’s basketball coach. He coached both men’s and women’s basketball from 1991 to 1995, focused solely on women’s basketball from 1995 to 2011, and then returned to the role as dual head coach for the 2011-12 academic year. He also served as WC’s athletic director from 1977 to 2008, returning to that role in 2011.
Under McKinley, the WC women’s basketball team has earned 11 conference championships, three regional championships, three national tournament berths and one NJCAA Final Four appearance. So far, 13 All-America selections and 14 Academic All-America honorees have played for the WC coach.
As a player, McKinley led Bowie High School to the state finals in 1959 and the regional tournament in 1958 and 1960, earning a spot in the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame. He went on to play at TCU, where he was named team captain of the Horned Frogs.
He began his coaching career at Pasadena High School, eventually moving on to Houston Baptist University, and then to WC.
His wife, Dee, is retired from the Weatherford ISD. Bob and Dee have two children, Trey McKinley and Traci McKinley, and four grandchildren
Reda Petraitis
Assistant Women's Basketball Coach
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Reda Petraitis was a leader on what many call the Lady Coyotes' greatest team: the 1996-97 squad that finished fourth in the NJCAA national tournament. Under her maiden name, Reda Kakeranaite, she was a two-time All-Conference selection and an All-Region selection as a sophomore.
Reda moved on to play at Oregon State University, where finished as a starter, leading the Lady Beavers to a 10-8 Pac-10 record as a senior. She led the team in rebounds (7.4 per game) and steals (2.5) in 1999-00.
She earned a bachelor's degree at OSU in 2001 in Liberal Arts. She is married to former Coyote All-American Ramunas Petraitis and has one son, Rytis. |
