Women's Basketball
Stephens, Stacy
Stacy Stephens
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- s.stephens@umkc.edu
Stacy Stephens joined the Kansas City staff as an assistant coach on May 17, 2024 and enters her second season in 2025-26. She is charged with assisting Head Coach Dionnah Jackson-Durrett, specifically with post development. Stephens and Jackson-Durrett are no strangers - Stephens played at Texas from 2000-04, while Jackson-Durrett played at rival Oklahoma from 2001-05.
The 2024-25 season saw Kansas City post six conference victories and earn the sixth seed in the Summit League Championship, both of which were the best of the Jackson-Durrett era. Kansas City opened the championships with an upset victory over third-seeded North Dakota State, the Roos' third postseason win as a lower seeded team under Jackson-Durrett. Alayna Contreras was named to the All-Summit League Second Team and Ana Oliveira Dias was named to the All-Newcomer squad.
"I'm excited to be a part of the vision and excitement that Coach Jackson-Durrett has for the program and the opportunity to work with, and help mentor, the student-athletes as they chase their goals academically and athletically," Stephens said.
Stephens brings a plethora of coaching and playing experience to the sidelines, including spending the past four seasons as the head coach at Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas. During her first full season as head coach, Stephens tied the Schreiner University school record for conference wins (since going NCAA D3) with 10 wins in the 2021-2022 season and then broke the record with 12 wins in the 2022-2023 season, while also making it to the semi-final game of the SCAC conference tournament in the same season. During her time at Schreiner, the women's basketball team maintained above a 3.0 GPA and had players win multiple all-conference awards, including the SCAC Elite 19 Award winner Josline Hernandez (2022-23). Stephens achieved her 50th win as a head coach during the 2022-2023 season while winning over 60% of her games.
Throughout her head coaching career, Stephens has won one Conference Championship, has three Conference tournament appearances, over 40 conference wins and coached two All-Americans, 14 All-Conference players and won Red River Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 2019-2020.
After a stint as assistant coach, Stephens took over as the head coach at Our Lady of the Lake for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons, posting a 28-10 record overall.
As an assistant coach, Stephens was part of the best season in Our Lady of the Lake University women's basketball history that culminated in a NAIA Fab Four appearance. She spent time at Sam Houston State, making a run to the Southland Conference Tournament championship game, where post player Angela Beadle was named Southland Conference Tournament MVP. She also spent time as a special assistant at Texas, where she was a part of a coaching staff that put together a nationally ranked recruiting class.
Stephens was drafted 37th overall in the 2004 WNBA draft by the Houston Comets and played professionally in Turkey, Sweden, and Portugal from 2004-07. Stephens played at Texas from 2000-04 and helped the Longhorns win the 2003 and 2004 Big XII Championships, the 2003 Big XII Tournament Championship and competed in the 2003 Final Four. She finished her collegiate playing career with 1,708 points and 1,223 rebounds. She stands as the second-leading rebounder in program history and was the third-ever player to grab 1,000-plus points and 1,000-plus rebounds in a Longhorns jersey. She was inducted to the Texas Hall of Honor in 2017.
Stephens also had a stellar high school career at Winnsboro High School, winning two Texas 3A State Championships and a Texas 3A State Runner-Up. Stephens finished her high school playing career with 2,765 points, 2,215 rebounds and 802 blocks, earning an induction into the TABC Texas High School Hall of Fame in 2021.
Stephens has a MA in Higher Education Administration from Sam Houston State in 2019 and has a BS in Applied Learning and Development from Texas in 2004.
The 2024-25 season saw Kansas City post six conference victories and earn the sixth seed in the Summit League Championship, both of which were the best of the Jackson-Durrett era. Kansas City opened the championships with an upset victory over third-seeded North Dakota State, the Roos' third postseason win as a lower seeded team under Jackson-Durrett. Alayna Contreras was named to the All-Summit League Second Team and Ana Oliveira Dias was named to the All-Newcomer squad.
"I'm excited to be a part of the vision and excitement that Coach Jackson-Durrett has for the program and the opportunity to work with, and help mentor, the student-athletes as they chase their goals academically and athletically," Stephens said.
Stephens brings a plethora of coaching and playing experience to the sidelines, including spending the past four seasons as the head coach at Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas. During her first full season as head coach, Stephens tied the Schreiner University school record for conference wins (since going NCAA D3) with 10 wins in the 2021-2022 season and then broke the record with 12 wins in the 2022-2023 season, while also making it to the semi-final game of the SCAC conference tournament in the same season. During her time at Schreiner, the women's basketball team maintained above a 3.0 GPA and had players win multiple all-conference awards, including the SCAC Elite 19 Award winner Josline Hernandez (2022-23). Stephens achieved her 50th win as a head coach during the 2022-2023 season while winning over 60% of her games.
Throughout her head coaching career, Stephens has won one Conference Championship, has three Conference tournament appearances, over 40 conference wins and coached two All-Americans, 14 All-Conference players and won Red River Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 2019-2020.
After a stint as assistant coach, Stephens took over as the head coach at Our Lady of the Lake for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons, posting a 28-10 record overall.
As an assistant coach, Stephens was part of the best season in Our Lady of the Lake University women's basketball history that culminated in a NAIA Fab Four appearance. She spent time at Sam Houston State, making a run to the Southland Conference Tournament championship game, where post player Angela Beadle was named Southland Conference Tournament MVP. She also spent time as a special assistant at Texas, where she was a part of a coaching staff that put together a nationally ranked recruiting class.
Stephens was drafted 37th overall in the 2004 WNBA draft by the Houston Comets and played professionally in Turkey, Sweden, and Portugal from 2004-07. Stephens played at Texas from 2000-04 and helped the Longhorns win the 2003 and 2004 Big XII Championships, the 2003 Big XII Tournament Championship and competed in the 2003 Final Four. She finished her collegiate playing career with 1,708 points and 1,223 rebounds. She stands as the second-leading rebounder in program history and was the third-ever player to grab 1,000-plus points and 1,000-plus rebounds in a Longhorns jersey. She was inducted to the Texas Hall of Honor in 2017.
Stephens also had a stellar high school career at Winnsboro High School, winning two Texas 3A State Championships and a Texas 3A State Runner-Up. Stephens finished her high school playing career with 2,765 points, 2,215 rebounds and 802 blocks, earning an induction into the TABC Texas High School Hall of Fame in 2021.
Stephens has a MA in Higher Education Administration from Sam Houston State in 2019 and has a BS in Applied Learning and Development from Texas in 2004.
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