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Kevin Woodin
Head Coach
3rd Year

 

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

  • 18-9 overall record

  • 9-3 conference record

  • Heartland Conference Co-Champions

2004-2005 - Head Women's Basketball Coach, Montana State University-Billings

  • 21-7 overall record

  • NCAA West Region Tournament qualifier

  • NCAA Division II Independent Coach of the Year

1994-2004 – Head Girl’s Basketball Coach/Mathematics Teacher, Billings West High School

  • 138-81 overall record
  • AA State Championships, 2003 and 2004
  • Current 36-game winning streak
  • AA State placer in four of last six seasons
  • AA Coach of the Year, 2003 and 2004
  • 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

  • 1990-91 Outstanding Teacher of the Year
  • 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

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