C O A C H E S & STA F F Lady Frogs crushed that mark in 2003-04 by averaging a throng of 3,470
which included a 15-1 conference record, and he led the club to the Division
each game, tops in C-USA and 31st in the country. TCU came in a hair under
II Final Four. That squad finished the season ranked No. 3 nationally and
that figure with 3,462 in 2004-05.
captured both the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association regular-
The overall attendance figures since Mittie’s arrival on campus are
season and tournament championships. For his efforts, he was tabbed
staggering. TCU has ranked in the top 50 in home attendance in seven
league and district Coach of the Year, and was among eight finalists for the
of the last nine seasons. A total of 402,458 fans have attended TCU home
national honor.
games over the past nine years for an average of over 2,600 per contest.
Mittie garnered league Coach of the Year honors for the first time in his
During the Lady Frogs’ first 17 years in Division I before the Mittie era, just
career in 1994 when his Griffons posted a 29-3 overall and 16-0 league
over 100,000 patrons witnessed a home game and TCU had on average
record and captured the MIAA regular-season title. His club also made a trip
less than 600 fans per game. Nine of the top 10 and 24 of the top 25 home
to the NCAA Elite Eight.
crowds in TCU women’s basketball history have come during Mittie’s tenure. Prior to his move to Cowtown, Mittie pieced together a 75-42 (.641) mark
In Mittie’s first season, his club compiled a 16-11 record, an improvement of 11 wins over the previous year. Before assuming the head coaching
in his four campaigns at Arkansas State, posting a pair of 20-win seasons
duties, Mittie served one season as assistant basketball and baseball coach
and winning 17 or more contests in each of his four years with the Lady
at the school.
Indians. Twice his teams topped the Sun Belt Conference in grade point
Mittie saw several of his players pick up numerous honors during his
average as well.
three-year stay at Missouri Western. Two of his standouts, Tonya Foster
In his final season at Arkansas State, Mittie’s squad finished 18-14 with
and Amy Towne, were all-conference, all-region and All-America selections
victories over a pair of ranked foes in Virginia (No. 8) and Kansas (No. 19). His
during their careers. Both Foster and Towne set school records for single-
team eventually advanced to the final eight of the Women’s NIT.
season points scored, field goal percentage and blocked shots. They also
Prior to taking over the Arkansas State program, Mittie fashioned a 76-17 (.817) mark in three years as head coach at Missouri Western. In 1995, Mittie guided the school to a remarkable 31-3 slate,
set marks for career field goal percentage and blocked shots. Seven squad members picked up Academic All-MIAA honors and two snagged GTE/ College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District VII accolades. Mittie’s teams continue to hold school records for highest single-season winning percentage (.912), most wins and fewest losses in one year (31 and three) and single-season field goal percentage (.479). Mittie also is tied for the longest winning streak in school history (21). Missouri Western’s 2001-02 squad tied his record for fewest losses when it went 27-3. Mittie has never had a losing record and has averaged just under 22 wins and 10 losses per season. Twelve times Mittie has advanced his teams to either the NCAA or WNIT Tournaments, where he is a combined 15-12. A native of Blue Springs, Mo., Mittie earned his undergraduate degree in sports management from Missouri Western in 1989 and his master’s in sports management from the United States Sports Academy in Mobile, Ala., in 1992. Mittie and his wife, Shanna, are the proud parents of three children, daughters Logan and Madison and son Jordan.
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