Head Women’s Basketball Coach Latricia Trammell is in her fifth season at the helm of the Mountaineer program. She is the eighth head coach in program history and the third-winningest head coach in Western State history.
Trammell has led the Mountaineers to their fourth straight RMAC Shootout apperance for the first time in program history, the first home playoff game since 1987 and the first postseason victory since 1988. It’s the longest streak of postseason appearances since Hall of Fame Coach Doc Hahn took Western State to the NAIA District VII Tournament five straight years in the mid-1980s.
In Trammell’s five seasons, she’s had one RMAC Player of the Year, three RMAC First Team selections, five RMAC Second Team seections and five RMAC Third Team or honorable mentions. Her teams have collected 12 players of the week and 11 RMAC All-Academic honors. Katie Hall was the first student-athlete in program history to earn First Team All-Academic honors last season, and earned a spot on the first team against this season.
The Mountaineers had five RMAC West Division Players of the Week and a RMAC West Division First Team selection in 2009-10, when the Mountaineers came within four seconds of the RMAC Shootout semifinals. She coached RMAC West Division Freshman of the Year Nikki Trujillo in her second season of 2008-09.
Trammell also coached the Mountaineers to a win against second-ranked Fort Lewis Feb. 21, 2009 and the program’s first win against Nebraska-Kearney Jan. 10, 2009. Trammell is the second-fastest coach in program history to reach 30 victories.
This season, she will begin her third season on the voting committee for the USA Today/ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll, sponsored by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. She served a one-year term last season on the WBCA National Convention Advisory Group.
Trammell is a frequent clinician across the region and country, and was a part of a session at the 2011 WBCA National Convention held in Indianapolis as part of the Division I Women's Basketball Final Four. Her summer team camps at Western State have continued to grow in every year, and she oftens volunteers with youth clinics in Gunnison during the summer.
Trammell was the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator at Oklahoma City University from 2005-07 before accepting her first collegiate head coaching position. Success and running a basketball program have come hand-in-hand for Trammell.
At Oklahoma City University, Trammell was instrumental in developing a top-20 nationally ranked program every week during her tenure. The OCU women's basketball program went 28-7 during her last season as assistant coach, making it to the second round of the NAIA Division I National Tournament. During the 2005-06 season, the Stars went 32-3 and made yet another appearance in the national tournament.
Trammell coached WNBA draftee Mariam Sy of the Washington Mystics and several All-Americans at Oklahoma City. During her tenure, the Stars were in the midst of an 80-game home winning streak and seven consecutive conference championships.
Prior to OCU, Trammell served as an assistant at Texas Woman's University and University of North Texas. At North Texas, she was part of a staff that coached the Eagles to the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
Trammell compiled a 105-45 career coaching record at the high school level at Midwest City High School and Billy Ryan High School in Texas. At Midwest City, she led the team to two conference championships, a regional championship, an area championship and two appearances in the state tournament. She was the Big-All City Coach of the Year, the conference coach of the year and the head coach in the Jim Thorpe All-Star Game. She finished with a 42-11 record at Midwest City.
At Billy Ryan High School, Trammell put together a 63-33 record and led the team to a regional finals appearance, an area championship, a district championship and the program’s first appearance in the UIL state playoffs. She is the winningest coach in Billy Ryan High School history and earned two coach of the year honors. Her team won back-to-back academic awards and she was among the honorees in “Who’s Who Among American Teachers.”
During her prep career in Oklahoma, Trammell was one of the most successful high school players in state history. As a player at Seminole High School, Trammell set the state record for points in a game (46), a record that still stands today. Trammell recorded 15 games of 40 or more points and was honored with all-conference, all-region, and all-state honors.
Trammell earned a bachelor of science degree in biology in 1992 from East Central University. Born in Claremore, Oklahoma to Edna and Bobby Trammell, she is one the only daughter along with three brothers.
