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Karen Aston Named UT Women's Head Basketball Coach

Updated: Tuesday, April 3 2012, 11:25 AM CDT
Former University of Texas assistant woman basketball coach Karen Aston is the team's new head coach.

Aston is currently the coach at North Texas.  She was assistant coach under Texas coaching legend Jody Conradt for eight years.

She is just the fourth head coach in the history of the Texas program, replacing Gail Goestenkors who resigned on March 19.

"To me, 'Texas' means an incredible sense of pride. That sense of pride was engrained over my eight years here as an assistant," Aston said. "When I moved back to this state last year, part of that reason was to return to the scene of Texas recruiting because I think Texas basketball is some of the very best out there. Being a Longhorn means excellence. It's everything that every young person in this state wants to be."

After four seasons as head coach at Charlotte (2007-11) and one year as head coach at North Texas (2012), Aston returns to Texas where she originally carved her reputation as an energetic leader and relentless recruiter.

Aston spearheaded UT's signing of 25 nationally-recognized recruits, including seven McDonald's High School All-Americans and seven WBCA/Nike All-Americans. Two of those high school All-Americans -- Tiffany Jackson and Erika Arriaran -- were named National High School Players of the Year. All eight of the recruiting classes Aston attracted were nationally ranked, including the No. 1 class in the nation in 2005-06.Karen Aston Named UT Women's Head Basketball Coach