The Shadow
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University women’s basketball Hayhurst Family Head Coach Mark Kellogghas announced the hiring of Kasondra McKay as an Assistant Coach and Director of Recruiting. McKay, a native of Arlington, Texas, spent the last two seasons on the women’s basketball staff at Colorado State, where she served as the program’s assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. McKay has over a decade of coaching experience.
“We are so excited to welcome Coach McKay to our Mountaineer women’s basketball staff, ” Kellogg said. “She will bring passion, energy, and invaluable recruiting experience to our program. Kasondra will develop close relationships with recruits and their families and push our players to excel on the court. Mountaineer fans, please welcome Kasondra and her family to Morgantown.”
McKay comes to Morgantown after coaching stints at Colorado State, Northwestern State, North Texas and LA Tech. At Colorado State, she led the Rams to back-to-back 20-win seasons. She led CSU to 22 wins last season, which were the most wins in a season in nine years. In her second signing class with Colorado State, McKay played a large role in recruiting guards Kloe Froebe and Brooke Carlson, who both earned Mountain West All-Freshman recognition in their first season at CSU. Additionally, she helped bring in Creighton transfer Emma Ronsiek, who went on to be named Mountain West Newcomer of the Year and earned WBCA All-America Honorable Mention. McKay also added top portal transfer Lexi Bargesser, a guard from Indiana University, in the spring of 2025.
During her two seasons at LA Tech (2020-22), McKay helped the Lady Techers to a 35-22 overall record, a Conference USA West Division title during the 2021-22 season, an appearance in the C-USA championship game in 2022 and a pair of bids to the WNIT. McKay helped coach four All-CUSA selections, including the CUSA Preseason Player of the Year. and several C-USA Preseason and LSWA All-State selections. While at LA Tech, McKay led the program’s community service and volunteer efforts.
McKay spent four seasons on staff at North Texas (2015-19). She was part of a coaching staff in Denton that helped take a 5-win program and turn it into an 18-win team in 2018-19 when the Mean Green advanced to the semifinals of the WBI. The 18 wins were the most in more than a decade and the win over UT-Rio Grande Valley in the opening round of the WBI was its first postseason victory in program history.
McKay was responsible for recruiting both domestically and internationally, and in 2019, the Mean Green’s signing class was the top among C-USA programs. McKay was instrumental in inking one of UNT’s biggest signings, Anisha George, who came to Denton from the Virgin Islands. George was a NJCAA Region 16 Player of the Year, NJCAA Second Team All-American and member of the Virgin Island National Team.
Before LA Tech, McKay was an assistant at Northwestern State (2013-15), where she helped guide the program to the 2014 and 2015 Southland Conference championships and back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Tournament. In the NCAA tournament, Northwestern State squared off against powerhouse programs in Tennessee (2014) and Baylor (2015). The program won a combined 40 games during her tenure and posted a perfect 7-0 record in its Southland Conference title runs. During her time with the program, Northwestern State produced three All-Southland Conference players.
During her playing days, McKay was a two-year letterwinner at North Texas (2010-12) after starting at Weatherford Community College. She was named the North Texas Newcomer of the Year in her first season.
McKay is a graduate of Weatherford College in 2010, where she earned her associate’s degree in arts, North Texas in 2012, earning a bachelor’s in science, Kinesiology and Northwestern State, where she received a master’s in sports administration in 2015.
McKay is married to Travis McKay, both graduates of Sam Houston High School, and has a son, Taj.
