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UTEP Miners

UTEP Miners
Kayla Weaver

Kayla Weaver

  • Title
    Assistant Coach/Junior College/Transfer Recruiting Coordinator
  • Email
    kjweaver@utep.edu
  • Phone
    915-747-8609


Kayla Weaver was appointed as an assistant women's basketball coach on May 14, 2018, and now also serves as the program's junior college/transfer recruiting coordinator.

In her first season (2018-19) at the school, UTEP played its best basketball down the stretch to secure a bid to the C-USA Championships for the second straight year. The 11th-seed Miners overcame a 10-point deficit late in the third quarter to upset sixth-seed Marshall, 64-56, in double overtime (3/13/19). 

The Orange and Blue also enjoyed their first road sweep in league play in three years with two wins in three days (at FAU, 70-44, 2/7/19 and at FIU, 60-55, 2/9/19). The 26-point rout at FAU marked the second-biggest margin of victory in a conference road game in program history. UTEP also dispatched North Texas (59-51, 3/7/19) to win on "Senior Day" for the second occasion in as many years. 

Weaver joined the Miners after guiding San Jacinto College (Houston, Texas,) to a 25-11 record and the Region XIV Tournament Championship in 2017-18. The squad established program records for wins while also securing the initial NJCAA National Tournament victory in the team's final season of play. Three of her players were selected to the All-Region Team and she was voted as the NJCAA District L Coach of the Year.

Weaver served as an assistant coach under current Miner associate head coach Michael Madrid at San Jacinto College from 2015-17 before being elevated to the top spot. In that timeframe she aided the team to forging a combined record of 46-20, including 28-12 within conference play. The program made its initial appearance in the national tournament (2016-17). Additionally there was one NJCAA All-American, four All-Region XIV Team honorees and five who garnered All-Conference status.

She previously spent one season as an assistant under current Miner head coach Kevin Baker at UT Tyler. The team rolled to a record of 27-3, including 19-1 in league action. It was ranked in the top-25 poll and advanced to the round of the 32 at the NCAA Division III tourney. Prior to that she was an assistant coach for Panola College. During her time there the program made a pair of Region XIV Tournament appearances.

Weaver began her playing career with Panola College. She was a first-team All-Conference and first-team All-Region selection, in addition to meriting academic first-team Region XIV accolades. Weaver was also chosen as the Panola College Buddy Lowery Award Winner, which recognized the top academic athlete in the graduating class. She then moved on to Texas Woman's University, helping the team win the 2010-11 Lone Star Conference title. She was an All-LSC first-team member and was the 2011 Tournament MVP.

Weaver earned her undergraduate degree from Texas Woman's University with a bachelor of science-mathematics in Dec. 2011. She secured a master's degree in kinesiology from the university in July 2016.