Women's Basketball Coaches

Emily Washburn completed her fifth season as Head Coach of the Lady Ravens this past year. She has an overall record of 120-43 (.736 winning percentage) in her first five seasons. She has twice been named KJCCC Eastern Conference Coach of the Year, 2004 and 2007.

In 2007-2008, Washburn led the Ravens to their fourth KJCCC East conference title in five years.

In 2006-2007, she led the Red Ravens to a conference championship with a 17-1 mark in conference play. The Ravens nearly won the region championship, losing in overtime to eventual champion Seward County. The Ravens finished the year with a 30-4 record, tying the school record for the most wins in a season.

In 2005-2006, she led the Lady Ravens to a 23-9 record, including a 16-2 conference mark and co-conference champions of the KJCCC Eastern Division. In her first season, 2003-2004, she led the Lady Ravens to a 22-10 season which included a 17-1 conference record and a KJCCC Eastern Division Conference Championship, the first in twelve years for the Lady Ravens. The Ravens have won over 20 games in each of Washburn's first four seasons as Head Coach.

An all-state basketball player during her high school years at Caney Valley High School, she was a two-year starter for the Lady Ravens. Her sophomore season, she helped CCC to a 30-7 record, the most wins ever in a single season for the CCC women. That team won the Region VI championship and participated in the national tournament, and she was named to the Region VI Tournament all-star team.

Washburn was a junior college Academic All-American. After completing her career at Coffeyville, she played at Eastern Illinois University. While obtaining her master’s degree at Eastern, she served as an assistant coach at Lake Land College in Mattoon, Illinois, helping the Lakers reach the NJCAA Division II national tournament in 2000-01.

Emily is married to Matt Washburn. The couple’s son, Rex Matthew, was born March 4, 2003, and their daughter, Anna Elaine, was born on April 11, 2006.

Matt Washburn, Assistant Coach
(620) 252-7105
E-mail:  mattw@coffeyville.edu

Matt Washburn is in his fourth season as the assistant coach at Coffeyville Community College. A graduate of Eastern Illinois University, he played one year of college basketball at Eureka College. Matt coached five years at Tuscola Community High School (Illinois) and was also an assistant football coach for one season at Mattoon High School (Illinois). Matt has also attended the University of Illinois, and Parkland College before graduating from Eastern Illinois University.

Deidra Johnson,
Assistant Coach

Deidra is in her first season as an assistant coach on the women’s basketball staff. A Magnolia, Arkansas native, Deidra had a stellar college career. As a freshman and sophomore at Arkansas-Fort Smith, she was a first team all-conference and second team all-region selection. She was rated as the eighth-best junior college point guard prospect in the country by the All-Star Girls Report.

She transferred to Oklahoma State University for her junior and senior years, selecting the Cowgirls over Louisville, Arkansas State, Memphis, Mississippi, Arkansas-Little Rock, Rutgers and Baylor.

Coach Emily
Washburn

6th Season as Head Coach in 2008-2009

120-43 Record First 5 Seasons (.736 Winning Pct.)

KJCCC Eastern Division Record of 78-12 (.867)

2007 & 2004 KJCCC Eastern Division Coach of the Year

KJCCC Eastern Division Champions in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008

2005 National Academic Team of the Year, 3.57 GPA

Four Academic All-Americans

All-Conference Players: 1st Team (5), 2nd Team (5), Honorable Mention (4)

All-Region VI Players - 7

All-Region VI Tournament Players - 5

All-American Players - 1 Honorable Mention (2007)

19 players have continued their playing careers: Div. I (12), Div. II (2), NAIA (5)