Mount Saint Mary College Athletics

Mount Saint Mary College Head Women’s Basketball Coach Michael Coppolino appointed McKamie Place as the Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach in May 2017. Place was a Volunteer Assistant the last two years while working on her Masters’ Degree.  
 
Prior to Mount Saint Mary College, Place helped the women’s basketball team at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (NCAA Division III) in Belton, Texas, to a 15-11 record in 2015-2016. A year later, she assisted the women’s basketball team at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas to a 21-7 overall record in the Heartland Conference (NCAA Division II).
 
Assisting with all areas of the team on a daily basis, Place is the recruiting coordinator for the women’s basketball program. She helps the team on the court and also in the classroom by monitoring their academic success.
 
In college, Place played Division III basketball at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC). Averaging 5.7 points per game, she shot 42.3% from the floor and 40.5% from three point range her senior year. In 2015, she led Southwestern and the SCAC in 3-point percentage shooting, while guiding her team to a conference championship.
 
Place received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Kinesiology from Southwestern in 2015. In 2016, she graduated from Sam Houston State University, Summa Cum Laude, obtaining a Master of Science in Kinesiology Sport and Human Performance.
 
Originally from Gatesville, Texas, Place currently resides in Newburgh.