Where Are They Now: Kathy Coyner
Installment No. 4 of our summer "Where Are They Now" is standout point guard Kathy Coyner.
Kathy Coyner then and now
Anyone that saw her play knew Kathy Coyner had a high hoop IQ. But she's put her brain to even better use off the court. UMass' former standout point guard is now a surgeon and the latest addition to the summer's "Where Are They Now?" feature on this blog.
THEN
What years were you at UMass? 97-01
What did you major in at UMass? Biochemistry & molecular biology
Favorite class? Anatomy & Physiology
Where did you live while you were a student? James Dorm then Pufton
Favorite off-campus spot (restaurant/bar/hang out spot) etc.? Club Kai - just for it's uniqueness of Chinese restaurant by day, club by night
Favorite Antonio’s slice? Potato
Greatest game playing for UMass? Beating Stanford in Mullins my junior year when they were ranked in top 25
Do you have any souvenirs from your playing career? Yes, I have alot of memorabilia, jerseys, posters, and newspaper articles.
NOW
What do you do for a career? I am an orthopaedic surgeon practicing sports medicine.
After UMass, I went to medical school in Ohio at Northeastern Universities College of Medicine then did five-year orthopaedic surgery residency at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich., and then did a one-year sports medicine fellowship at Duke University, where I helped take care of women's soccer, football, men's & women's basketball and North Carolina Central University's football teams.
I just took a job at UT Southwestern in Dallas as a sports medicine orthopaedic surgeon and will start Sept. 1st
Where do you live now? Durham, NC
Married? Single, no children, but I do have 3 nieces & 3 nephews
Last time you visited Amherst: I came to a women's game two years ago when I was in town interviewing at UMass medical for a fellowship
Do you still play at all? I play infrequently. Last time I played was in a Duke co-ed intramural league and we won the championship in Cameron Indoor.
Do you still follow UMass sports? I still have regular contact with Katie Lenois who was and still is the women's basketball secretary, so I do get updates and keep up them through other people's Facebook posts.
I have seen Nekole Smith on a regular basis as she was also living in Michigan, and recently saw Jawana Bradley when her AAU team was playing at Duke. There are lots of others that I keep up with through Facebook.
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