Leta Andrews
Granbury High School
Impact Statement
“That wasn’t just on the basketball court, but in life. A lot of the things we learn in sports, if we do them correctly, they carry over into life.” -Leta Andrews
Biography
This year, in her 44th season, Andrews became the all-time winningest coach in American girls’ basketball history. Her career record at four high schools is 1,228-254, a winning percentage of almost 83 per cent. She led Corpus Christi Calallen High to the Class 4A state championship in 1990 and her teams have advanced to seven state title games and made 16 appearances in the Sweet Sixteen state tournament.
In February the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame named Andrews the inaugural recipient of the Morgan Wootten Award for Lifetime Achievement in Coaching High School Basketball. Andrews, who also serves as girls’ athletic director and teaches a dance class at Granbury, was named Walt Disney Teacher of the Year in the category of coaching, health and physical education in 1993.
Andrews continued to lead Granbury until her retirement in 2014. She has won the most games all time in the nation with 1,416 victories over her 52 year career coaching both boys’ and girls’ teams.
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