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Amenemopé McKinney
Amenemopé McKinney
Amenemopé McKinney is in her second season as the Director of Player Development for the Northwestern women's basketball team. Her addition was announced on June 12, 2018. 

McKinney spent the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons as a graduate assistant at TCU. The Horned Frogs reached the semifinals of the WNIT tournament in 2018, their deepest WNIT run in program history. The Frogs also spent multiple weeks in the top-25.

Prior to her coaching career, McKinney played point guard at Rice from 2008-12. The Owls reached the postseason in 2011 and 2012.

After graduating, McKinney worked as a management consultant for four years, specializing in human capital strategy and finance/risk strategy. McKinney also founded Ambytion Sports Enterprises and authored the book "Just A Game."
 
McKinney earned her bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and an MBA from TCU in 2018.