McNair was promoted to the head coaching position of the women's basketball program in the summer of 2017 following 20 years on the sidelines as the program's top assistant.Â
After two tough seasons for the Monarchs in 2019 to 2021, the 2022 season witnessed a strong turnaround. The team finished 12-13 overall and 10-8 in league play. McNair led the team to her first conference winning season and first USA South Conference Tournament presence since taking the roll as head coach in 2017. Under McNair's leadership, Kiley Hicks was named the league's Rookie of the Year, becoming the programs' second Rookie of the Year recipient. A highlight from the season was watching Jessica Drake break the single-game record with seven made threes against Guilford.Â
The Monarchs finished 5-20 overall (a two-game improvement altogether from McNair's first season at the helm) and 3-13 in league play for the 2018-19 season. Methodist was top five in the conference in opponents' field goal percentage, holding teams to 34.6 percent shooting from the field in 2018-19.
In the 2019-20 season, the Monarchs went 3-22 and 2-14 in conference action. The high point of the season was Kadie Snipes tying the single-game program record with six made threes against Pfeiffer. Her 59 made threes were third in the conference and she set new team records in single-game attempts (15), single season attempts (201), and career attempts (487) this season.
As an assistant, McNair was involved in every aspect of the women's basketball program. Her primary duties were implementing the offensive attack, breaking down opponents' film, creating the scouting report and on-court coaching, and the recruitment of future Monarchs.Â
Prior to arriving at Methodist in 1997, McNair coached two Brentwood Booster Club Association youth basketball teams for the Cumberland County Parks and Recreation Department.
A native of Fayetteville, N.C., McNair is a 1994 graduate of then-St. Andrews College in Laurinburg, N.C., with a bachelor of arts degree in allied health and she was also selected to the Dean's List. McNair lettered four seasons as a guard for the Knights.
McNair's Record at Methodist…
| Season |
Record (Overall) |
Record (Conference) |
Season Notes… |
| 2017-18 |
3-22 |
3-13 |
|
| 2018-19 |
5-20 |
3-13 |
|
| 2019-20 |
3-22 |
2-14 |
|
| 2020-21 |
1-11 |
1-11 |
|
| 2021-22 |
12-13 |
10-8 |
USA South Freshman of the Year |
| 2022-23 |
14-11 |
9-8 |
Two All-Conference selections |
| 2023-24 |
21-6 |
17-1 |
Co-USA South Reg. Season Champs / Two All-Conference selections /
USA South Coach of the Year |
| 2024-25 |
17-9 |
11-5 |
|
| TOTALS |
76-114 |
56-73 |
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