HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2025!
Tina Conley Banham, a 1994 graduate of Coker, was a four-year member of the Cobra women’s soccer team. One of the top scorers all-time at Coker, she is ranked third all-time at Coker in points with 93, is third in goals with 38, and is seventh in assists with 17. Upon graduating from Coker, Conley Banham spent two seasons as the assistant women’s soccer coach for the Cobras before beginning a very successful head coaching career. She spent three seasons at Lambuth University and then moved on to Central Arkansas for an 11-year stint that saw her go 82-97-12 overall. She earned Gulf South Coach of the Year honors in 2002 and had UCA ranked as high as No. 5 in the NCAA Division II South Region. In 2004, she led the Bears to No. 4 in the region poll and in 2005 under her guidance UCA won a school- record 12 games.
Conley Banham retired from collegiate coaching in 2011 and moved to the club and select ranks. She now serves as the Director of Member Services for the Girls Academy, the leading youth development platform for the best female soccer players in the United States. She works with fellow Coker alum and Hall of Fame inductee, Patrica Hughes.