Camille Perkins begins her seventh season as an assistant coach at West Texas A&M, entering her fourth season at the program's Associate Head Coach in 2020-21.
WT claimed their 19th Lone Star Conference Regular Season/Divisional Title during the 2019-20 campaign with an overall record of 27-6 with a 19-3 mark in league action, advancing to the program's 26th NCAA Tournament before the sudden end to the campaign due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Lady Buffs also excelled in the classroom as a member of the WBCA Division II Team Academic Honor Roll.
The Lady Buffs finished the 2018-19 season with an overall record of 29-4, claiming a share of the LSC Regular Season Title while also winning the LSC Tournament Title as they made the program's 25th overall appearance in the NCAA Division II Postseason with a run to the Regional Semifinals. WT finished 23rd in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division II Top-25 Poll as four Lady Buffs claimed All-LSC accolades including LSC Player of the Year Lexy Hightower who was named a D2CCA and WBCA All-American.
The 2017-18 Lady Buffs continued their reign atop of the Lone Star Conference as they claimed the regular season and tournament titles with an overall record of 29-5 with a 16-4 mark in league action. WT advanced to the NCAA South Central Regional Finals with wins over Arkansas-Fort Smith and Metro State before falling to Lubbock Christian in the Title Game.
In 2016-17, Perkins helped guide the Lady Buffs to their third Elite Eight in four years and a 26-9 record overall. In 2015-16, Perkins helped lead the Lady Buffs to their third-straight Lone Star Conference regular season title and Sweet Sixteen appearance. In her first season, she helped lead the team to the LSC regular season and tournament titles and WT’s second consecutive Elite Eight appearance with a 30-3 overall record.
She came to WT from Angelo State where she was an assistant coach for the Rambelles in 2013-14. Perkins was an All-LSC player for Angelo State form 2008-2011 and was a graduate assistant from 2011-2013. She finished her playing career at ASU as the second all-time leading scorer in program history and is the school-leader in free throws made (573) and attempts (749).Â
The Groesbeck, Texas, native, also is among the top five in the Rambelle women’s basketball record book in points per game, field goals made, 3-pointers made, assists and steals as she averaged a career-high 17.2 points per game her senior season and was an All-LSC South Division First Team selection for the fourth time in her career. As a freshman, she earned LSC Freshman of the Year honors in 2008.
Perkins earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in education both from Angelo State.
