Karen Aston
Aston in 2016 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | UTSA |
| Conference | The American |
| Record | 64–62 (.508) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 26, 1964 Benton, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1985–1987 | Arkansas–Little Rock |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1994–1996 | Baylor (asst.) |
| 1996–1998 | North Texas (asst.) |
| 1998–2006 | Texas (asst.) |
| 2006–2007 | Baylor (assoc. HC) |
| 2007–2011 | Charlotte |
| 2011–2012 | North Texas |
| 2012–2020 | Texas |
| 2021–present | UTSA |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 349–208 (.627) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Atlantic 10 tournament (2009) AAC regular season (2025) | |
| Awards | |
| Big 12 Coach of the Year (2017) AAC Coach of the Year (2025) | |
Karen Sue Aston (born July 26, 1964) is an American basketball player and coach. She is currently the head coach of the UTSA Roadrunners women's basketball team. She has served as the head women's basketball coach at Texas, Charlotte and North Texas. Aston has a career record of 323–203 (.614). In her first 13 seasons as a head coach, Aston's teams have averaged 22 wins per year and have made a combined ten postseason appearances.
Aston was one of four finalists for the Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year award in 2017 and was one of ten semifinalists for the honor in 2018. She also earned Big 12 Coach of the Year accolades in 2017. In 2025 she was named the American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year while leading UTSA to a regular season Conference championship.