COACHING STAFF

Jamie Carey | Associate Head Coach

Jamie Carey joined the Roadrunner staff on April 15, 2021 as the associate head coach.

Carey comes to Military City USA after spending the 2020-21 season at conference foe North Texas in the same position.

Prior to her short stint in Denton, Carey spent four years on the coaching staff of her alma mater, Texas, under Aston from 2014-20. She was an assistant coach from 2016-18 before being promoted to associate head coach for the final two years.

At Texas, Carey's was responsible for instructing players at the guard position, coordinating the team's offensive schemes and coordinating the team's recruiting efforts. During her time in Austin, the Longhorns complied as 95-37 (.720) record for an average of 24 wins per season. Texas earned three NCAA Tournament appearances and advanced to a pair of NCAA Sweet 16s. The Longhorns won 53 Big 12 Conference games during that stretch with two second-place finishes in league standings.

Before joining the staff at her alma mater, Carey served as an assistant coach at Colorado from 2014-16.

Carey has top-caliber experience at every level of basketball, including four years at USA Basketball as the assistant women's national team director. She worked with all levels of the women's team program, helping to identify coaches and athletes for participation. Carey also assisted with organizing logistics for trials, training camps and international competitions, supported the athletes and staff on-site internally and assisted with practice for all national teams.

While working with USA Basketball, Carey was the head coach at Sand Creek High School in Colorado Springs, from 2011-14, leading the program to a 62-17 overall record, three Colorado Class 4A Great 8 State appearances and a pair of Pikes Peak Athletic Conference titles. She was named the 2014 Pikes Peak Athletic Conference Coach of the Year.

Prior to Sand Creek, Carey served as head coach at Legacy High School in Broomfield, Colo., from 2008-10, leading the team to a Colorado Class 5A runner-up finish in 2010.

Cary ranks 43rd in Texas history with 1,074 career points, where she was a two-time All-Big-12 selection and set the program standard for 3-point field goal percentage (.418). She was the 31st pick in the 2005 WNBA Draft and played four years with the Connecticut Sun.

She was named the 1999 Miss Colorado Basketball and was the 2000 Pac-10 Conference Freshman of the Year at Stanford, before transferring to finish her career at Texas. She was the 2004 recipient of the Jim Valvano Comeback Player of the Year Award.

Carey holds a bachelor of arts degree in sociology from Texas in 2004 and completed her master's of education in sport management at UT in 2006.

Cameron Miles | Assistant Coach

Cameron Miles joined the Roadrunner staff as an assistant coach in April 2021.

Miles comes to the Alamo City after spending the last two seasons at the College of Charleston in the same position.

Prior to working with the Cougars, Miles spent the 2016-19 seasons at Lamar where he served as the director of operations before being promoted to assistant coach in April of 2018.

With the Cardinals, Miles helped established one of the most success women’s basketball programs in the Southland Conference. In the 2018-19 season, Lamar posted a 24-7 overall record, won the regular-season title and made its second-straight Women’s NIT appearance. Miles was part of a staff that led the Cardinals to national postseason tournaments for three consecutive seasons.

Miles comes from a family of basketball players. His sister, Ashlan, played at Lamar and is now the girl’s head basketball coach at McKinney Christian Academy. His brother, C.J., is in his 15th season in the NBA and his older sister, Andrea, played basketball at Rogers State.

The Dallas, Texas, native played for four years at the University of San Diego where he netted a career-high 15 points against San Francisco and made an appearance in 114 games.

Miles played high school basketball at Dallas Skyline High School, earning all-state honors as a senior after averaging 15.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 8.0 assists per game.

He also served on the coaching staff of Heroes Elite, an AAU team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

Miles earned a degree in ethnic studies from USD.

Chantel Govan | Assistant Coach/ Recruiting Coordinator

UTSA women's basketball head coach Karen Aston announced the promotion of Chantel Govan to the Director of Operations position for the 2023-24 season after she served as the graduate assistant during the 2022-23 year.

She had a multitude of duties as the Roadrunners' graduate assistant, including overseeing the student managers, assisting in practice and skills workouts, aiding the previous operations person with travel itineraries, and many other tasks. 

The Converse, Texas, native first began her UTSA journey as a student-athlete during the 2021-22 season. After spending two seasons at Cal Poly, she decided to come home for her final year of eligibility, playing in 25 games while averaging 23 minutes per game. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in multidisciplinary studies from UTSA in spring 2022.

At Cal Poly, Govan averaged 17.5 minutes per game, earning 16 starts in 44 games played across two seasons. In her junior season, she had a trio of at least three-steal performances, including a career-high four-steals against UC Santa Barbara. She also had an impressive career-best six assists against Long Beach State.

She started her collegiate career in the Lone Star state, spending two seasons at South Plains College and earning her Associate of Arts degree in the spring of 2019.

Sophia Ramos | Assistant Coach & Camp Director

Ramos joins the program after recently graduating from San Diego State, where she obtained a Master of Arts in education as well as a Bachelor of Science in kinesiology while representing the Aztecs as a standout performer on the court.

She received her master's in August of 2023 with an emphasis placed on counseling, while her undergrad degree was centered around fitness specialty and came with a minor in psychology. Additionally, she was issued an advanced certificate in restorative justice practice and trauma-informed care.

In the classroom, Ramos was a dean's list selection in the Spring of 2022 and a Scholar Athlete from the Fall of 2019 to the Spring of 2023. She was also a Mountain West's All-Academic Team member for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 athletic seasons.

She's previously held a pair of coaching positions, first coaching elementary and middle school-aged girls basketball with San Antonio Finest, a premier club that has produced a wealth of collegiate athletes. The organization's alums include the likes of Tesha Smith and Carlie Heineman, who represented the Roadrunners in the Convocation Center, as well as incoming freshman Aysia Proctor, who is set to don navy and orange for the first time in the 2023-24 season. Ramos also served as a camp coach with the San Antonio Spurs in the summer of 2023, leading station work, coaching ages 6-8, and completing player evaluations. 

Ramos received many accolades on the court, including All-Conference honors in four seasons. She was selected for the MW All-Tournament team in 2019 and 2023, a three-time Mountain West Player of the Week, and a Raising the B.A.R. All-Tournament pick. Additionally, she was named College Sports Madness High-Major National Player of the Week after a 32-point and 11-rebound performance against New Mexico in which she tied a school record with 16 made free throws.

Ramos is no stranger to the Alamo City, as she recorded over 2,000 points for Incarnate Word High School before graduating in 2018.