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Assistant Coach Ellen Curtis

Ellen Curtis

Women's Basketball Assistant Coach

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Ellen (Bradbury) Curtis is in her fifth season as an assistant coach.

Curtis was a standout basketball player for the Scots. She was named the MIAA's Most Valuable Player in 1998, led the conference in scoring in 1999 and was a first-team All-MIAA pick both seasons. She was named first-team All-Region and was a Kodak All-American following the 1998-99 season. Curtis  ended her four-year career at Alma with 1,277 points, 531 rebounds, 57 blocks and 90 steals and is ranked in the top 10 in school history in all four categories. On the volleyball court, Curtis was a first-team All-MIAA pick in 1997 and ranks among the career leaders in blocks and kills.

In the classroom, she received the Tadd Harburn Scholar Athlete award and the Alma College Outstanding Leadership Award in 1999.

Curtis lives in Midland with her husband, Jeff, the women's basketball head coach at Northwood University and a 1998 graduate of Alma College.

 

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