Kristin Kunzman joins the Cavalier coaching staff this year, her first year, as the head coach for the UVa-Wise women's basketball team.

Kunzman is originally from Fairfax County, Virginia. She attended college at the University of the Cumberlands in Kentucky, but graduated with a four-year degree in communications at Millersville University in Pennsylvania. The coach was a student-athlete at both universities.

While on the University of the Cumberlands women's basketball team, Kunzman and her teammates advanced to the NAIA National Sweet Sixteen and also claimed the Mid-South Conference Championship. After transferring to Millersville University, Kunzman was captain of the Millersville Basketball Team, a NCAA Division II Regional Participant, and in 2008 she helped the team to an undefeated regular season record and the PSAC East Division Champions. She was also a PSAC Scholar Athlete, a basketball camp and gym supervisor, and a camp counselor.

Kunzman's basketball career continued on the sidelines as she went on to get her master's degree in business administration. From 2009 to 2010, she was the assistant women's basketball coach at Daniel Webster College where her team set many school records and also garnered the 2010 NECC regular season championship. Kunzman assisted in coaching the team to the third winning season in school history and to the first championship game appearance in school history. She also coached and guided the 2010 NECC Player of the Year.

Kunzman became the head women's basketball coach for the 2010-2011season at Daniel Webster College. During her reign, she was awarded the New Hampshire 2011 NCAA DIII All-State Coach of the Year. She led the team to their first NECC Conference Championship and their first NCAA appearance in program history. Kunzman also led them to the 2011 Key Largo Tournament Championship, and provided leadership and guidance to the 2011 NECC Player of the Year and the 2011 NECC Tournament MVP.

In addition to being both an assistant and head basketball coach at Daniel Webster College, she was also the head cross country coach from 2009-2011 and the senior women's administrator from 2010-2011. She assisted the athletic director, helped with community service projects, and oversaw all female athletes during her position as senior women's administrator.

Coach Kunzman resides in Wise, Virginia

Former UVa-Wise basketball player, Dennis Price will return for his second season as assistant women's basketball coach in 2011-2012.

Price played for the Cavaliers from 1987-1991 where he aided the team to its second winning season in school history. Prior to returning to UVa-Wise, Price coached for 18 years at the high school level, with the last seven as a head coach at both Castlewood and Lebanon High Schools.

Overall, Price holds a career coaching record of 97-60, four district coach of the year honors, and one regional coach of the year honor. He teams won four district championships and one regional championship with his 2004 team ranked #1 in the state.

The coach earned his bachelor's degree from UVa-Wise in 1991 before going on to obtain a master's degree from Radford University in 2001. Price is married to Krista Lambert of Lebanon, Virginia and they are blessed two daughters; Alexis (16) and Averie (9).