Horne & Tramble Join Arkansas Women's Basketball Staff

FAYETTEVILLE – The Arkansas women’s basketball staff has been finalized ahead of the 2026-27 season.

Erin Horne, the director of basketball operations at UCF for the last three seasons, has been hired in the same role at Arkansas and replaces longtime staffer Amber Shirey, who announced her retirement last month.

Makyra Tramble, a standout player for head coach Kelsi Musick at Southwestern Oklahoma State and Oral Roberts, will serve as the director of player development.

Horne started her operations career in 2016 as an intern with the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream. The Orlando, Florida native then spent two seasons as a women’s basketball graduate assistant at Mercer, where she earned her master’s in higher education leadership. In 2019, Horne was hired as an assistant coach and director of operations at Lipscomb, where she spent four seasons before moving back home to UCF.

“I am extremely grateful and excited for the opportunity to join Arkansas and work under Coach Kelsi Musick’s leadership,” Horne said. “From my first conversations with Coach Musick, it was clear that Arkansas is a special place. The chance to work alongside someone whose vision and values align so closely with my own makes this an especially meaningful opportunity. I look forward to serving our community, supporting our student-athletes and staff, and helping continue to build champions and Razorbacks for life.”

Horne played collegiately at Converse College (SC), where she was a four-year letter winner and became the all-time steals record holder for the Valkyries. She is set to join the staff on June 29.

Tramble spent the first three seasons of her playing career at Southwestern Oklahoma State under Musick, where she was named the DII National Player of the Year in 2022 and was a three-time All-American and all-GAC player. The 5-10 guard from Shawnee, Oklahoma, transferred to Oklahoma State for her senior season and made 10 appearances for the Cowgirls before suffering a season-ending injury. Tramble rejoined Musick at ORU as a graduate student for two more seasons. In her final season, 2024-25, she started all 33 games, averaged 10.6 points, 3.2 assists and 3.9 rebounds and led the Summit League with 2.0 steals per game.

“I am incredibly blessed and honored to have the opportunity to reunite with Coach Musick and work alongside her once again,” Tramble said. “She has had a tremendous impact on me, not only as a player but also as a person and aspiring coach. Her leadership, passion and commitment to developing those around her have been a constant source of inspiration. Having firsthand experience with her coaching philosophy and vision, I am excited to help contribute to what she is building here at Arkansas. The opportunity to support her and be a part of the Razorback program is truly special, and I am grateful for the chance to continue learning and growing under her leadership.

Tramble began her player development duties on June 16.

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