Allison Pohlman (née Starr; born October 6, 1977) is an American basketball coach and the current head coach of the Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team. She took over the position in April 2021, following Jennie Baranczyk's hiring at Oklahoma.[1] Pohlman had been an associate head coach and assistant coach at Drake since 2007. Prior to Drake, she was an assistant coach at Northern Iowa, her alma mater, and served as associate head coach there from 2006 to 2007.
_(cropped).jpg) Pohlman in 2023 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Drake |
| Conference | MVC |
| Record | 75–35 (.682) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 6, 1977 Wellsburg, Iowa |
| Alma mater | University of Northern Iowa |
| Playing career | |
| 1996–2000 | Northern Iowa |
| Position(s) | Small forward |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2001–2006 | Northern Iowa (assistant) |
| 2006–2007 | Northern Iowa (associate) |
| 2007–2014 | Drake (assistant) |
| 2014–2021 | Drake (associate) |
| 2021–present | Drake |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 75–35 (.682) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Records | |
| MVC Coach of the Year (2024) | |
Playing career
editA Wellsburg, Iowa native, playing at Northern Iowa, Pohlman was named to the Missouri Valley Conference's All-Freshman team and, in the three successive seasons, she was named All-MVC First Team and to the conference's All-Defensive Team. She finished her playing career with 1,463 points, 711 rebounds, and 274 steals.[2] In 2011, she was inducted into the UNI Hall of Fame.[3]
Coaching career
editPohlman began her coaching career as a graduate assistant at Northern Iowa for the 2000–01 season, before being promoted to an assistant coach the following season and associate head coach in 2006. She joined Drake prior to the 2007–08 season. When Baranczyk was named the head coach at Drake in 2012, she retained Pohlman and promoted her to associate head coach in 2014. Pohlman was also recruiting coordinator for Drake. She was promoted to head coach in April 2021. In 2024, she was named Coach of the Year in the Missouri Valley Conference.[1][2]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Bulldogs (Missouri Valley Conference) (2021–present) | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | Drake | 20–14 | 9–9 | T-6th | WNIT Super Sixteen | ||||
| 2022–23 | Drake | 22–10 | 14–6 | T-4th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2023-24 | Drake | 29–6 | 19–1 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2024-25 | Drake | 4-5 | 0-0 | - | |||||
| Drake: | 75–35 (.682) | 42–16 (.724) | |||||||
| Total: | 75–35 (.682) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Personal life
editPohlman and her husband Kirk are the parents of triplet daughters, Quinn, Rubie and Sidny, born July 30, 2006.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Drake promoting Pohlman to head women's basketball coach". Daily Herald. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ a b Birch, Tommy. "Allison Pohlman named new Drake women's basketball coach; served as associate to departing Jennie Baranczyk". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ "Allison (Starr) Pohlman (2011) – Hall of Fame". UNI Athletics. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
- ^ Christensen, Emily (September 2, 2006). "Cedar Falls couple learn to juggle life with triplets". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
External links
edit- Bio at Drake Athletics
- Press release of Drake promotion
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