Robyn Fralick (born January 29, 1982) is an American women's basketball coach who is the current head coach at Michigan State University.[1] She previously coached at Ashland and Bowling Green universities and was director of operations at Western Michigan.
Current position | |
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Title | Head Coach |
Team | Michigan State |
Conference | Big Ten |
Record | 22–9 (.710) |
Biographical details | |
Born | Okemos, Michigan | January 29, 1982
Alma mater | Davidson College |
Playing career | |
2000–2004 | Davidson |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2004–2005 | Appalachian State (asst.) |
2007–2008 | Toledo (asst.) |
2008–2015 | Ashland (asst.) |
2015–2018 | Ashland |
2018–2023 | Bowling Green |
2023–present | Michigan State |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
2005–2007 | Western Michigan (Dir. of Operations) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 214–85 (.716) |
Tournaments | NCAA Division II: 12–2 (.857) MAC Tournament: 6–6 (.500) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
NCAA Division II National Championship (2017) 3× GLIAC tournament championship (2016–2018) | |
Awards | |
C. Vivian Stringer Coaching Award (2018) WBCA Coach of the Year (2017, 2018) | |
Davidson statistics
editSource[2]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2000–01 | Davidson | 28 | 143 | 32.4% | 18.8% | 75.4% | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 5.1 |
2001–02 | Davidson | 28 | 169 | 37.3% | 40.7% | 76.9% | 4.1 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 6.0 |
2002–03 | Davidson | 30 | 232 | 38.6% | 22.2% | 75.9% | 4.1 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 7.7 |
2003–04 | Davidson | 28 | 132 | 32.0% | 27.6% | 74.4% | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 4.7 |
Career | 114 | 676 | 35.7% | 27.4% | 75.5% | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 5.9 |
Coaching career
editAshland
editAt Ashland, Fralick was 104–3 overall as a head coach, winning the 2017 NCAA Division II National Championship and reaching the title game the following year, as well.[3][4]
Bowling Green
editOn April 3, 2018, Fralick was named head coach of the Bowling Green Women's Basketball program.[5]
After a slow first 2 years working to rebuild the Falcon program, Fralick led the Falcons to their first MAC Championship Game appearance since 2011, losing a hotly contested battle in Cleveland with Central Michigan, 77–72. For her efforts, Fralick was named the MAC Coach of the Year for the 2020–2021 season.[6]
In 2022-2023, Fralick’s Falcons finished 31-7, winning 9 games against opponents with 20+ wins on the year throughout the season. In the postseason, BGSU advanced to the first WNIT Fab 4 in school history, defeating Liberty, Green Bay, Memphis, and Florida along the way before falling in the semifinals.
Michigan State
editOn March 31, 2023, Fralick was hired as the next head coach of the Michigan State women’s basketball program, returning her to Mid-Michigan, where she grew up.[7][8][9]
Personal life
editFralick is married to her husband Tim, they have a son, William, and a daughter, Clara. Tim served as a volunteer assistant coach during her three years at Ashland.[10]
Head coaching record
editNCAA Division II
editSeason | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Ashland Eagles (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2015–2018) | |||||||||
2015–16 | Ashland | 31–2 | 21–1 | 1st (South) | NCAA Division II Regional semifinals | ||||
2016–17 | Ashland | 37–0 | 20–0 | 1st (South) | NCAA Division II National Champions | ||||
2017–18 | Ashland | 36–1 | 20–0 | 1st (South) | NCAA Division II Runner-Up | ||||
Ashland: | 104–3 (.972) | 61–1 (.984) | |||||||
Total: | 104–3 (.972) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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NCAA Division I
editThrough March 22, 2024
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Bowling Green Falcons (Mid-American Conference) (2018–2023) | |||||||||
2018–19 | Bowling Green | 9–21 | 2–16 | 6th (East) | |||||
2019–20 | Bowling Green | 10–21 | 3–15 | 6th (East) | |||||
2020–21 | Bowling Green | 21–8 | 14–4 | 1st | WNIT second round | ||||
2021–22 | Bowling Green | 17–16 | 10–10 | 6th | WBI Third Place | ||||
2022–23 | Bowling Green | 31–7 | 14–4 | T-2nd | WNIT Fab Four | ||||
Bowling Green: | 88–73 (.547) | 43–49 (.467) | |||||||
Michigan State Spartans (Big Ten Conference) (2023–Present) | |||||||||
2023–24 | Michigan State | 22–9 (.710) | 12–6 (.667) | 4th | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
Michigan State: | 22–9 (.710) | 12–6 (.667) | |||||||
Total: | 110–82 (.573) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Robyn Fralick Named Spartan Women's Basketball Head Coach". Michigan State University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ^ 2017 Division II WBB National Championship Game Highlights – Ashland University, retrieved 2022-04-16
- ^ "DII Women's Basketball Championship History | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
- ^ "Robyn Fralick Named Head Women's Basketball Coach". BGSUFalcons.com. Bowling Green. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Fralick named MAC Coach of the Year". Sentinel-Tribune. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
- ^ "Michigan State hires Okemos native Robyn Fralick to replace Suzy Merchant as women's basketball coach". LansingStateJournal.com. www.lansingstatejournal.com. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Robyn Fralick Named Spartan Women's Basketball Head Coach". MSUSpartans.com. Michigan State Spartan Athletics. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "MSU hires Okemos native Robyn Fralick as women's basketball coach". DetroitNews.com. Detroit News. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Robyn Fralick". GoAshlandEagles.com. ASHLAND UNIVERSITY. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
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