Robyn Fralick
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 | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | Michigan State |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 22–9 (.710) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 29, 1982 Okemos, Michigan |
| 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
Source[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Ashland
At 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
On 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.
Personal life
Fralick 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
NCAA Division II
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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NCAA Division I
Through March 22, 2024
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "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.