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American basketball coach

Robyn Fralick
Current position
Fralick in 2024
Title	Head Coach
Team	Michigan State
Conference	Big Ten
Record	31–9 (.775)
Biographical details
Born	(1982-01-29) January 29, 1982 (age 42) 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	223–85 (.724)
Tournaments	NCAA Division II: 12–2 (.857) MAC Tournament: 6–6 (.500) WNIT: 5–3 (.625) WBI: 2–1 (.667)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAA Division II National Championship (2017) 3× GLIAC tournament championship (2016–2018) 3× GLIAC Regular Season Championship (2016–2018) 3× GLIAC South Division Championship (2016–2018) MAC Regular Season Championship (2021)
Awards
C. Vivian Stringer Coaching Award (2018) WBCA Coach of the Year (2017, 2018) 3× GLIAC Coach of the Year (2016, 2017, 2018) NCAA Division II Basketball Bulletin Coach of the Year (2017) Columbus Dispatch Coach of the Year (2016, 2017) MAC Coach of the Year (2021)

Robyn Fralick (born January 29, 1982) is an American women's basketball coach who is the current head coach at Michigan State University. She previously coached at Ashland and Bowling Green universities and was director of operations at Western Michigan.

Davidson statistics

Source

Legend
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.

Bowling Green

On April 3, 2018, Fralick was named head coach of the Bowling Green Women's Basketball program.

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 2020–21 season.

In 2022–23, 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

On 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.

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.

Head coaching record

NCAA Division II

Statistics overview
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 Elite Eight
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 Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

NCAA Division I

Through December 13, 2024

Statistics overview
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 Semifinals
2022–23	Bowling Green	31–7	14–4	T-2nd	WNIT Semifinals
Bowling Green:		88–73 (.547)	43–49 (.467)
Michigan State Spartans (Big Ten Conference) (2023–Present)
2023–24	Michigan State	22–9	12–6	4th	NCAA First Round
2024–25	Michigan State	9–0
Michigan State:		31–9 (.775)	12–6 (.667)
Total:		119–82 (.592)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

"Robyn Fralick Named Spartan Women's Basketball Head Coach". Michigan State University Athletics. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
"NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
2017 Division II WBB National Championship Game Highlights – Ashland University, retrieved April 16, 2022
"DII Women's Basketball Championship History | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
"Robyn Fralick Named Head Women's Basketball Coach". BGSUFalcons.com. Bowling Green. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
"Fralick named MAC Coach of the Year". Sentinel-Tribune. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
"Michigan State hires Okemos native Robyn Fralick to replace Suzy Merchant as women's basketball coach". LansingStateJournal.com. www.lansingstatejournal.com. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
"Robyn Fralick Named Spartan Women's Basketball Head Coach". MSUSpartans.com. Michigan State Spartan Athletics. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
"MSU hires Okemos native Robyn Fralick as women's basketball coach". DetroitNews.com. Detroit News. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
"Robyn Fralick". GoAshlandEagles.com. ASHLAND UNIVERSITY. Retrieved February 25, 2019.

External links

Bowling Green Falcons coaching bio

v t e Current women's basketball head coaches of the Big Ten Conference
Shauna Green (Illinois) Teri Moren (Indiana) Jan Jensen (Iowa) Brenda Frese (Maryland) Kim Barnes Arico (Michigan) Robyn Fralick (Michigan State) Dawn Plitzuweit (Minnesota) Amy Williams (Nebraska) Joe McKeown (Northwestern) Kevin McGuff (Ohio State) Kelly Graves (Oregon) Carolyn Kieger (Penn State) Katie Gearlds (Purdue) Coquese Washington (Rutgers) Cori Close (UCLA) Lindsay Gottlieb (USC) Tina Langley (Washington) Marisa Moseley (Wisconsin)

Current women's basketball head coaches of the Big Ten Conference

v t e Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball head coaches
Sue Hager (1973–1976) Nora Liu (1976–1978) Kathy Bole (1978–1984) Fran Voll (1984–1991) Jaci Clark (1991–1998) Dee Knoblauch (1998–2001) Curt Miller (2001–2012) Jennifer Roos (2012–2018) Robyn Fralick (2018–2023) Fred Chmiel (2023– )

v t e Michigan State Spartans women's basketball head coaches
Mikki Baile (1972–1975) Dominic Marino (1975–1976) Karen Langeland (1976–2000) Joanne P. McCallie (2000–2007) Suzy Merchant (2007–2023) Robyn Fralick (2023– )

v t e Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Coach of the Year
1982: Wettig 1983: Wettig 1984: Golden 1985: Davenport 1986: Prichard 1987: Voll 1988: DeKalb 1989: Voll 1990: Wunder 1991: Fennelly 1992: Fennelly 1993: Clark 1994: Reall 1995: Reall 1996: Lindsay 1997: Ehlen 1998: Lindsay 1999: Ehlen 2000: Frese 2001: Ehlen 2002: Roller 2003: Ehlen 2004: Fantanarosa 2005: Miller 2006: Miller 2007: Miller 2008: Miller 2009: Cullop & Miller 2010: Kest 2011: Cullop 2012: Miller 2013: Cullop 2014: Roos 2015: Boldon 2016: Guevara 2017: Starkey 2018: Guevara 2019: Guevara 2020: Oesterle 2021: Fralick 2022: Cullop 2023: Cullop 2024: Cullop

Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Coach of the Year

1982: Wettig
1983: Wettig
1984: Golden
1985: Davenport
1986: Prichard
1987: Voll
1988: DeKalb
1989: Voll
1990: Wunder
1991: Fennelly
1992: Fennelly
1993: Clark
1994: Reall
1995: Reall
1996: Lindsay
1997: Ehlen
1998: Lindsay
1999: Ehlen
2000: Frese
2001: Ehlen
2002: Roller
2003: Ehlen
2004: Fantanarosa
2005: Miller
2006: Miller
2007: Miller
2008: Miller
2009: Cullop & Miller
2010: Kest
2011: Cullop
2012: Miller
2013: Cullop
2014: Roos
2015: Boldon
2016: Guevara
2017: Starkey
2018: Guevara
2019: Guevara
2020: Oesterle
2021: Fralick
2022: Cullop
2023: Cullop
2024: Cullop

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