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Allison Pohlman

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Allison Pohlman
Pohlman in 2023
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamDrake
ConferenceMVC
Record75–35 (.682)
Biographical details
Born (1977-10-06) October 6, 1977 (age 47)
Wellsburg, Iowa
Alma materUniversity of Northern Iowa
Playing career
1996–2000Northern Iowa
Position(s)Small forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001–2006Northern Iowa (assistant)
2006–2007Northern Iowa (associate)
2007–2014Drake (assistant)
2014–2021Drake (associate)
2021–presentDrake
Head coaching record
Overall75–35 (.682)
Accomplishments and honors
Records
MVC Coach of the Year (2024)

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.

Playing career

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A 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

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Pohlman 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

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Statistics overview
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)

      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

Personal life

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Pohlman and her husband Kirk are the parents of triplet daughters, Quinn, Rubie and Sidny, born July 30, 2006.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Drake promoting Pohlman to head women's basketball coach". Daily Herald. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Allison (Starr) Pohlman (2011) – Hall of Fame". UNI Athletics. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  4. ^ Christensen, Emily (September 2, 2006). "Cedar Falls couple learn to juggle life with triplets". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
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