Chris Gobrecht

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Chris Gobrecht
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Gobrecht in 2023
Biographical details
Born (1955-02-09) February 9, 1955 (age 69)
Toledo, Ohio
Playing career
1973–1976 USC
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1977–1978 Santa Fe Springs HS
1978–1979 Pasadena CC
1979–1985 Cal State Fullerton
1985–1996 Washington
1996–1997 Florida State
1997–2004 USC
2005–2015 Yale
2015–2024 Air Force
Head coaching record
Overall
  • 20–4 (.833) (high school)
  • 25–5 (.833) (junior college)
  • 626–662 (.486) (college)
Tournaments
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
  • 2× Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1987, 1988)
  • MW Coach of the Year (2022)

Christianne Geiger Gobrecht (born February 9, 1955) is an American basketball coach who was the head coach of the United States Air Force Academy women's basketball team. [1] A coach since 1977, she has been a head coach at the high school, junior college, and NCAA levels, and is known for only hiring female assistant coaches in order to protect opportunities for women. [2]

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Coaching career

Gobrecht began her coaching career at Santa Fe Springs High School for one season before named the head coach at Pasadena City College, where she won a conference championship in her lone season there. She was also the head coach at Cal State Fullerton for six seasons prior to accepting the head coaching position at Washington, where she won two Pac-10 Conference titles and was named Pac-10 coach of the year twice. She was also the head coach at Florida State for one season prior to joining her alma mater USC in 1997. She led the Trojans to two WNIT appearances before she was fired at the end of the 2003–04 season. [3] Gobrecht took the 2004–05 season off to spend time with family, accepting the head coaching position at Yale in 2005. [4]

Gobrecht was named the head coach at Air Force on April 14, 2015. [5] She signed a contract extension after the 2017–18 season that extended her contract through the 2022–23 season. [6]

In 2022, the Mountain West Conference named Gobrecht the Coach of the Year in women's basketball after Air Force finished the regular season 17–12 (11–7 MW), the program's first winning season since it moved from Division II to Division I in 1996. [7] After advancing to the second round of the 2022 Women's National Invitation Tournament, Air Force finished the 2021–22 season 19–12 overall. [8]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Cal State Fullerton Titans (Pacific Coast Athletic Association)(1979–1985)
1979–80Cal State Fullerton 7–232–10
1980–81Cal State Fullerton 10–202–106th
1981–82Cal State Fullerton 18–123–96th
1982–83Cal State Fullerton 13–153–116th
1983–84Cal State Fullerton 17–117–74th
1984–85Cal State Fullerton 19–118–65th NWIT Fifth Place
Cal State Fullerton:84–92 (.477)25–53 (.321)
Washington Huskies (Northern Pacific Conference)(1985–1986)
1985–86Washington 24–611–21st NCAA Division I Second Round
Washington Huskies (Pac-10 Conference)(1986–1996)
1986–87Washington 23–714–42nd NCAA Division I Second Round
1987–88Washington 25–516–21st NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
1988–89Washington 23–1015–32nd NCAA Division I Second Round
1989–90Washington 28–317–11st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
1990–91Washington 24–515–32nd NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
1991–92Washington 17–119–96th
1992–93Washington 17–1211–73rd NCAA Division I Second Round
1993–94Washington 21–812–64th NCAA Division I Second Round
1994–95Washington 25–913–52nd NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
1995–96Washington 16–1310–8T–3rd
Washington:243–89 (.732)143–50 (.741)
Florida State Seminoles (Atlantic Coast Conference)(1996–1997)
1996–97Florida State 5–220–169th
Florida State:5–22 (.185)0–16 (.000)
USC Trojans (Pac-10 Conference)(1997–2004)
1997–98USC 12–157–116th
1998–99USC 7–203–15T–9th
1999–2000USC 16–1410–8T–6thWNIT Second Round
2000–01USC 13–158–10T–6th
2001–02USC 16–1411–7T–4th WNIT Second Round
2002–03USC 14–178–10T–5th
2003–04USC 15–1311–7T–3rd
USC:93–108 (.463)58–68 (.460)
Yale Bulldogs (Ivy League)(2005–2015)
2005–06Yale 3–242–128th
2006–07Yale 12–165–96th
2007–08Yale 9–187–7T–4th
2008–09Yale 11–174–107th
2009–10 Yale 13–158–64th
2010–11Yale 14–1510–4T–2nd WNIT First Round
2011–12Yale 16–128–63rd
2012–13Yale 13–158–64th
2013–14 Yale 13–157–74th
2014–15 Yale 13–157–74th
Yale:117–162 (.419)66–74 (.471)
Air Force Falcons (Mountain West Conference)(2015–2024)
2015–16 Air Force 1–291–1711th
2016–17 Air Force 4–252–1611th
2017–18 Air Force 6–255–1310th
2018–19 Air Force 8–224–1410th
2019–20 Air Force 10–217–11T–6th
2020–21 Air Force 8–184–149th
2021–22 Air Force 19–1411–75th WNIT Second Round
2022–23 Air Force 13–188–107th
2023–24 Air Force 15–178–108th
Air Force:84–189 (.308)50–112 (.309)
Total:626–662 (.486)

      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

Gobrecht was married to Bob Gobrecht, who died in 2018 from an undisclosed illness. [9] The couple had two children; Eric and Mady. Eric attended the Air Force Academy and is a Major stationed at Beale Air Force Base in California, while Mady played for her mother at Yale and is currently a nurse in Colorado Springs. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Women's Basketball Head Coach Chris Gobrecht announces retirement". Air Force Academy Athletics. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  2. ↑ "Air Force women's basketball coach Chris Gobrecht explains female-only hiring philosophy for assistants". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Women's Basketball Coach Chris Gobrecht Relieved Of Duties". USC Athletics. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Gobrecht uses family time to reflect, rejuvenate". Seattle Times. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Air Force hires Chris Gobrecht as women's basketball coach". USA Today. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Chris Gobrecht Receives Contract Extension". Air Force Academy Athletics. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Mountain West Announces 2021-22 Women's Basketball All-Conference Team and Individual Awards". Mountain West Conference. March 6, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  8. ↑ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". U.S. Air Force Academy. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Career path, life experiences crafted Chris Gobrecht into coach to finally succeed with Air Force women's basketball". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "Yale's Gobrechts share special bond". Fox Sports. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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