Claire Coggins

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Claire Coggins
Personal information
Born (1985-05-19) May 19, 1985 (age 39)
Lee's Summit, Missouri, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
High school Lee's Summit North High School
(Lee's Summit, Missouri)
College
WNBA draft 2007: undrafted
Playing career2007–2008
Position Guard
Number14
Coaching career2007–2008
Career history
As player:
2007 Chicago Sky
2008 Panathanaikos
As coach:
2008-2010 Connors State College (assistant)
2010-2011 Oklahoma City University (assistant)
2014-2015 Kansas State (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • 2x All-Big 12 Second Team (2006, 2007)
Stats at Basketball Reference  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Claire Coggins (born May 19, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player and coach who played one season in the WNBA for the Chicago Sky. She played college basketball at Kansas State where she was award Big 12 Conference honors. She also spent 3 years coaching as an assistant for Connors State College, Oklahoma City University, and Kansas State.

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College career

Coggins played her colligate career at Kansas State. She earned two all-Big 12 selections and ended her career with 1,236 points, the 32nd Wildcat to pass the 1,000-point mark. [1] [2] Coggins was a member of the 2004 Big 12 Championship team, as well as the MVP of the 2006 Women's National Invitation Tournament. [3]

Professional career

Coggins went undrafted during the 2007 WNBA draft.

Chicago Sky

Though she was undrafted, Coggins signed a training camp contract with the Chicago Sky in 2007. She went through training camp and made the team for the 2007 season. [4] Coggins appeared in 20 games during her rookie year, and scored a career-high 10 points on June 7, 2007 against the Phoenix Mercury. [5]

Panathinaikos

Following her season with Chicago, Coggins signed to play in Athens for Panathinaikos for the 2008 season. [6]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2007 Chicago 2019.8.247.200.2500.80.40.30.11.02.5
Career1 year, 1 team2019.8.247.200.2500.80.40.30.11.02.5


College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2003–04 Kansas State 25-12.234.530.458.31.50.81.30.10.93.2
2004–05 Kansas State 32-23.641.536.274.43.12.21.30.41.69.5
2005–06 Kansas State 33-30.038.938.964.93.12.11.40.41.713.5
2006–07 Kansas State 34-32.534.629.846.33.41.61.90.22.811.9
Career124-25.437.634.560.82.81.71.50.31.810.0
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. [7]

Coaching career

After playing in Athens, Coggins began a coaching career at the colligate level. She started off at Connors State College, where she spent two years as an assistant. [8] After that Coggins moved over to Oklahoma City University, where she spent one year. [9]

Coggins returned to her alma mater in 2012 when she became the Wildcats Video Coordinator. [10] She was promoted to the Director of Team Operations the following year, and then promoted again to Assistant Coach for the 2014-2015 season. [11] After the season, Coggins resigned from her Assistant Coach position. [12]

Personal life

Coggins is married to current UTSA Roadrunners women's basketball head coach Karen Aston. The two have a daughter together. [13] [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Coggins, Gipson Earn All-Big 12 Nods". kstatesports.com. K-State Athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  2. ↑ "All Big 12 women's teams". oklahoman.com. Oklahoman. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  3. ↑ McGuire, Corbin. "K-State building on past WNIT success". cjonline.com. The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Coggins Continues Her Career With Chicago Sky". kstatesports.com. K-State Athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  5. ↑ "CLAIRE COGGINS STATS". proballers.com. Pro Ballers Basketball Stats. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Claire Coggins Heading to Greece". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Ashley Joens College Stats". Sports-Reference . Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  8. ↑ Brooks, Kenton. "Former WNBA player hired as assistant at Connors". muskogeephoenix.com. Muskogee Phoenix. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  9. ↑ "CLAIRE COGGINS". ocusports.com. OCU Sports. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  10. ↑ "SE: Coggins Back Home Again". kstatesports.com. K-State Athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
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  12. ↑ "Coggins Resigns from K-State Coaching Staff". kstatesports.com. K-State Athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
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  14. ↑ Vinzetta, Vinnie. "UTSA's Karen Aston shares her adoption journey". kens5.com. Kens5. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
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