Kate Achter

Kate Achter

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Western Michigan
Conference	Mid-American
Record	–
Playing career
2004–2008	Bowling Green
2008–2009	Palaio Faliro B.C.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2010–2013	St. Bonaventure (assistant)
2013–2015	St. Bonaventure (associate HC)
2015–2016	Xavier (assistant)
2016–2022	Loyola (IL)
2022–2025	Detroit Mercy
2025–present	Western Michigan
Head coaching record
Overall	104–166 (.385)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
MAC Player of the Year (2008) First-team All-MAC (2008) MAC Tournament MVP (2005) MAC All-Freshman Team (2005)

Kate Achter is an American basketball coach and former player who is the current head coach of the Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team. ^[1]

Early life and education

Achter was born in Oregon, Ohio in 1986. ^[2] She attended Bowling Green where she basketball under coach for Curt Miller where she won four MAC Championships, appeared in three NCAA tournaments including a sweet 16 run in 2007. She earned a bachelor's degree in education in 2009 and a master's in 2010. ^[3] She played one season professionally with Palaio Faliro B.C. in Greece

Coaching career

Early coaching career

Achter started her coaching career at her alma mater, Bowling Green State University in 2009–10 as a graduate assistant for the women's basketball team. ^[4] From 2010 to 2015, she spent five years as an assistant and associate head coach for the St. Bonaventure Bonnies women's basketball team. ^[4]

Detroit Mercy

Achter was named the 14th head coach in University of Detroit Mercy program history on April 27, 2022. ^[5] In her three seasons leading the Titans, Achter had a record of 37–56, including the program's first winning season since 2016–17. ^[1]

Western Michigan

On March 28, 2025, Achter was named the seventh head coach in Western Michigan University program history. ^[6]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Loyola (IL) (Missouri Valley Conference)(2016–2022)
2016–17 [7]	Loyola	2–28	1–17		10th
2017–18 [8]	Loyola	7–23	5–13	T-8th
2018–19 [9]	Loyola	13–18	6–12	7th
2019–20 [10]	Loyola	15–14	6–12	8th
2020–21 [11]	Loyola	12–15	8–10	6th
2021–22 [12]	Loyola	18–12	10–8	5th
Loyola:		67–110 (.379)	36–72 (.333)
Detroit Mercy (Horizon League)(2022–2025)
2022–23 [13]	Detroit Mercy	5–25	3–17	11th
2023–24 [14]	Detroit Mercy	17–16	9–11	6th
2024–25 [15]	Detroit Mercy	15–15	8–12	6th
Detroit Mercy:		37–56 (.398)	20–40 (.333)
Western Michigan (Horizon League)(2025–present)
2025–26 [16]	Western Michigan	0–0	0–0
Western Michigan:		0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)
Total:		104–166 (.385)
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

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References

1. "Western Michigan University Names Kate Achter as Head Women's Basketball Coach". Western Michigan University Athletics. March 28, 2025. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
2. "Kate Achter". Bowling Green Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
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4. "Kate Achter - Associate Head Coach - Women's Basketball Coaches". St. Bonaventure. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
5. "Kate Achter - Women's Basketball Coach". University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
6. Paul, Tony (March 28, 2025). "Western Michigan women's basketball hires Kate Achter away from Detroit Mercy". The Detroit News . Retrieved March 29, 2025.
7. "2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule". Loyola Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
8. "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Loyola Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
9. "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". Loyola Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
10. "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". Loyola Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
11. "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". Loyola Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
12. "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". Loyola Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
13. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". Loyola Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
14. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Loyola Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
15. "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Loyola Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
16. "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Western Michigan Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
17. "Kate Achter". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 3, 2025.