Marsha Frese

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Marsha Frese
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Current position
TitleAssistant Coach
Team Loyola
Biographical details
Born (1972-03-02) March 2, 1972 (age 51)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
1990–1994 Rice
Position(s) Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2001 Ball State (asst.)
2001–2002 Minnesota (asst.)
2002–2003 Maryland (asst.)
2003–2007 Illinois (assoc. HC)
2007–2008 Ball State (asst.)
2010–2012 Northern Illinois (assoc. HC)
2012–2017 UMKC
2020–2022 San Diego State (asst.)
2022–present Loyola (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall36–82

Marsha Kay Frese-Elliott (born March 2, 1972) [1] is an American college basketball coach, most recently working as an assistant coach for Boston College. [2] [3] She had previously been the head women's basketball coach at UMKC. [4] [5]

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Playing career

Frese played basketball at Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She was the leading scorer in the state in both 1989 and 1990. In 1988 she helped lead the team to the Iowa state title. Based on her accomplishments she was named Miss Iowa basketball in 1990 by USA Today and the Gatorade Circle of Champions.

Frese attended Rice University, where she played basketball all four years. Frese set the Rice school record for the best three point field-goal percentage in a season and ranked sixth in history and three-pointers made. [6] She graduated in 1995 with a bachelor of arts degree in communication. [7]

Broadcast career

After graduation, Frese was the first female sports anchor for KALB-TV in Alexandria, Louisiana. She also worked as a color commentator for the radio broadcasts of Rice University and Louisiana College. [7] [6]

Coaching career

Frese started her career as an assistant coach at Ball State where her sister Brenda Frese was the head coach. She served in that position for two seasons, from 1999 through 2001. [8] When Brenda (at the time Brenda Oldfield) was named head coach of Minnesota, Marsha joined the staff as an assistant coach. [9] Her emphasis was on recruiting, and she helped attract the 15th best recruiting class in the country. On the court, the Gophers posted the biggest turnaround in the nation following 8–20 record with a 22–8 record improving their wins by 14. [7]

Brenda then accepted the head coaching position at Maryland and Marsha joined her for the initial season 2002–03. Marsha again concentrated on recruiting and help Maryland sign one of the best recruiting classes in the country which would go on to win the national championship. After one year at Maryland, Marsha chose to go to Illinois to be an assistant coach for Hall of Fame coach Theresa Grentz. [7] [10] After four years at Illinois, two as an assistant coach and two as the associate head coach, Marsha returned to Ball State as an assistant coach. The head coach of Ball State, Tracy Roller had been an assistant on the Ball State staff when Marsha last work there. [8]

Marsha spent a year as an assistant at Ball State and then left coaching for two years, working as a financial advisor while raising her family. Then she became the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator for Northern Illinois University under Kathi Bennett, the head coach. She stayed in that position for two years before accepting the head coaching job at UMKC where she remained until 2017. [11]

In 2012, Frese inherited a team that had graduated 7 seniors the season before. In 2013, UMKC moved to the Western Athletic Conference and Athletic Director Tim Hall left for the same position at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

The 2014–2015 season proved a challenging one as the Roos welcomed a freshmen recruiting class of 7. While highly ranked the class, went through the expected growing pains and finished 6-23 overall. By season's end the UMKC freshmen ranked #1 in the country in minutes played, points scored and rebounds among all Division 1 teams. Off the court, UMKC was tops again academically posting the highest GPA in Division 1 basketball for the second consecutive season.

2015-2016 showed the true growth of the highly ranked class of Roos, finishing with a 10–18 record and 5–9 finish in WAC play. Poised for a breakout year in 2016–2017 season, UMKC growth stalled with injuries to starters for a combined 18 games, and an epilepsy diagnosis to All-Conference selection Aries Washington. Frese's contract was not renewed after the conclusion of the 2016-2017 season.

In 2017, she was named an assistant coach for Boston College but resigned in the summer, citing personal reasons. [2] [3]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
UMKC Kangaroos (Summit League)(2012–2013)
2012–13 UMKC 9–215–118th
UMKC Kangaroos (Western Athletic Conference)(2013–present)
2013–14 UMKC 11–197–9T–6th
2014–15 UMKC 6–244–107th
2015–16 UMKC 10–185–96th
2016–17 UMKC 10–194–106th
UMKC:47–101 (.318)25–49 (.338)
Total:47–101 (.318)

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References

  1. ↑ NCAA Career Statistics search for Marsha Frese under "coaches"
  2. 1 2 Laura Berestecki (August 4, 2017). "Latara King Named Boston College Women's Basketball Assistant Coach". BC Interruption. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Johnson Adds Marsha Frese to Staff". May 30, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Marsha Frese". UMKC. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  5. ↑ "UMKC Makes Leadership Change in Women's Basketball - The Official Site of UMKC Kangaroo Athletics". www.umkckangaroos.com. March 15, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  6. 1 2 "The Official Website of Northern Illinois Athletics". www.niuhuskies.com. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Women's Basketball Assistant Coach Frese Leaves For Illinois". umterps.com. June 17, 2003. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  8. 1 2 "Women?s Basketball Names Frese Assistant Coach". July 5, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Marsha Frese Named Assistant Women's Basketball Coach" . Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Illini Notes: Illinois women add aide" . Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  11. ↑ "BREAKING: Frese gets UMKC job - Women's Hoop Dirt". Women's Hoop Dirt. April 25, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
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