Chris Gobrecht
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Biographical details | |
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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 | |
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Tournaments | |
Accomplishments and honors | |
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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]
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
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Cal State Fullerton Titans (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1979–1985) | |||||||||
1979–80 | Cal State Fullerton | 7–23 | 2–10 | ||||||
1980–81 | Cal State Fullerton | 10–20 | 2–10 | 6th | |||||
1981–82 | Cal State Fullerton | 18–12 | 3–9 | 6th | |||||
1982–83 | Cal State Fullerton | 13–15 | 3–11 | 6th | |||||
1983–84 | Cal State Fullerton | 17–11 | 7–7 | 4th | |||||
1984–85 | Cal State Fullerton | 19–11 | 8–6 | 5th | NWIT Fifth Place | ||||
Cal State Fullerton: | 84–92 (.477) | 25–53 (.321) | |||||||
Washington Huskies (Northern Pacific Conference) (1985–1986) | |||||||||
1985–86 | Washington | 24–6 | 11–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
Washington Huskies (Pac-10 Conference) (1986–1996) | |||||||||
1986–87 | Washington | 23–7 | 14–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
1987–88 | Washington | 25–5 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1988–89 | Washington | 23–10 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
1989–90 | Washington | 28–3 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | ||||
1990–91 | Washington | 24–5 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1991–92 | Washington | 17–11 | 9–9 | 6th | |||||
1992–93 | Washington | 17–12 | 11–7 | 3rd | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
1993–94 | Washington | 21–8 | 12–6 | 4th | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
1994–95 | Washington | 25–9 | 13–5 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1995–96 | Washington | 16–13 | 10–8 | T–3rd | |||||
Washington: | 243–89 (.732) | 143–50 (.741) | |||||||
Florida State Seminoles (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1996–1997) | |||||||||
1996–97 | Florida State | 5–22 | 0–16 | 9th | |||||
Florida State: | 5–22 (.185) | 0–16 (.000) | |||||||
USC Trojans (Pac-10 Conference) (1997–2004) | |||||||||
1997–98 | USC | 12–15 | 7–11 | 6th | |||||
1998–99 | USC | 7–20 | 3–15 | T–9th | |||||
1999–2000 | USC | 16–14 | 10–8 | T–6th | WNIT Second Round | ||||
2000–01 | USC | 13–15 | 8–10 | T–6th | |||||
2001–02 | USC | 16–14 | 11–7 | T–4th | WNIT Second Round | ||||
2002–03 | USC | 14–17 | 8–10 | T–5th | |||||
2003–04 | USC | 15–13 | 11–7 | T–3rd | |||||
USC: | 93–108 (.463) | 58–68 (.460) | |||||||
Yale Bulldogs (Ivy League) (2005–2015) | |||||||||
2005–06 | Yale | 3–24 | 2–12 | 8th | |||||
2006–07 | Yale | 12–16 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
2007–08 | Yale | 9–18 | 7–7 | T–4th | |||||
2008–09 | Yale | 11–17 | 4–10 | 7th | |||||
2009–10 | Yale | 13–15 | 8–6 | 4th | |||||
2010–11 | Yale | 14–15 | 10–4 | T–2nd | WNIT First Round | ||||
2011–12 | Yale | 16–12 | 8–6 | 3rd | |||||
2012–13 | Yale | 13–15 | 8–6 | 4th | |||||
2013–14 | Yale | 13–15 | 7–7 | 4th | |||||
2014–15 | Yale | 13–15 | 7–7 | 4th | |||||
Yale: | 117–162 (.419) | 66–74 (.471) | |||||||
Air Force Falcons (Mountain West Conference) (2015–2024) | |||||||||
2015–16 | Air Force | 1–29 | 1–17 | 11th | |||||
2016–17 | Air Force | 4–25 | 2–16 | 11th | |||||
2017–18 | Air Force | 6–25 | 5–13 | 10th | |||||
2018–19 | Air Force | 8–22 | 4–14 | 10th | |||||
2019–20 | Air Force | 10–21 | 7–11 | T–6th | |||||
2020–21 | Air Force | 8–18 | 4–14 | 9th | |||||
2021–22 | Air Force | 19–14 | 11–7 | 5th | WNIT Second Round | ||||
2022–23 | Air Force | 13–18 | 8–10 | 7th | |||||
2023–24 | Air Force | 15–17 | 8–10 | 8th | |||||
Air Force: | 84–189 (.308) | 50–112 (.309) | |||||||
Total: | 626–662 (.486) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational 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]
References
- ^ "Women's Basketball Head Coach Chris Gobrecht announces retirement". Air Force Academy Athletics. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "Air Force women's basketball coach Chris Gobrecht explains female-only hiring philosophy for assistants". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Coach Chris Gobrecht Relieved Of Duties". USC Athletics. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Gobrecht uses family time to reflect, rejuvenate". Seattle Times. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Air Force hires Chris Gobrecht as women's basketball coach". USA Today. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Chris Gobrecht Receives Contract Extension". Air Force Academy Athletics. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Mountain West Announces 2021-22 Women's Basketball All-Conference Team and Individual Awards". Mountain West Conference. March 6, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". U.S. Air Force Academy. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Yale's Gobrechts share special bond". Fox Sports. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
External links
- Chris Gobrecht on X
- Air Force Falcons profile