Robyn Fralick

Robyn Fralick

Fralick in 2024
Current position
Title	Head Coach
Team	Michigan State
Conference	Big Ten
Record	31–9 (.775)
Biographical details
Born	(1982-01-29) January 29, 1982 (age 42) Okemos, Michigan
Alma mater	Davidson College
Playing career
2000–2004	Davidson
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2004–2005	Appalachian State (asst.)
2007–2008	Toledo (asst.)
2008–2015	Ashland (asst.)
2015–2018	Ashland
2018–2023	Bowling Green
2023–present	Michigan State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2005–2007	Western Michigan (Dir. of Operations)
Head coaching record
Overall	223–85 (.724)
Tournaments	NCAA Division II: 12–2 (.857) MAC Tournament: 6–6 (.500) WNIT: 5–3 (.625) WBI: 2–1 (.667)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAA Division II National Championship (2017) 3× GLIAC tournament championship (2016–2018) 3× GLIAC Regular Season Championship (2016–2018) 3× GLIAC South Division Championship (2016–2018) MAC Regular Season Championship (2021)
Awards
C. Vivian Stringer Coaching Award (2018) WBCA Coach of the Year (2017, 2018) 3× GLIAC Coach of the Year (2016, 2017, 2018) NCAA Division II Basketball Bulletin Coach of the Year (2017) Columbus Dispatch Coach of the Year (2016, 2017) MAC Coach of the Year (2021)

Robyn Fralick (born January 29, 1982) is an American women's basketball coach who is the current head coach at Michigan State University.^[1] She previously coached at Ashland and Bowling Green universities and was director of operations at Western Michigan.

Davidson statistics

Source^[2]

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2000–01	Davidson	28	143	32.4%	18.8%	75.4%	3.5	1.8	0.8	0.2	5.1
2001–02	Davidson	28	169	37.3%	40.7%	76.9%	4.1	3.7	1.4	0.3	6.0
2002–03	Davidson	30	232	38.6%	22.2%	75.9%	4.1	3.3	1.5	0.6	7.7
2003–04	Davidson	28	132	32.0%	27.6%	74.4%	2.9	2.2	1.2	0.2	4.7
Career		114	676	35.7%	27.4%	75.5%	3.7	2.7	1.2	0.3	5.9

Coaching career

Ashland

At Ashland, Fralick was 104–3 overall as a head coach, winning the 2017 NCAA Division II National Championship and reaching the title game the following year, as well.^[3][4]

Bowling Green

On April 3, 2018, Fralick was named head coach of the Bowling Green Women's Basketball program.^[5]

After a slow first 2 years working to rebuild the Falcon program, Fralick led the Falcons to their first MAC Championship Game appearance since 2011, losing a hotly contested battle in Cleveland with Central Michigan, 77–72. For her efforts, Fralick was named the MAC Coach of the Year for the 2020–21 season.^[6]

In 2022–23, Fralick’s Falcons finished 31–7, winning 9 games against opponents with 20+ wins on the year throughout the season. In the postseason, BGSU advanced to the first WNIT Fab 4 in school history, defeating Liberty, Green Bay, Memphis, and Florida along the way before falling in the semifinals.

Michigan State

On March 31, 2023, Fralick was hired as the next head coach of the Michigan State women’s basketball program, returning her to Mid-Michigan, where she grew up.^[7][8][9]

Personal life

Fralick is married to her husband Tim, they have a son, William, and a daughter, Clara. Tim served as a volunteer assistant coach during her three years at Ashland.^[10]

Head coaching record

NCAA Division II

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Ashland Eagles (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2015–2018)
2015–16	Ashland	31–2	21–1	1st (South)	NCAA Division II Elite Eight
2016–17	Ashland	37–0	20–0	1st (South)	NCAA Division II National Champions
2017–18	Ashland	36–1	20–0	1st (South)	NCAA Division II Runner-Up
Ashland:		104–3 (.972)	61–1 (.984)
Total:		104–3 (.972)
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

NCAA Division I

Through December 13, 2024

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Bowling Green Falcons (Mid-American Conference) (2018–2023)
2018–19	Bowling Green	9–21	2–16	6th (East)
2019–20	Bowling Green	10–21	3–15	6th (East)
2020–21	Bowling Green	21–8	14–4	1st	WNIT Second Round
2021–22	Bowling Green	17–16	10–10	6th	WBI Semifinals
2022–23	Bowling Green	31–7	14–4	T-2nd	WNIT Semifinals
Bowling Green:		88–73 (.547)	43–49 (.467)
Michigan State Spartans (Big Ten Conference) (2023–Present)
2023–24	Michigan State	22–9	12–6	4th	NCAA First Round
2024–25	Michigan State	9–0
Michigan State:		31–9 (.775)	12–6 (.667)
Total:		119–82 (.592)
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

References

1. "Robyn Fralick Named Spartan Women's Basketball Head Coach". Michigan State University Athletics. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
2. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
3. 2017 Division II WBB National Championship Game Highlights – Ashland University, retrieved April 16, 2022
4. "DII Women's Basketball Championship History | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
5. "Robyn Fralick Named Head Women's Basketball Coach". BGSUFalcons.com. Bowling Green. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
6. "Fralick named MAC Coach of the Year". Sentinel-Tribune. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
7. "Michigan State hires Okemos native Robyn Fralick to replace Suzy Merchant as women's basketball coach". LansingStateJournal.com. www.lansingstatejournal.com. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
8. "Robyn Fralick Named Spartan Women's Basketball Head Coach". MSUSpartans.com. Michigan State Spartan Athletics. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
9. "MSU hires Okemos native Robyn Fralick as women's basketball coach". DetroitNews.com. Detroit News. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
10. "Robyn Fralick". GoAshlandEagles.com. ASHLAND UNIVERSITY. Retrieved February 25, 2019.

External links

• Bowling Green Falcons coaching bio