Kate Achter
American basketball player and coach
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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]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Western Michigan |
| Conference | Mid-American |
| Record | .310 |
| 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 | 113–186 (.378) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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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
| 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 | 9–20 | 5–13 | 10th | |||||
| Western Michigan: | 9–20 (.310) | 5–13 (.278) | |||||||
| Total: | 113–186 (.378) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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