California State University - Sacramento Women's Basketball

Aaron Kallhoff, a veteran collegiate coach with more than two decades of experience as an assistant and head coach, enters his third season as the head coach of the Sacramento State women's basketball program in 2025-26. Named to the post in April of 2023, he is the seventh head coach in the program’s Division I history. "I am thrilled to welcome Aaron Kallhoff as the new leader of our women’s basketball program,” Orr said. “He is a dynamic coach and recruiter who is relentless in pursuit of excellence, as evidenced by his outstanding 20-year track record of elevating numerous programs at every level of college basketball. “Aaron will help transform the lives of our student-athletes on the court, in the classroom, and in their overall development. We are very excited that he and his wife, Josie, and their children, Camden, Caylix, and Capri, are joining our Hornet family and I am confident that he will lead Sacramento State women’s basketball into a successful future.” Kallhoff claimed his first victory as head coach of the Hornets on Dec. 2, 2023, against CSUN and took Sacramento State to the Big Sky Tournament where it won it's first-round match-up with Idaho State. A season later, the Hornets finished with 15 wins overall and seven in Big Sky Conference play as they advanced to at least the second round of the league tournament for the third consecutive year. The plus-nine improvement in the win column is tied for the third-best in the program's Division I history, while the 15 wins were the second-highest total in the last 10 seasons behind only Sacramento State's Big Sky championship and NCAA Tournament season in 2022-23 (25-8 overall). Named as one of the most impactful high-major assistant coaches by Silver Waves Media and chosen as one the nation’s top assistant coaches by Top Connect and Women’s Basketball Insider, Kallhoff (pronounced CALL-off) joins the Hornets after helping BYU sign a top-25 nationally ranked recruiting class for 2023-24. He spent the seven years prior to that at Power 5 women’s basketball programs at Penn State (2021-22), LSU (2018-21), and TCU (2015-18). Along the way, Kallhoff has had a hand in recruiting some of the best and brightest student-athletes at the high school and junior college levels. In addition to his class at BYU, his 2016-17 class at TCU was ranked No. 6 in the country while his 2019-20 class at LSU was ranked No. 20 according to ESPNW. Four of his signees at the Division I level have been named their respective state’s Gatorade High School Players of the Year. He has also mentored five players who have gone on to join WNBA teams: Adut Bulgak (12th overall selection by the New York Liberty in 2016), Aundrea Gamble (Los Angeles Sparks), Zahna Medley (San Antonio Stars), Khalya Pointer (13th overall selection by the Las Vegas Aces in 2022), and Faustine Aifuwa (35th overall selection by Las Vegas in 2022). All told, Kallhoff has had 21 student-athletes go on to sign professional contracts globally. Kallhoff also has two years of Division I experience at Arkansas State (2013-15) and 10 years at the junior college level with women’s basketball programs at Trinity Valley Community College (2012-13) in Athens, Texas, Hill College (2008-12) in Hillsboro, Texas, and Allen County Community College (2007-08) in Iola, Kansas. In addition, Kallhoff served as an assistant with the men’s basketball programs at Seward County Community College (2006-07) and Allen County Community College (2003-06). “I’m extremely grateful for this opportunity given by President Dr. Robert Nelsen, Director of Athletics Mark Orr, Senior Associate Athletics Director Pamm Zierfuss-Hubbard, and the rest of the great administration at Sacramento State,” Kallhoff said. “I look forward to building on the momentum from this past year’s success and winning championships for many years to come. Our staff will invest endlessly into the student-athletes of our program both on and off the court. My family and I couldn’t be more excited and thankful to be joining the Hornet Family and moving to the amazing city of Sacramento.” Before embarking on his coaching journey, Kallhoff started his playing career at the junior college level, playing one season at both Iowa Central Community College and Northeast Nebraska Community College before transferring to Bemidji State where he was a two-year starter for the Beavers, leading all of NCAA Division II in assist-to-turnover ratio as a senior. Off the court, he represented Bemidji State as a chairman for Special Olympics and the United Way Foundation as well as serving as a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Kallhoff graduated from Bemidji State in 2003 with a degree in mass communications and a double concentration in public relations/advertising and electronic media. He and his wife, Josie, have three children, Camden, Caylix, and Capri. COACHING EXPERIENCE • BYU (2022-23): Helped lead the Cougars to a postseason WNIT berth… Coached Naismith Defensive Player of the Year finalist and West Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year, Lauren Gustin, who set BYU single-season and career records for rebounds while leading the nation at 16.7 rpg… Gustin and teammate Nani Falatea were first-team All-WCC selections... Gustin became the only player at any level of NCAA basketball to record both 500 points and 500 rebounds and was a finalist for the Katrina McClain Award as the nation’s top power forward for the second consecutive season. • PENN STATE (2021-22): Spent one season with the Nittany Lions, helping Penn State sign one of the best transfer classes in the nation… He coached a pair of All-Big Ten honorees in first-team guard Makenna Marisa, who was also a CoSIDA Academic All-America third team selection, and all-freshman team honoree guard Leilani Kapinus, who ranked fourth in school history in blocks by a freshman (33), seventh in steals (59), and ninth in rebounds (165), while earning Academic All-Big Ten honors. • LSU (2018-21): Was the top assistant under Head Coach Nikki Fargas, now the President of the WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces, for three seasons at LSU…Helped the Tigers to 46 wins in his three seasons on the sidelines, including a 21-10 season and a projected No. 7-9 seed in the NCAA Tournament prior to the COVID-19 pandemic… LSU was ranked as high as No. 24 in the both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Polls… Responsible for developing the LSU post players… Mentored a pair of All-SEC Defensive Team members in guard Khayla Pointer and post Faustine Aifuwa and a pair of All-SEC first-team selections in Pointer and post Ayana Mitchell. • TCU (2015-18): Helped the Horned Frogs to a pair of postseason appearances in his three seasons in Fort Worth… Guided the team to 23 wins and a semifinal appearance in the WNIT in 2017-18… Team won 18 games his first year at TCU, reaching the third round of the WNIT… Worked with TCU’s post players in his three seasons, helping develop a pair of All-Big 12 selections in center Jordan Moore and 2018 Big 12 Sixth Woman of the Year forward Amy Okonkwo… The Horned Frogs were ranked as high as No. 22 in both the Associated Press and USA Today coaches polls in 2017-18… Mentored guard Zahna Medley, who went on to become the all-time leading scorer in program history and a first-team All-Big 12 selection… Assisted in guiding TCU to the Big 12 Tournament semifinals for the first time since joining the conference in 2018. • ARKANSAS STATE (2013-15): The Red Wolves won 46 games in his two seasons on the sidelines, including their first postseason victory since 2007 with a win over Western Michigan in the first round of the WNIT at home… Also qualified for the WNIT in 2013-14 following the school’s first outright Sun Belt Conference title, facing off against UTEP in the first round following an appearance in the Sun Belt Tournament championship game… During the 2014-15 campaign, helped Arkansas State to the second-most wins in program history with 24 — including a 14-1 record at home — and a combined 30-8 record in the Sun Belt Conference, including a school-record 16 wins in 2014-15… Mentored guard Aundrea Gamble to back-to-back Sun Belt Player of the Year awards and a WBCA Honorable Mention All-America award, while being nominated for the 2016 NCAA Woman of the Year award. • JUNIOR COLLEGE: Helped lead the Lady Cardinals at Trinity Valley Community College to a 36-1 record and a seventh NJCAA National Championship in his one season while also serving as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach… Finished 18-0 in conference play and won the Region 14 regular season and tournament titles… Coached a pair of NJCAA/WBCA All-Americans in Shannon Smith and Adut Bulgak… Spent four seasons as head women’s basketball coach at Hill College in Hillsboro, Texas, and was named the North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 2011-12… Led the Lady Rebels to a 27-5 overall record (the most wins in school history), 14 wins in conference play (the most in school history), and won the NTJCAC regular season title for the first time in school history… Coached the conference’s player of the year, defensive player of the year, and the freshman of the year that season… Had three Hill College players named NJCAA/WBCA All-Americans… The Lady Rebels were named an NJCAA/WBCA Academic All-American Team in three of his four seasons… As head coach at Allen County Community College, qualified for the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Regional Tournament in his lone season while mentoring Jayhawk East all-conference selection Brittany Johnson… Team finished with a cumulative 3.1 GPA… Spent three seasons as an assistant coach for the men’s team at Allen County Community College and one year at Seward County Community College, qualifying for the KJCCC Regional Tournament in three of the four seasons, coaching five all-conference selections, three all-region honorees, and one NJCAA All-American. RECRUITING • Signed the No. 22-ranked recruiting class in the nation at BYU for the 2023-24 season, including the Gatorade High School Players of the Year in the states of Utah and Idaho as well as the two-time Nevada Gatorade State Player of the Year. • The LSU 2019-20 class was ranked No. 20 in the nation according to ESPNW. • Recruited the nation’s No. 1-ranked junior college player in Sarah Shematsi to LSU in 2019-20. • Signed the No. 5-ranked junior college player in Awa Trasi and recruited the Louisiana High School Gatorade Player of the Year in Tiara Young in 2018-19. • Recruited and signed TCU’s first-ever McDonald’s All-American in Amber Ramirez in 2016-17. PLAYING EXPERIENCE • Played two seasons of junior college basketball, spending one year at Iowa Central Community College and a second season at Northeast Nebraska Community College. • Transferred to Bemidji State in Minnesota where he was a two-year starter from 2001-03, appearing in 57 career games and helping the Beavers to 34 wins. • As a senior in 2002-03, led all of NCAA Division II in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.57). • Represented Bemidji State as a chairman for Special Olympics and the United Way Foundation. • Active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING Nikki Fargas, President, WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces “Aaron has a deep understanding of creating a winning culture. He has a tremendous understanding of the overall development and growth of the student-athlete while building a synergistic team environment. I’m very confident that his coaching skills will continue the winning tradition in competition and in the classroom. His recruiting network will attract quality student-athletes who will strive to win championships.” Curt Miller, Head Coach, WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks "This is a home run hire for Sacramento State. I’ve known Aaron for years and he’s always been a relentless worker and relationship builder. He has a knack for developing players which speaks to his player development skills. I’ve always respected his ambition to advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion. I am excited to watch him lead this program." Carolyn Kieger, Head Coach, Penn State “Sacramento State got a great one! Aaron has a relentless work ethic and a passion for building strong relationships. He puts his heart and soul into everything he touches. His standard of excellence carries over to everything he does. His players will love his intensity for the game and his ability to build up their confidence. The future is very bright under his leadership.” Ike Ukaegbu, Deputy Director of Athletics, Washington State “Sacramento State made a tremendous hire in Aaron Kallhoff! His commitment, passion, integrity, and ability to build strong relationships with his student-athletes will result in championships and off-court success for the Hornets’ women’s basketball program.” Kevin McGuff, Head Coach, Ohio State “This is a terrific hire for Sacramento State. Aaron is a proven winner who will bring instant credibility to the program. He’ll keep the Hornets competing for Big Sky championships.” Debbie Antonelli, ESPN College Basketball Analyst “Aaron will put the student before athlete and create a competitive culture that will produce wins on and off the court. Aaron is a family guy with strong family values that he will incorporate into his coaching style and in building relationships with his players and the community. His influences are some of the best teachers and communicators in our game.” Adut Bulgak, WNBA Draft Pick and former player “I couldn’t be more excited for Coach ‘AK’ since he’s had a huge role in my development as a player and, also, as a person. He’s filled with so much love and knowledge for the game and I can’t wait to watch him lead this program to great heights. Great hire by Sac State! Good luck ‘AK!’”

A member of the Sacramento State Volleyball Hall of Fame, Angela Lewis returned to her alma mater to serve as Hornets’ head beach coach. She will enter her second season at the helm in 2026.  In her first season as coach, Lewis helped tutor both Ellie Tisko and Ashlynn Archer to 16 wins, easily the most single-season victories in program history. In fact, the pair went 16-10 at the No. 2 spot in the lineup. In addition, both Bridgette Smith and Caitlin Volkmann were named second team all-Big West Conference after tallying 13 wins from the No. 1 spot. Lewis, who played indoor for the Hornets (1996-99) and is one of the top players in program history, also had a long and successful pro career on the AVP Beach Tour from 2003-11. Among her numerous accolades as a beach player, Lewis was ranked among the top 10 doubles teams in the nation from 2007-10.   At the Hermosa Beach Open in 2010, Lewis and Priscilla Lima (longest running partnership for Lewis) had a run in the winners bracket that included a three-set win over Misty May-Treanor and Nicole Branagh. Lewis also played with beach legends Holly McPeak, Angie Akers and Jenny Kropp at the Hot Winter Nights Showcase Tour.   The Sacramento native has six years of beach coaching experience, including stops at SPVC Beach Club in Sacramento, Sierra College, and private instruction.   While Lewis excelled on the beach professionally, she also made a big stamp as an indoor player with the Hornets. Inducted into the program’s Hall of Fame in 2023, Lewis was a four-year starter who started 97 straight matches between her sophomore and senior seasons. A two-time all-conference selection (unanimous first team in 1999), Lewis helped lead the Hornets to three NCAA Tournament appearances, two Big Sky Tournament crowns, and three Big Sky regular season championships.   She finished her career with averages of 3.42 kills, 3.76 digs and 0.71 blocks per set. She had 1,439 career kills and 1,581 digs, and remains one of just six players in Hornet history to finish with better than 1,400 in both categories. Overall, she ranks among the program’s career top 10 leaders in six categories, including eighth in both kills and digs, and ninth in points (1,711).   As a senior, she averaged 4.52 kills and 4.28 digs per set, one of just five Hornets to average 4 and 4 in a season. Lewis graduated from Sacramento State in 2000 with a degree in graphic design. 

Michael Floyd, who spent the 2024-25 season as the interim head coach at Santa Clara, has joined the Sacramento State women’s basketball program as an associate head coach it was announced on Tuesday. He takes the place of the departed Asha Thomas on the Hornet sideline after Thomas stepped down to pursue other professional opportunities. “Michael is an amazing addition to our program and Sacramento State as a whole,” Head Coach Aaron Kallhoff said. “He’s an experienced winner that will invest relentlessly into our players. He’s a good friend of mine and someone I trust on and off the floor.” Floyd spent the past nine seasons with the Broncos program, finishing with 14 victories overall and eight West Coast Conference triumphs in his lone season at the helm of the team in 2024-25. At the end of the season, forward Olivia Pollerd was named to the All-WCC first team after averaging 16.0 ppg and 6.5 rpg, ending her career ranked No. 10 on the school’s all-time scoring list. After joining the staff prior to the 2016-17 season, Floyd helped lead Santa Clara to 119 wins overall and 60 wins in league play in his eight seasons as an assistant and associate head coach, including 25 wins and a trip to the second round of the Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament in 2023-24 — a run that included nine straight victories to close out the regular season and a victory over BYU in the first round of the postseason. All told, he helped mentor 11 student-athletes to a spot on the All-WCC team — including four first-team honorees — and five more who were named to the league’s all-freshman squad. In addition, 34 student-athletes went on to earn WCC All-Academic Team honors during Floyd’s time in Santa Clara, recognized for their outstanding work in the classroom. Prior to his tenure with the Broncos, Floyd spent two seasons as an assistant at Alabama State, helping the Hornets win 46 games and back-to-back SWAC titles to advance to the NCAA Tournament. Floyd has experience at all levels both on the men’s and women’s side during his coaching career that began at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Ala., from 2000-02, where he served as the recruiting coordinator, film exchange coordinator, scouting coordinator, and camp director. Following his two seasons there, he returned to school to pursue his master’s degree at the University of Alabama, spending two seasons as a graduate assistant with the Crimson Tide — which included a run to the “Elite Eight” of the NCAA Tournament in 2003-04.  With his degree in hand, Floyd returned to coaching full time with stints at Troy University (2004-05), Alabama Southern Community College (2005-06), Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2006-07), South Alabama (2007-13), and the  University of West Alabama (2013-14) before taking the position at Alabama State. During his travels, he helped Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to 26 wins overall and a 14-2 mark in the Southland Conference, coached the 2011 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year and the 2013 Sun Belt Player of the Year (Augustine Rubit) at South Alabama and helped the Jaguars win 26 games and advance to the NCAA Tournament in 2008. During his time with West Alabama, he assisted the team to its first win over a Division I opponent since 1980, a second-place finish in the Gulf South Conference, and ranked fifth in the NCAA South II Region, while participating in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 32 years. As a student-athlete, Floyd competed for two seasons at South Alabama from 1994-96 before transferring to Murray State to finish out his career, helping the Racers to a pair of Ohio Valley Conference titles and 56 victories in his final two collegiate seasons. He earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology from Murray State in 2000, and completed his master’s in health services from Alabama in 2004. A member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and Monroeville, Ala., Chamber of Commerce representative, Floyd is married to his wife Poppy and they have five kids (three girls and two boys): Peyton, Micah, Matalie, Preston and Landon.

A veteran assistant coach at both the junior college and Division I levels, De’Audra Brown enters her third season with the Sacramento State women's basketball program and her second as an Associate Head Coach in 2025-26.  “I’ve known De’Audra for quite a few years and she’s one of the most loyal, hard-working assistant coaches that I’ve ever seen,” Head Coach Aaron Kallhoff said. “Her work ethic is second-to-none and is what made adding her to our staff a huge get for this program.” Brown joined the Hornet sidelines after spending the 2022-23 campaign at Hawai’i, where she helped the Rainbow Wahine to a Big West Conference Tournament title and an NCAA Tournament berth at No. 3-seeded and eventual national champion LSU. Hawai’i won 18 games and ended the year 13-7 in the Big West, finishing third. She helped mentor a quartet of All-Big West honorees in Kallin Spiller, Imani Peres and worked directly with guards Lily Wahinekapu and Daejah Phillips. "I am grateful for the opportunity to join the Sacramento State community,” Brown said. “I am excited to work alongside Coach Kallhoff and continue to build upon the recent success of the program. Let's go Hornet fam!" Prior to her stay in Honolulu, Brown spent five seasons as an assistant coach at New Mexico State, helping lead the Aggies to back-to-back Western Athletic Conference regular season titles in 2017-19, as well as a WAC Tournament title in 2019. Brown helped guide NMSU to a program record-tying 26 wins in 2018-19, while coaching former WAC Player and Defensive Player of the Year Brooke Salas. Named to the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s “30-under-30” coaches list in 2016-17, Brown started her coaching career at Eastern Arizona College from 2013-15 before moving on to spend two seasons as an assistant at Seward County Community College from 2015-17. As a junior college assistant, she helped her teams to three berths in the NJCAA National Championship Tournament in four years and coached four NJCAA All-Americans. Brown’s teams at Seward County Community College finished a combined 57-11 with a 39-6 record in conference play, winning a share of the league title in 2017 after a runner-up finish the year prior. She coached seven players to all-conference honors and helped three student-athletes go on to play at the Division I level, while helping her charges shine in the classroom, earning NJCAA Academic Team of the Year acclaim with a 3.56 GPA in 2017. While at Eastern Arizona, Brown helped the Gila Monsters to a national ranking for 12 consecutive weeks, reaching as high as No. 5 in 2014-15. That team finished with 27 wins overall — including 20 conference triumphs — en route to a share of the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference title. In her first season, EAC finished with 23 wins, an ACCAC Region I runner-up finish, and the program’s first trip to the national tournament in 2013-14. A native of Rocky Mount, N.C., Brown started her collegiate playing career at Saint Paul’s College in Lawrenceville, Va., before moving on to play her senior season at Elizabeth City State University, an NCAA Division II program in Elizabeth City, N.C., after Saint Paul’s College disbanded its athletic program. She was named Saint Paul’s rookie of the year as a freshman and the team MVP as a junior, going to to play in all 27 games for Elizabeth City State University as a senior. She graduated from Elizabeth City State with a degree in business administration in 2012.

Jodi Page, a veteran Division I coach with extensive international experience as a player and coach in her home country of Australia, enters her third year as an assistant coach with the Sacramento State women's basketball program in 2025-26. “Jodi is great addition to our coaching staff who adds valuable experience both on the floor and in recruiting that will be key to the development of our student-athletes,” Head Coach Aaron Kallhoff said. “She’s highly regarded in the coaching ranks and will add a positive energy to our program.” Page comes to Sacramento after spending the 2022-23 season at UNC Greensboro (UNCG), helping the Spartans to 16 wins and a berth in the semifinals of the Southern Conference tournament as well as helping mentor a pair of players to all-conference honors. “It’s an honor and a blessing to join Coach Kallhoff’s staff here at Sacramento State,” Page said. “I’m excited to continue building on the success of last season and help guide these phenomenal student-athletes both on and off the court.” Prior to her stay in Greensboro, N.C., Page was the Director of Player Development at New Mexico State, which followed a two-year stint as an assistant coach at Cal State Fullerton from 2019-21 where she helped guide guard Raina Perez to Big West Conference Player of the Year and first-team all-conference honors. She has also served as the assistant director of operations for the women’s basketball program at Arizona State in 2018-19 and was an assistant coach at Big Sky Conference rival Eastern Washington for three seasons (2015-18). While with the Eagles, Page coached Delaney Hodgins to All-Big Sky Conference honors en route to her becoming the program’s all-time leading scorer at the end of her career. Outside of her collegiate experience in the United States, Page spent 20 years coaching at all levels in Australia at various clubs and representative teams throughout Queensland from the U12 to senior women’s teams. She helped guide Matthew Finders Anglican College to the Queensland State School Championship in 2010 and 2012 and was an assistant for her former club team, the Maroochydore Clippers of the Queensland Basketball League in 2012. She then served as head coach of the Maroochydore U18 team, helping them to a Queensland Second Division State Championship in 2014 and a fourth-place finish in the first division in 2015. During her time in Australia, Page also organized and coached teams that traveled to the United States to play in various AAU tournaments and attend coaching camps. Page played two collegiate seasons at San Jose State from 1988-90, before embarking on a professional career in Australia for the Maroochydore Clippers for 17 seasons until her retirement in 2009. She still holds the QBL record for most career games played for her club with 324. Page is the mother of two former NCAA Division I athletes. Her son, Jorden, played basketball for Saint Mary’s from 2009-13, while her daughter, Soraya, played at Florida International from 2015-17.

Matt Torrez completed his seventh season as assistant beach coach in 2025 with Sacramento State’s beach volleyball team. A veteran with 23 years of volleyball coaching experience, Torrez helps the Hornet program in a variety of ways, including on-court instruction at both practices and games, match preparation and game management. This past season (2025), he helped tutor both Ellie Tisko and Ashlynn Archer to 16 wins, easily the most single-season victories in program history. In fact, the pair went 16-10 at the No. 2 spot in the lineup. In addition, both Bridgette Smith and Caitlin Volkmann were named second team all-Big West Conference after tallying 13 wins from the No. 1 spot. Prior to Sacramento State, he was the indoor coach at Folsom Lake College for three seasons (2016-18), developing the school’s first-ever volleyball program. After starting the program from scratch in 2015, he coached the team to 20 wins and a state ranking of 18th during the school’s first active season in 2016. Torrez also led the team to a pair of top 20 finishes in 2017 and 2018, including a 24-5 record and state ranking of sixth in 2017. He served as head men’s volleyball coach at Fresno State (1987-91) and American River College (1992-98). With Fresno State, he guided the team to top 10 national rankings in both 1987 and 1988, including a national runner-up finish in 1998. At American River, his teams won several conference championships, including a third place finish at the 1995 state championship. Currently a retired professor, he taught kinesiology classes at Folsom Lake College (2001-24) and American River College (1992-00). Torrez and his wife, Kathy, have two daughters, Isabel and Sophia. Kathy currently serves as the Dean of Kinesiology and Athletics Director at Cañada College in Redwood City, Calif. Torrez graduated from Fresno State in 1988 (agricultural science), and later added a master's in kinesiology from his alma mater in 1991.

Former Hornet Karlee Soderberg enters her first season as team manager for the program’s beach volleyball squad in 2026. Soderberg spent five seasons with both the Hornets’ indoor team (2019-23), and beach team (2020-24). During that time, she played in 64 career indoor matches, and 58 career beach matches.  She combined to earn five all-academic awards, including two Big Sky all-academic honors (indoor), and three Big West all-academic accolades (beach). The Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, native graduated from Sacramento State with a kinesiology degree in the spring of 2024.

Austin Ritter enters his first season as Director of Player Development and Assistant Coach for the Sacramento State women’s basketball program in 2025-26. Ritter has been a part of the program for the past three seasons, serving as a Student Assistant from 2023-25. In addition to his work at the collegiate level, Ritter brings extensive experience from the grassroots basketball scene in the greater Sacramento area. He has coached at the middle school and high school levels, led AAU teams, and worked numerous elite-level camps, including Snow Valley Basketball School, Stanford University camps, and other Nike-sponsored camps. A lifelong Sacramento native, Ritter earned his bachelor’s degree in Child and Adolescent Development from Sacramento State in 2025. He began his college career at American River College, where he competed in water polo and earned his associate’s degree in mathematics.