East Texas Baptist University Women's Basketball

Coach Arbogast Awards 2020-21 ASC East Coach of the Year 2020-21 D3hoops.com South Region Coach of the Year HoopDirt.com National Coach of the Week - Dec. 7, 2020 WHoopDirt.com National Coach of the Week - Feb. 22, 2022 Last season, Arbogast led the Tigers to another 20 win season and another berth into the ASC Tournament. ETBU finished the season with a +8.2 rebounding margin over their opponents, while also only allowing a .348 shooting percentage from the field.  Arbogast's second season as a head coach brought a 13-5 conference record, an ASC Tournament berth (host), and an NCAA Division III National Tournament berth. In the first round of the national tournament, the Tigers knocked off nationally ranked #19 Rhodes College. They concluded their season in the Round of 32 and an overall record of 21-6.  In his first season as the head coach of the Tigers (2020-2021), the team completed an undefeated regular season, 24-0, and made a trip to the ASC Tournament Championship game. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA Division III National Tournament was canceled. The Tigers finished the season ranked second in the national poll.  As an assistant coach at ETBU (2019-20), the team won 20 games and went 13-3 in the ASC East Division. ETBU was regionally ranked and had the top defense in the ASC only allowing 55 points per game and .329 shooting percentage from the field along with the top shooting percentage (.425), rebounding defense (32.7), and rebounding margin (+10.6). He came to ETBU after coaching two years at the University of the Ozarks in the men’s basketball program. In those two years, UO improved their win total by five and had three players named All-ASC. He played four years of basketball at Howard Payne University and was a graduate assistant for one season before moving onto Holiday High School. Arbogast graduated in 2015 from HPU with a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sport Science and later completed a Master of Education in Sports Administration from Midwestern State University in 2018.  He and his wife, Shelby, have two sons, Foster, who was born in June 2020, and Nash, who was born in August 2021. They attend Immanuel Baptist Church in Marshall.   2021-22 Season 21-6 Record (15-3 ASC Record)  D3hoops.com Preseason All-American - Mallory Stephens Upset #19 Rhodes College in 2022 NCAA First Round ASC Defensive Player of the Year - Taylor Singleton ASC Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year  - Grace Stephens 5 players earn All-ASC Awards  2020-21 Season ASC East Division Regular Season Champions ASC Tournament Runners-Up 23-0 perfect regular season 25-game winning streak - program record Finished ranked #2 in D3hoops.com National Poll Upset NCAA Division I McNeese State 11 ASC All-Academic student-athletes ASC East Newcomer of the Year - Bridget Upton ASC East Defensive Player of the Year - Taylor Singleton All-ASC member - Mallory Stephens 7 players earn All-ASC East award ARBOGAST COACHING RECORD Year Record Conference Postseason 2020-21 25-1 15-0 (1st E) 1-1; ASC Runners Up 2021-22 21-6 15-3 2-2; ASC Semifinalist / NCAA Round of 32 2022-23 20-7 13-5 1-1; ASC Runners Up Total 66-14 43-8 4-4   PLAYER AWARDS UNDER ARBOGAST MAJOR ASC AWARDS Year Award Name 2020-21 ASC East Newcomer of the Year Bridget Upton ASC East Defensive Player of the Year Taylor Singleton 2021-22 ASC Defensive Player of the Year Taylor Singleton 2022-23 ASC Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year Mollie Dittmar   ASC AWARDS ALL-ASC Mallory Stephens - 2020-21 ALL-Conference 1st Team Taylor Singleton - 2021-22 2nd Team Mollie Dittmar - 2022-23 Jade Goynes - 2022-23 3rd Team Mallory Stephens - 2021-22 Bridget Upton - 2022-23 Honorable Mention Jade Goynes - 2021-22 Bridget Upton - 2021-22 Kaia Williams - 2022-23 ALL-ASC East 1st Team Mallory Stephens - 2020-21 Taylor Singleton - 2020-21 2nd Team Bridget Upton - 2020-21 Hanna Hudson - 2020-21 Honorable Mention Kenidi White - 2020-21   ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM Mollie Dittmar - 2020-21 Emma Stelzer - 2020-21 Jade Goynes - 2021-22   ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM Taylor Singleton - 2020-21; 2021-22    OTHER PLAYER AWARDS D3hoops.com All-Region Mallory Stephens - 2nd team (2020-21)

Adams is entering his second season with the ETBU Women’s Basketball program where he serves as the second assistant and head developmental team coach. In the 2024-2025 season, he assisted the Tigers to the programs second American Southwest Conference (ASC) Tournament Championship, a 23-5 overall record, and a berth into the NCAA Division III National Tournament.   Along with coaching, Adams is in his fifth year as the Assistant Athletic Director for Operations at ETBU. He transitioned to athletic department in 2021 after serving in the ETBU Advancement Department where he helped to fundraise for capital campaign projects, while also cultivating and stewarding relationships with ETBU alumni and friends.   As the Assistant AD, he oversees the day-to-day operations of the athletics department, fan engagement, fundraising, connecting with athletic alumni, and assisting the athletic communications department. He also oversees the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA).   A former ETBU tennis player, Adams was an All-ASC East second-team selection at No. 6 singles and the East Division Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year. He played for Jeff Bramlett helping the teams to the ASC Tournament Semifinals.   He is a 2019 graduate of ETBU with a Bachelor’s of Science in Athletic Training and later earned his Master’s of Education in College and University Leadership in 2020. He attends Crossroads Baptist Church in Marshall.