University of Utah Women's Basketball

Petersen helped Utah to an 18-15 mark, the program's first winning season since 2012-13 and a third-round appearance in the WNIT during Utah's first postseason berth in three seasons. Petersen mentored Forward Emily Potter, who was named to the Pac-12 All-Conference Team and earned All-Defensive Team Honorable Mention recognition last season. Prior to coming to Utah, Petersen spent the previous two seasons as an assistant to Lynne Roberts at the University of the Pacific, helping the Tigers to consecutive WNIT appearances. Petersen has also served as an assistant coach at Hawai'i (twice), Idaho and Idaho State, helping eight teams reach the postseason. Both his years as an assistant coach at Pacific, the Tigers qualified for the WNIT. This past season, they finished 21-10 (13-5 in West Coast Conference) after going 18-13 overall and 12-6 in the WCC in 2013-14. Before joining the staff at Pacific, Petersen spent two seasons in his second stint as an associate head coach and assistant coach at Hawai'i. He helped the Rainbow Wahine reach the WNIT in 2012-13, the school's first postseason trip in 10 years. From 2008-11, Petersen was the associate head coach at Idaho, where he aided in the turnaround of the Vandals' program in the Western Athletic Conference. Idaho made just its third NCAA Division I postseason trip in program history with a Women's Basketball Invitational appearance in 2011. Petersen coached the sixth All-American in school history in Yinka Olorunnife, who is the all-time WAC rebounder with 1,070 career boards. From 2004-08, Petersen was an assistant coach and associate head coach at Idaho State. During his stay, the Bengals won two conference titles and earned three postseason berths. The Bengals won the 2006 Big Sky Conference regular-season title and played in the WNIT. In 2007, ISU won the Big Sky Tournament title and received the league's automatic NCAA berth. The Bengals returned to the WNIT in 2007-08. Petersen coached center Natalie Doma, who was No. 5 on the Big Sky's 25 Greatest Female Athletes List and is still the Big Sky's all-time leading scorer (2,296) and is second in career rebounds (1,174). Petersen's first full-time coaching position was also as an assistant at Hawai'i from 2002-04 where he helped the Rainbow Wahine qualify for the WNIT in 2002-03. A native of Honolulu, Hawai'i, Petersen earned his bachelor's degree in justice administration at Hawai'i Pacific in 1999 before obtaining a master's in kinesiology and leisure science degree from the Hawai'i in 2009. Petersen and his wife, Karen (Piers), have two daughters, Breagh born in 2011, and Brooklyn born in 2013. Karen coached at Sacramento State (2001-05) and Idaho (2008-11). She played at Oregon from (1998-2000) before finishing her collegiate career at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Years School Position 2015-Present Utah Assistant Coach 2013-15 Pacific Assistant Coach 2012-13 Hawaii Assistant Coach 2011-12 Hawaii Associate Head Coach 2008-11 Idaho Associate Head Coach 2006-08 Idaho State Associate Head Coach 2004-06 Idaho State Assistant Coach 2002-04 Hawaii Assistant Coach 1999-2002 Hawaii Manager/Graduate Assistant Coach