Alison Seberger Rejoins Kent State Women's Basketball Assistant Coach

Assistant coach Alison Seberger will be returning to Kent State women's basketball, as announced by head coach Fran Recchia on Thursday. Seberger served as Director of Basketball Operations for the Golden Flashes from 2016-19, and he has been a part of the staff at three different schools, most recently as associate head coach at Western Carolina for the last two seasons.

"I am thrilled to welcome Alison Seberger to our staff and back to the Kent State University community," head coach Fran Recchia said. "She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, and her values align perfectly with the vision and standards of our women's basketball program. Alison will be an outstanding addition to our program, and I'm excited for our players and staff to have the opportunity to learn from and work alongside her every day. She is a person of tremendous character who will help us continue to develop our young women into the best versions of themselves, while competing for championships and representing Kent State to the highest level."

The 12-year coaching veteran had an immediate impact upon arriving at WCU for the 2024-25 campaign as he led the Catamounts to a doubling of their win total from the prior season and the most victories (13) in a little more than a decade. Guard AC Carter was named the 14.4 point per game top scorer in the Southern Conference, and was named first-team All-Southern Conference.

Key Highlights:

• Alison Seberger returns to Kent State Women’s Basketball as assistant coach after previously serving on staff from 2016-19
• Seberger helped Western Carolina Catamounts women's basketball achieve its best season in over a decade last year
• The 12-year coaching veteran has developed multiple all-conference players and postseason teams throughout her career

Prior to that, Seberger was an assistant coach at UAB for three seasons and had an integral role in the program achieving success in its first season as a member of the American Conference after previously playing in Conference USA. The Blazers claimed a place in the WNIT in 2023-24 and went 18-0 in their first season with The American.

That season, UAB picked up three conference postseason honors – with All-AAC third-team honorees Mia Moore and Denim DeShields both being recognized, plus Moore being selected to the All-Newcomer team. Seberger coached two all-conference players in the Blazers' last two seasons in the C-USA, including 2021-22's leader in six conference categories, Zakyia Weathersby.

After two years at North Alabama, Seberger was 21-4 in 2019-20, including a win over 23rd-ranked FGCU.

Kent State was her first Division I job, as she was hired as the director of basketball operations in June 2016. In this, his administrative role, Seberger was outstanding and enabled the coaching staff to concentrate on the on-court aspects of the program. During her three seasons with the Flashes, she appeared twice at WNIT, and won a Mid-American Conference East Division title.

Seberger started out coaching as an assistant coach at Lenoir-Rhyne, and served two seasons on the sidelines in Hickory, North Carolina. The native of Geneva, Ill., was a team captain in her final season at Illinois State, where she won an array of academic and leadership awards.

Seberger is a 2016 graduate of a Master's degree in leadership at Lenoir-Rhyne and a 2011 graduate of the BS in communication studies program from Illinois State.