Lynne Roberts (basketball)

Lynne Roberts
Sport(s) Women's basketball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Utah
Conference Pac-12
Record 18–15 (.545)
Biographical details
Born (1975-08-28) August 28, 1975
Redding, California
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1997–2002 Seattle Pacific (asst.)
2002–2006 Cal State Chico
2006–2015 Pacific
2015–present Utah
Head coaching record
Overall 239–190 (.557)

Lynne Roberts (born August 28, 1975)[1] is the women's basketball head coach at the University of Utah. She has also served as head coach for the Cal State Chico Wildcats and the University of the Pacific Tigers.

Early life

Roberts was born and raised in Redding, California. She would attend Enterprise High where she would earn 12 varsity letters and was awarded the 1993 Northern Section Player of the Year.[2]

Roberts attended Seattle Pacific University where she played for the Falcons. During her time with the Falcons (1993-1997), Roberts set a school record for 3-pointers made in one season at 82 and for three-point percentage in a game when she made 7 of 8 against Willamette. Roberts regards her most memorable moment at college when she made the game winning 3-pointers to defeat Division I's UC Davis Aggies.[3] Roberts would graduate in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in history.

Coaching History

After graduating from Seattle Pacific, Roberts would remain to pursue a master's degree. While pursuing her master's degree, Roberts would act as a student assistant for the Falcons. Over five seasons Roberts would help lead the Falcons to a 113-31 record and make five straight NCAA Division 2 appearances. Roberts would graduate with a master's degree in athletic administration in 2000.[2]

In 2002 Roberts would be hired as a new head coach for Cal State Chico, where she would coach from 2002-2006. While at Cal State Chico Roberts would amass an 86-31 record. The Wildcats would set school records for wins in both 2005 and 2006 while finishing first place in their conference. The 2005 title would be the first CCAA title in Cal State Chico history. That same season the Wildcats would advance to the NCAA Tournament West region Championship, and in 2006 the Wildcats would make it to the D2 Final Four.[2]

In 2006 Roberts would be hired as the head coach for University of the Pacific. After a slow first few seasons, Roberts would help the Tigers post a record for wins in 2013 with 27. She would win the Big West Conference coach of the year, and her team came to be known as the cardiac kids.[4] The Tigers have made a school record 3 straight post-season appearances under Roberts. Roberts is currently scheduled to coach the Tigers through at least 2017.[5]
In March 2015, Roberts was selected as one of the three WCC coaches to be named co-coach of the year. The other two are Saint Mary's Gaels coach Paul Thomas and Gonzaga Bulldogs coach Lisa Fortier.[6]
On April 20, 2015, it was announced that the University of Utah hired Roberts as their next head women's basketball coach.[7]

Division I Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Chico State Wildcats (CCAA) (2002–2006)
2002–03 Cal State Chico 17–10 15–7 2nd NCAA DII First Round
2003–04 Cal State Chico 17–11 13–9 1st NCAA DII First Round
2004–05 Cal State Chico 24–6 16–4 1st NCAA DII Sweet Sixteen
2005–06 Cal State Chico 28–4 18–2 1st NCAA DII Final Four
Cal State Chico: 86–31 (.735) 62–22 (.738)
Pacific Tigers (Big West) (2006–2013)
2006–07 Pacific 8–22 2–12 8th
2007–08 Pacific 14–16 9–7 4th
2008–09 Pacific 14–16 8–8 4th
2009–10 Pacific 6–23 4–12 8th
2010–11 Pacific 9–22 5–11 T–7th
2011–12 Pacific 18-14 9-7 T-3rd WNIT 2nd Round
2012–13 Pacific 27–8 14–4 1st WNIT 3rd Round
Pacific: 96–121 (.442) 51–61 (.455)
Pacific Tigers (WCC) (2013–2015)
2013–14 Pacific 18–13 12–6 3rd WNIT 1st Round
2014–15 Pacific 21–10 13–5 T–3rd WNIT 1st Round
Pacific: 39–23 (.629) 25–11 (.694)
Utah Utes (Pac-12) (2015–present)
2015–16 Utah 18–15 8–10 7th WNIT 3rd Round
Utah: 18–15 (.545) 8–10 (.444)
Total: 239–190 (.557)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 30 Sep 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Pacific Coaching Profile". The Pacific. Retrieved April 2014.
  3. ↑ "10 questions with Lynne Roberts". Recordnet. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Pacific Tigers Women Advance to WNIT Sweet Sixteen, Cardiac Kids Strike Again!". Bleacher Report. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Women's Basketball Coach Lynne Roberts' Contract Extended". Pacific Newsroom. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  6. ↑ "BYU's Morgan Bailey named Player of the Year; Lisa Fortier (Gonzaga), Lynne Roberts (Pacific) & Paul Thomas (Saint Mary's) share Coach of the Year honors". wccsports.com. 2015-03-03. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
  7. ↑ "Lynne Roberts hired as Utah coach". espn.go.com. 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
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