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Heather Oesterle
View on WikipediaHeather Oesterle (born October 12, 1979) is a former collegiate basketball player who is currently an assistant coach for the Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team. Previously, she was the head coach of the Central Michigan and the strategic program director of Notre Dame women's basketball teams.[1][2] Oesterle was named CMU's head women's basketball coach in July, 2019, succeeding her long-time mentor Sue Guevara. Oesterle served for nine seasons on Guevara's staff at CMU, helping lead the program to unprecedented heights including three Mid-American Conference championships, two MAC Tournament titles, and five MAC West Division crowns. She earned her bachelor's degree in kinesiology from Michigan in 2002 and her master's degree in sports studies from Miami in 2008.
Key Information
Playing career
[edit]She played four years under head coach Sue Guevara at Michigan from 1998 to 2002.[3]
Michigan statistics
[edit]Source[4]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 1998–99 | Michigan | 21 | 80 | 33.3% | 14.3% | 79.2% | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
| 1999–00 | Michigan | 27 | 111 | 42.1% | 41.4% | 86.4% | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| 2000–01 | Michigan | 27 | 188 | 38.1% | 34.0% | 70.4% | 4.8 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 7.0 |
| 2001–02 | Michigan | 27 | 103 | 31.9% | 22.6% | 76.0% | 4.0 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| Career | 102 | 482 | 36.5% | 28.7% | 76.0% | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
Coaching career
[edit]Early in her coaching career she was an assistant at Stanford before coming to the MAC as assistant at Miami (OH) and Northern Illinois. She joined Guevara's staff at Central Michigan in 2012 where she remained until Guevara's retirement.[3]
Central Michigan
[edit]On July 12, 2019, Oesterle was announced as the new head coach of the Central Michigan women's basketball program.[3] In her first season the Chippewas won the regular season championship with a 15–1 MAC record.[5] They were upset in the MAC tournament prior to its cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic and their hopes in the postseason were dashed by the cancellation of the NCAA tournament[6][7][8] In 2021, her team won the MAC tournament with a 77–72 win over Bowling Green.[9][10] They lost to Iowa in the first round of the NCAA tournament.[11] After seasons with single digit wins in her final two years she was fired April 6, 2023.[12]
Notre Dame
[edit]On September 7, 2023, Oesterle was announced as Notre Dame's strategic program director.[13]
Return to Stanford
[edit]On April 25, 2024, Oesterle returned to Stanford as an assistant coach on Kate Paye's staff.[14]
Head coaching record
[edit]College
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Michigan Chippewas (Mid-American Conference) (2019–2023) | |||||||||
| 2019–20[15] | Central Michigan | 22–5 | 15–1 | 1st (West) | Postseason cancelled due to COVID-19 | ||||
| 2020–21[16] | Central Michigan | 18–9 | 13–6 | 2nd | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2021–22[17] | Central Michigan | 4–25 | 2–18 | 12th | |||||
| 2022–23[18] | Central Michigan | 6–23 | 4–14 | T–11th | |||||
| Central Michigan: | 50–62 (.446) | 34–39 (.466) | |||||||
| Total: | 50–62 (.446) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ "Heather Oesterle". CMUChippewas.com. Central Michigan University. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ "Heather Oesterle takes on new role in Notre Dame women's basketball coaching staff". BVM Sports. Archived from the original on December 27, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Heather Oesterle Named Women's Basketball Head Coach". CMUChippewas.com. Central Michigan University. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ "Crown 'Em!". CMUChippewas.com. Central Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ "Toledo 78, Central Michigan 71". ESPN. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "NCAA cancels March Madness tournaments, all other winter and spring championships". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ "Central Michigan 77, Bowling Green 72". ESPN. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "'Unbelievable feeling': CMU women win MAC, earn third straight NCAA appearance". Detroit News. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ "Central Michigan 72, Iowa 87". ESPN. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ "Central Michigan fires women's basketball coach Heather Oesterle after tough 2 years". Detroit News. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ "Heather Oesterle Rounds Out 23-24 Staff". FightingIrish.com. The University of Notre Dame. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Paye Rounds Out Staff with Hire of Oesterle". Stanford University Athletics. April 25, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ^ "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". Central Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". Central Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". Central Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". Central Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2023.