Western Michigan women’s basketball hires Kate Achter away from Detroit Mercy

BGSU hall of famer, Clay alum Achter named as Western Michigan's head women's basketball coach

KALAMAZOO — Clay graduate Kate Achter is pretty familiar with the Mid-American Conference. She spent four seasons from 2004-2008 at Bowling Green State ...

Western Michigan women’s basketball hires Kate Achter away from Detroit Mercy

One of the state’s Division I schools has its new head women’s basketball coach. And as a result, another one now has an opening. Kate Achter, who in three seasons at Detroit Mercy turned around a program that was in absolute disarray before she arrived, has been hired as the new head coach at Western Michigan, Broncos athletic director Dan Bartholomae first told The Detroit News. Achter informed her players at Detroit Mercy of the move Friday m…

WMU names Kate Achter as head coach

Dan Bartholomae announced Friday that WMU was hiring Kate Achter as head women’s basketball coach.

Western Michigan University Names Kate Achter as Head Women’s Basketball Coach - Western Michigan University Athletics

Western Michigan University Vice President/Director of Athletics Dan Bartholomae has announced the hiring of Kate Achter as the new head coach of the WMU women's basketball program. Achter, a proven program builder, is responsible for the largest turnaround in program history at Loyola Chicago, going from 2-28 to 18-12, and at Detroit Mercy, taking a 1-29 team to 32 wins over two seasons. She is known to be a relentless recruiter and brings a we…

Women's Basketball To Begin National Search For New Coach - University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

DETROIT (3/28/2025) -- The University of Detroit Mercy women's basketball program will conduct a national search for a new head coach as Kate Achter announced her resignation to accept the head coaching position at Western Michigan.