Gail Striegler

Gail Striegler

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Gail Striegler is in her first season as an assistant coach at Georgia State. She will assist Henry in all aspects of the program and serve as the Panthers’ recruiting coordinator.

 Striegler begins her 17th season as a college coach
 after having been an all-conference basketball
 student-athlete herself.
“Gail will be a tremendous asset to our program in all areas,” noted Coach Henry. “She is one of the top recruiters in the Southeast and we are very excited she is on our team.”

Striegler spent eight years at the helm as UCF’s 10th women’s basketball head coach and put together a 106-128 record during that span. She posted four seasons of 15-or-more wins, including two 19-win campaigns and three A-Sun regular season titles in consecutive seasons. She was a two-time Atlantic Sun Conference Coach of the Year. Striegler and the Golden Knights jumped from the A-Sun into Conference USA in 2005-06. Her team posted a nationally televised win over UTEP in front of a school-record crowd to celebrate that inaugural season. Several of her players earned postseason honors, including all-conference and all-tournament accolades.

Striegler’s teams also found success in the classroom throughout her tenure. Her 2005-06 squad was selected to the WBCA Academic Top 25 Honor Roll. Striegler’s student-athletes were also members of UCF’s Scholar-Athlete lists and conference all-academic teams.

UCF captured a third consecutive regular season first-place finish and number one tournament seed with a 16-4 league record en route to an overall 19-10 mark in 2004-05. That followed a 17-13 campaign in 2003-04 and a 19-11 season in 2002-03 that started the three-year run. Her 2001-02 team was 17-13 and ranked 20th in the nation in three-point shooting percentage and blocks per game.

A native of Fayetteville, Ark., Striegler spent five years at Stephen F. Austin as the top assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. During her time at SFA, the Ladyjacks advanced to the NCAA Tournament five times (1994, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97 & ‘98), including a trip to the Sweet 16 in 1996.

A highly respected recruiter, Striegler’s 1998 recruiting class was ranked 13th by Women’s Basketball Journal and Blue Chip Report, while her 1997 class was ranked 17th by the Blue Chip Report. She also signed and coached numerous All-Americans while at SFA.

One of her many responsibilities as the top assistant included academic monitoring of players. The Ladyjacks maintained an 80-percent student-athlete graduation rate while Striegler was at SFA.

Prior to her stint at SFA, Striegler was the top assistant coach on the staff at Northwestern State for three seasons.

During her time there, the Lady Demons amassed a 65-16 mark, earned a WNIT bid in 1992 and compiled three consecutive 20-win seasons.

Striegler began her coaching career in 1990 at the University of Arkansas as a graduate assistant in charge of on-court workouts as well as on-campus recruiting and public relations.

At Arkansas, Striegler was part of a team that posted a 28-4 record en route to winning the Southwest Conference regular season and tournament championships and advancing to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.

As a student-athlete, Striegler was a member of the Central Arkansas women’s basketball team, earning All-Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference honors in 1988-89. She was inducted into the UCA Hall of Fame in the fall of 2006.

Always aware of community and commitment, she has volunteered with the March of Dimes, Special Olympics, Habitat for Humanity, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Boys and Girls Clubs, Hoops for Scholars and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Striegler, who holds a bachelor of science degree in kinesiology from Central Arkansas and a master of science degree in kinesiology from the University of Arkansas, resides in Decatur, Ga.