A former standout at nearby UC San Diego, Krista Poehler begins her first season as an assistant coach at San Diego State.
Poehler stays within the Mountain West Conference after spending the last two seasons at Colorado State. She helped coach the Rams to two straight WNIT appearances, including a trip to the semifinals in 2003, and a combined 38-25 record.
[quote]Coach Poehler has impressed me with her great organizational skills and attention to detail,[quote] SDSU head coach Jim Tomey said. [quote]She has coached in our league for the past two years and has experience working with every phase of a basketball program.[quote]
At CSU, Poehler worked with the team[apos]s post players and coordinated team travel and film exchange. She also was heavily involved with recruiting, scouting, team academics and served as the program[apos]s liaison with the booster program and business office.
Prior to her stay in Fort Collins, she was an associate in broadcasting for the WNBA, where she helped promote players to the media and assisted with special projects, including the WNBA[apos]s celebration of the anniversary of Title IX. The Pasadena, Calif., native also coordinated WNBA player travel and media photo shoots at the 2002 NBA All-Star Game.
Poehler served as a women[apos]s basketball program assistant at the University of Oregon from 1999-2001, while completing her MBA with a concentration in sports marketing. With the Ducks, she assisted in individual post drills and coordinated the team[apos]s video exchange and equipment.
As a player, Poehler starred at UCSD from 1993-98, where she led the Tritons to four consecutive NCAA tournament berths, including a program-best 23-4 record as a senior. She was a two-time team co-captain and garnered team co-MVP honors in 1998.
Poehler, 29, began her coaching career at her alma mater in 1998-99, working with the team[apos]s guards and assisting with recruiting and scouting. She is a 1998 graduate of UCSD with a bachelor[apos]s degree in communications and visual arts/media.
The Krista Poehler File
Hometown:
Pasadena, Calif.
College:
B.A. in communications/visual arts mediaUC San Diego, 1998;
MBA (concentration in sports marketing)Oregon, 2001
Playing Experience:
UC San Diego1993-98
Coaching Background:
Colorado State(Assistant Coach - Women)
2002-0321-13(.618)WNIT Semifinals
2003-0417-12(.586)WNIT First Round
University of Oregon
(Basketball Program Assistant - Women)1999-2001
UC San Diego
(Assistant Coach - Women)1998-99