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Allison Guth (born 1981 or 1982) is the coach of the Loyola Ramblers women's basketball team since 2022. For her basketball experience, Guth and Buffalo Grove High School won their first girls basketball title in 2000 as part of the Illinois High School Association. As a member of the Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team, Guth played in the first round of the 2003 Big Ten women's basketball tournament. After joining Coca-Cola in 2004, Guth worked as an assistant coach between 2004 to 2015. Some of these university included the University of Missouri and Northwestern University.

As the coach of the Yale Bulldogs women's basketball from 2015 to 2022, Guth and her team reached the semifinals of the Ivy League women's basketball tournament twice. They became "the first Ivy League women's team to win a national postseason tournament" at the 2018 Women's Basketball Invitational.[1] Upon leaving Yale, Guth had 99 wins and 74 losses. With Loyola, her team competed in the first round of the 2023 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament.

Early life and education

Guth was born in the early 1980s and is from Arlington Heights, Illinois.[2][3] After becoming an elementary school basketball player, Guth was on the basketball and golf teams at Buffalo Grove High School.[4] While at Buffalo Grove, Guth and her team won the 1999 Schaumburg regional golf event.[5] The following year, Guth and Buffalo Grove won the Class AA division in girls basketball.[6] With the 2000 win, it was the first time Buffalo Grove won an Illinois High School Association title in girls basketball.[7]

For her post-secondary education, Guth began studying business marketing at the University of Illinois.[8] With Illinois, Guth was on their golf team from 2000 to 2001.[9] In 2001, Guth joined the Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team.[10] By January 2002, she played at Russian basketball games for Illinois. Guth was also ill with mononucleosis.[11] The following year, her team played in the first round of the Big Ten women's basketball tournament.[12] She remained with the Illinois basketball team until 2004.[13] Guth also went to DePaul University and studied educational leadership.[14]

Career

Sales and assistant coaching

After moving to Denver in 2004, she was an Coca-Cola employee in sales until the following year. [15] As an assistant coach from 2005 to 2008, Guth spent three years with the Loyola University Chicago and one year with the University of Missouri. While at Loyola, Guth was also a recruiting coordinator.[16] In 2008, Guth became the Director of Basketball Operations for DePaul University.[17] She remained at DePaul before leaving for Yale University in 2010 to resume her recruiter and assistant coach experience.[14] Guth held these two positions for Northwestern University from 2012 to 2015.[18]

Head coaching

In 2015, Guth became the coach of the Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team.[19] While with Yale, they reached the semifinals of the Ivy League women's basketball tournament during 2018 and 2022.[20][21] Guth's roster became "the first Ivy League women's team to win a national postseason tournament" at the 2018 Women's Basketball Invitational.[1]

After leaving Yale in 2022, she had 99 wins and 74 losses.[22] That year, Guth became the Loyola Ramblers women's basketball coach.[23] With Loyola, her team reached the first round of the 2023 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament.[24]

Honors and personal life

In 2013, Guth was a member of the 1999-2000 Buffalo Grove High School Girls’ Team that joined the Illinois Coaches Basketball Association Hall of Fame.[25][26] She has two children and is in a same-sex marriage.[27]

References

  1. ^ a b "Yale Claims WBI Championship". Ivy League. March 30, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Leusch, John (April 11, 2022). "Loyola job 'a dream come true' for former Buffalo Grove standout Guth". The Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, Illinois. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  3. ^ Hamilton, Brian (June 13, 2022). "Loyola Chicago speeds into Atlantic 10, seeking how to peak outside The Valley". The Athletic. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  4. ^ Leusch, John (December 3, 1999). "Four seniors have special bond". The Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, Illinois. sec 4. p. 1, sec 4. p. 5.
  5. ^ Miazga, Mike (October 7, 1999). "Team effort lifts BG". The Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, Illinois. p. sec. 2 p. 10.
  6. ^ Hughes, Jay (March 5, 2000). "Guth's redemption lifts Buffalo Grove". Northwest Herald. The Associated Press. p. 10.
  7. ^ "Girls Basketball Champions & Runners-Up". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  8. ^ "Guth Ready To Move On With Her Life". University of Illinois Athletics. March 31, 2004. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  9. ^ "Illinois Women's Golf All-Time Rosters". University of Illinois Athletics. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  10. ^ Batterson, Steve (October 13, 2001). "New-look Illini sticking to 2-year plan". Quad-City Times. p. D7.
  11. ^ "Catching Up With Allison Guth". Chicago Tribune. February 8, 2002. p. sec. 4 p. 11.
  12. ^ "Michigan vs. Illinois Box Score (Women), March 6, 2003". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  13. ^ "Allison Guth Career Game Log". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  14. ^ a b "Guth Rounds Out McKeown's 2012-13 Staff". Northwestern Athletics. June 8, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  15. ^ "Tigers Add Robinson, Guth to Women's Basketball Staff". University of Missouri Athletics. June 7, 2007. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  16. ^ Daily Herald News Services (August 8, 2009). "Buffalo Grove product named DePaul women's basketball assistant". Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, Illinois. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  17. ^ "DePaul Announces Women's Basketball Staff Additions". DePaul University Athletics. September 8, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  18. ^ "Allison Guth to Lead Yale Women's Basketball". Ivy League. May 22, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  19. ^ Malafronte, Chip (May 21, 2015). "Allison Guth named Yale women's basketball coach; Dan Muse leaves hockey program". The Register Citizen. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  20. ^ "Princeton Prevails in Ivy Semis". Yale Bulldogs. March 10, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  21. ^ Vanoni, Maggie (November 23, 2022). "Yale women's basketball begins new era under Dalila Eshe: 'Everybody has really bought in'". New Haven Register. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  22. ^ "Allison Guth Coaching Record". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  23. ^ "Allison Guth Named Loyola Head Women's Basketball Coach". Loyola University Chicago Athletics. April 8, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  24. ^ "Duquesne Survives Loyola Comeback Bid, Advances to #A10WBB Championship Second Round". Atlantic 10. March 1, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  25. ^ "1999-2000 Buffalo Grove High School Girls' Team". Basketball Museum of Illinois. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  26. ^ Leusch, John (April 22, 2013). "BG's state champs merit IBCA Hall of Fame". The Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, Illinois. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  27. ^ Zeigler, Cyd (April 12, 2022). "Allison Guth is the latest out coach with a new opportunity". Outsports. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
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