Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Wright State announced the hiring of Kari Hoffman as head women’s basketball coach on Thursday.
Hoffman spent the last five seasons at Cedarville University, where she was 106-38 and led the Yellow Jackets to three Great Midwest Athletic Conference regular-season championships. She was named the league’s coach of the year in 2018 and 2021.
“I’m beyond grateful for this opportunity I’ve been given,” Hoffman said in a statement. “In my short time interviewing, it was clear to me that this place truly cares about student-athletes and treating people right. That’s a mission I can get behind 100 percent. I’m so humbled and very excited to get the ball rolling!”
Hoffman, the eighth head coach in program history, will be introduced at a press conference, which will be closed to the public but streamed live on Facebook, at 11:30 a.m. Friday at the Mills Morgan Center/Setzer Pavilion.
“We are thrilled that Kari and her family are joining our Raider Family,” Wright State Athletic Director Bob Grant said in a statement. “During this process, it became clear that Kari has the passion and the priorities that we value in our culture. She brings a winning mindset and a proven track record of success. We are excited for the future of our women’s basketball program under Kari.”
A native of Wisconsin, Hoffman played for Cedarville from 2001-05 and remains the program’s second all-time leading scorer with 2,275 points.
