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Marsha Frese

Marsha Frese joined the Blue Star Family in 2018 after 20+ years in womens college basketball. Most recently she comes after five years at the helm of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Prior to that she had been a college recruiting coordinator for over 15 years with success at each stop along the way.
She started her journey at as an assistant at Ball State from 1999-2001. During this time, she helped deliver back-to-back winning seasons to the Cardinals for only the second time in school history. Tabbed with primary recruiting responsibility, Frese brought in 2001 MAC Freshman of the Year Johna Goff with her first class at BSU.
After her first stint at Ball State, Frese provided an immediate impact in her next role as assistant coach/recruiting coordinator at the University of Minnesota. The Golden Gophers posted an 8-20 record prior to her arrival. With Frese on staff, Minnesota turned around its basketball stock, winning 22 games. Frese also flipped the fortunes of Golden Gopher recruiting, signing the 15th ranked class in the nation, according to Blue Star Basketball.

When Frese�s sister, Brenda Frese, who had been with Marsha as the head coach at Ball State and Minnesota, was tabbed to lead the program at University of Maryland, it was only natural for Marsha join her on the Terrapins staff. As recruiting coordinator, Marsha Frese brought two all-Americans to Maryland, resulting in the 10th-best recruiting class in the country, according to Blue Star Basketball. Marsha�s recruiting efforts also helped lay the groundwork for Maryland�s 2006 national championship team.

A return to the Midwest and the Big Ten soon followed as Frese spent four seasons as Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator at the University of Illinois. During her time in Champaign, Frese spearheaded four consecutive national top-25 recruiting classes, according to Blue Star Basketball.
Here next stop was at Northern Illinois University, where she spent two seasons (2010-12) as Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, Frese spearheaded the Huskie recruiting efforts and her hard work paid off. Her first recruiting class included MAC Freshman of the Year, Claire Jakubicek, the first NIU player to earn the honor in nearly ten years.

As a player, Frese excelled on both the high school and college levels. A former Miss Iowa Basketball, Frese helped Cedar Rapids Washington High School to the 1988 Iowa state title. During her prep career, she led the state in scoring twice (1989 and 1990) and was named 1990 Miss Iowa Basketball by both USA Today and Gatorade Circle of Champions. A two-time first-team All-State selection, Frese finished her high school career as one of the all-time leading scorers in Iowa history.

During her collegiate career at Rice University, Frese tore up the nets, lettering all four years and finishing her career ranked sixth in three-pointers made. She also left with the Rice school record for best three-point field goal percentage in a single season.

Before embarking on her coaching career, Frese spent four years as a television sportscaster at KALB-TV, the NBC affiliate in Alexandria, Louisiana, where she served as the station�s first female sports anchor. In addition, Frese worked as a radio analyst for Rice University and Louisiana College women�s basketball broadcasts.

Frese and her family reside in Kansas.