Diana Noles

Diana Noles enters her fifth season as the full-time women's basketball assistant coach at Otterbein. Noles served as a volunteer assistant coach for Otterbein women’s basketball during the 2005-06 season before going on to coach two years at Ohio Dominican University from 2006-08.

A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Noles returned to coaching after spending three years (2008-11) working in quality assurance for Chase Bank.

A three-time All-Ohio Athletic Conference performer, Noles is the program’s career leader in assists (674) and also ranks among the top 11 all-time in scoring, rebounding, and steals. She is the only Otterbein women’s basketball player to tallied over 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists.

Noles, who had two triple-doubles as a player and ranked top-5 nationally in assists three different seasons, finished off her career with an honorable mention All-American selection in 2004 after helping guide the Cardinals to their first 20-win season and a spot in the OAC Tournament championship game. She led the program to a record of 72-33 over the course of her four seasons and, as a result of her success, was inducted into the Otterbein Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014.

Noles and her husband, Pat, reside in Bexley with their three children: son P.J., 10, and daughters Charlee, 7, and Jayla, 5.