Katherine Auguste

Katherine Auguste, who distinguished herself as an assistant coach at both the NCAA Division I and III levels, was named head coach of the Colorado College women's basketball team on May 24, 2016.

After her first season at Colorado College, Auguste led the Tigers to three consecutive years with double-digit victories. During the 2020-21 season, CC posted a 7-3 record and a .700 winning percentage, its highest since 1980-81, and earned the program's first appearance in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference championship game.

Auguste owns a 80-89 record during her seven-year tenure, but her teams are 56-35 the last four seasons. She also has recruited and developed six players who earned 16 total all-conference honors, including McKenzee Gertz who became Colorado College's first player to be named SCAC Player of the Year and a three-time first-team all-conference selection.

The past two seasons, Zoe Tomlinson and Anna Fanelli were each named an NCAA Division III honorable mention All-American by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.

All indications are the best is yet to come for the CC women's basketball program..

Before arriving at Colorado College, Auguste spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach at Division I Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y., where she directed the program's recruiting efforts and coached all-Patriot League selections Josie Stockhill and Carole Harris.

Auguste was recognized as part of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's inaugural "Thirty Under 30" program, which honors 30 up-and-coming coaches age 30 and under at all levels of the game. Each recipient displayed a commitment to community service, mentorship and impact on others, professional manner and attitude along with association involvement. She has also served as a presenter at the WBCA's "So You Want to be a Coach" program.

Prior to joining the Colgate program, Auguste was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Division III Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. During her four seasons at Emory, the Eagles posted a 69-34 record and program-high No. 7 national ranking in 2014. Emory advanced to the Sweet 16 of the 2013 NCAA Division III tournament after winning the program's first University Athletic Association championship.

Before her stint at Emory, Auguste spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Division III Illinois Wesleyan in Bloomington, Ill. She helped guide the Titans to a two-year record of 58-3 and an NCAA Elite Eight appearance in 2009. IWU claimed the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin championship each season.

Auguste was in charge of all facets of recruiting and worked with the forwards and post players. She also directed individual summer camps and the program's WBCA "Pink Zone" efforts.

In addition to her duties at IWU, Auguste also served as a compliance graduate assistant for two seasons across town at Illinois State. There, she was in charge of the initial eligibility of prospective student-athletes and monitored official visits and NCAA-countable contact hours for every program.

On the court, the Geneseo, Ill., native played four seasons at North Central College, a Division III program in Naperville, Ill. She served as team captain for the 2007-08 season and was a CCIW all-academic selection multiple times.

Auguste earned a bachelor's degree in English and sport management from North Central in 2008 and her master's in sport management from Illinois State in 2010.