Women's Basketball Coach
Head Coach Brian Wilson- First Season
Brian Wilson, the former associate head coach at the College of the Holy Cross, enters his first season as the head women's basketball coach at Connecticut College. Wilson, a 2000 graduate of the University of Virginia, spent six years with the Crusader program in the Patriot League, handling the critical role of recruiting coordinator for the past five seasons.
At Holy Cross, Wilson's teams earned NCAA Tournament berths in 2005 and 2007, reaching the Patriot League Championship game for four consecutive years from 2005-2008. Wilson earned a reputation as an effective and tireless recruiter. In 2007, Wilson's recruiting class was recognized by the Blue Star Basketball Report in its honorable mention category. Wilson was responsible for recruiting Briana McFadden, the 2008 Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year.
In 2007, Wilson was elevated to the position of Associate Head Coach, becoming just the second coach at the college to hold that title in the past 24 years. Prior to Holy Cross, Wilson spent two years in the Bluegrass State as a graduate assistant at Western Kentucky University. In 2003, the Hilltoppers captured the Sun Belt Conference Crown, securing a berth in the NCAA Championship. Wilson received his Master of Arts in History at WKU in 2006.
Wilson has spent the bulk of his coaching career in the Division I ranks but landed his first coaching job in the NESCAC at Williams College as an intern with the men's and women's basketball programs.
Christie Herbst - Assistant Coach - Second Season
Christie Herbst, a 2007 Graduate of St. Lawrence University, enters her second season as the assistant women's basketball coach at Connecticut College.
A prominent contributor on the hardwood at St. Lawrence, Herbst’s teams qualified for the Liberty League Tournament in each of her four years with the program. In her senior season, the Saints won the Liberty League Championship, earning a bid in the NCAA Tournament with an impressive 24-4 record. Herbst buried 33 triples in her senior campaign, finishing in the top five of the League in three point field goal percentage (.402).
Prior to her arrival in New London, Herbst worked as a mental health worker at the Four Winds Hospital in Katonah, N.Y.
Herbst gained valuable coaching experience at the Future Stars Basketball Camp in Purchase, N.Y, serving as the head of the intermediate camp for two summers.
She was a two-year captain for the basketball and soccer teams at Byram Hills High School, garnering All-Sectional and All-League honors for three consecutive years.
Herbst is enrolled in the master’s degree program at Connecticut College and is working toward a graduate degree in Clinical Psychology.
Last Modified: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 6:16 PM