Staff Directory
- Title:
- Head Coach
- Email:
- Phone Number:
- 353-8613
- Alma Mater:
- Davidson, '04
Bringing with her a proven track record of success and program building, Robyn Fralick was announced as Michigan State’s new women’s basketball head coach on Friday by MSU Vice President and Director of Athletics Alan Haller on March 31, 2023.
She wasted no time in making history, becoming the first MSU women's basketball coach to make the NCAA Tournament in her first season. Michigan State ended the 2023-24 season with a 22-9 record, which was its most since the 2015-16 season.
Fralick is the sixth coach in Spartan women’s basketball history. In nine seasons as a head coach, Fralick holds an overall record of 214-85 (.716).
“This is a great day for Spartan women’s basketball as we welcome Robyn Fralick to our Spartan Family,” said Haller upon her hiring. “Her resume speaks for itself, both in the historic success and championships she captured at Ashland and the job she did turning around the program at Bowling Green, not only capturing a championship but also creating an expectation of postseason success. Beyond that, Robyn possesses the ability to connect individually with student-athletes in order to maximize their abilities, while also bringing everyone together to create team success.
“Although she grew up in our community and we couldn’t be more excited to bring her home, it’s important to note that she’s respected nationally. That became evidently clear throughout this process during conversations with individuals throughout the women’s basketball community."
In her first season in the Green and White, Fralick's squad exceeded expectations with not just the 22-9 record, but a 12-6 mark in Big Ten action. Four Spartans captured All-Big honors led by sophomore Theryn Hallock earning the second-ever Sixth Player of the Year honors. Guard/forward Julia Ayrault captured first-team all-conference honors, while guards Moira Joiner and DeeDee Hagemann both garnered second-team accolades.
She came to MSU after directing the Bowling Green program the last five seasons, guiding the Falcons to an 88-73 record (including 69-31 over the last three seasons) and three postseason appearances. Last season, Fralick led BGSU to a 31-7 record, matching the school and Mid-American Conference records for most wins in a single season.
The Falcons made a historic run in 2022-23, advancing to the WNIT Fab 4, before falling in the semifinals.
Fralick, who owns a career record of 192-76, was named MAC Coach of the Year in 2021 after leading the Falcons to one of the nation’s top turnarounds. BGSU went from 10-21 in 2020 to 21-8 the next season. She led her squad to a MAC regular-season championship in year three of her tenure after inheriting a program that had four straight losing seasons prior to her arrival. The Falcons also earned a berth in the 2021 WNIT.
In 2021-22, BGSU lost nearly 75 player-games to injury, but Fralick still guided the Falcons to 10 MAC wins, a 17-16 overall record, and an appearance in the 2022 Women’s Basketball Invitational (WBI).
In late 2018, Fralick was named the recipient of the C. Vivian Stringer Coaching Award. The award is presented to an individual who has experienced outstanding achievement as a coach for female teams. The award's website indicates that the winner exhibits "a high standard of propriety, imagination, and innovation as a character-builder in the tradition of great teacher-coaches."
Prior to Bowling Green, Fralick had an unprecedented run as the head coach at Ashland University. In three seasons (2015-16 to 2017-18), she accumulated an overall record of 104-3 (.972), which was the highest winning percentage in NCAA history at any level (minimum of 100 games coached). Overall, she spent 10 seasons at Ashland as both an assistant and head coach with the Eagles earning a 267-59 record during that time.
Fralick and the Eagles advanced to the NCAA Division II national championship game four times between 2012 and 2018, winning national championships in both 2013 and 2017. The Eagles were the National Runner-Up in both 2012 and 2018. AU won 73 consecutive games, the longest streak in NCAA Division II history, before a loss in the 2018 national title game.
Her coaching career also includes stops on the staffs at Appalachian State (2004-05), Western Michigan (2005-07) and Toledo (2007-08).
She is a 2004 graduate of Davidson, having earned her undergraduate degree in psychology with a minor in religion. At the end of her four-year playing career, she left Davidson among the career leaders in assists (4th), steals (8th) and free-throw percentage (12th). Fralick earned her master’s degree in counselor education from Western Michigan in 2007.
A native of Okemos, Michigan, the former Robyn Flewelling had a storied career at Okemos High School. She garnered second-team all-state honors and was named to the All-Michigan Fifth Team as a senior. In addition to her basketball honors, she was named all-league in soccer as well as honorable mention all-league in softball. She was named to the Okemos High School Hall of Fame in 2017.
Fralick and husband, Tim, have two children, Will and Clara.
THE FRALICK FILE
PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE: Assistant Coach at Appalachian State University (2004-05); Assistant Coach at the University of Toledo (2007-08); Assistant Coach at Ashland University (2009-15); Head Coach at Ashland University (2015-18); Head Coach Bowling Green State University (2019-2023).
FAMILY: Husband, Tim Fralick and children, Will and Clara Fralick.
COACHING RECORD:
214-85 (.716) in nine years as a head coach
22-9 (.710) at Michigan State (2024-)
88-73 (.547) in five years as a head coach at BGSU
104-3 (.972) in three seasons as head coach Ashland
EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in religion from Davidson College in 2004; master's degree in counselor education from Western Michigan in 2007.
PLAYING EXPERIENCE: Four-year player at Davidson College (2000-04), playing 114 games and starting 64.
POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: 2016 NCAA Division II Tournament, 2017 Division II National Champion, 2018 NCAA DII Runner-Up, 2021 WNIT, 2022 WBI, 2023 WNIT, 2024 NCAA Tournament.
FRALICK'S YEAR-BY-YEAR HEAD COACHING RECORD
| Year | School | Overall Record | Conference Record (Finish) | Postseason |
| 2015-16 | Ashland | 31-2 | 21-1 (1st, GLIAC South) | NCAA Div. II Tournament |
| 2016-17 | Ashland | 37-0 | 20-0 (1st, GLIAC South) | NCAA Div. II National Champion |
| 2017-18 | Ashland | 36-1 | 20-0 (1st, GLIAC South) | NCAA Div. II Runner-Up |
| 2018-19 | BGSU | 9-21 | 2-16 (6th, MAC East) | - |
| 2019-20 | BGSU | 10-21 | 3-15 (6th, MAC East) | - |
| 2020-21 | BGSU | 21-8 | 14-4 (1st MAC) | WNIT |
| 2021-22 | BGSU | 15-14 | 10-10 (8th MAC) | WBI |
| 2022-23 | BGSU | 31-7 | 14-4 (2nd, MAC) | WNIT Semifinals |
| 2023-24 | MSU | 22-9 | 12-6 (4th, B1G) | NCAA First Round |
| Totals | 9 years | 214-85 (.716) | 1 NCAA, 2 WNIT, 1 WBI, 3 NCAA DII NCAA |
