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Cleveland State Seeks New Women's Basketball Coach After Kielsmeier's Departure

4/1/2026

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Cleveland State will search for a new head women's basketball coach after Chris Kielsmeier, Cleveland State's head coach, left for Texas State.
Kielsmeier led Cleveland State for eight seasons, posting a 178-80 record and guiding the team to the 2023 NCAA tournament.
Texas State, coming off an 11-19 season, hired Kielsmeier to revitalize the program as it moves to the Pac-12, drawing on his national title at Howard Payne University.

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Cleveland State will search for a new head women's basketball coach after Chris Kielsmeier, Cleveland State's head coach, left for Texas State.
Kielsmeier led Cleveland State for eight seasons, posting a 178-80 record and guiding the team to the 2023 NCAA tournament.
Texas State, coming off an 11-19 season, hired Kielsmeier to revitalize the program as it moves to the Pac-12, drawing on his national title at Howard Payne University.