Brenda Frese

Quick Facts

Full Name	Brenda Frese
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 30, 1970(1970-04-30)
Age	54
Birthplace	Cedar Rapids
Country	United States
Birth City	Iowa
Horoscope	Aries

Brenda Frese Biography

Brenda Frese is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on April 30, 1970 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. Brenda Sue Frese (born April 30 1970) is a famous American female basketball coach as well as a former athlete. Since 2002, she’s been Head Coach of the University of Maryland women’s basketball team. In her fourth season as head coach, she was awarded the 2006 Women’s National Championship. She was also the winner of in 2009 the ACC Regular Season and Tournament Championships as the first female ACC Championship since 1989. She was also awarded an ACC Championship in 2012 and was able to make it to the Final Four in 2014. Maryland made the move into the Big Ten for the 2014-2015 season. Frese was the coach who led her team of Terrapins to an unbeaten 18-0 record in the conference and the Big Ten Regular Season Championship during their first season as a member of the Big Ten. She was named AP National Coach of the Year in 2002, ACC Coach of the Year in 2013 and was named ACC Coach of the Year in

2013. Big Ten Coach of the Year in 2002, 2015 and 2019 as well as MAC Coaching of the Year for 2000. At Maryland she’s coached the ACC’s four ACC Players in the Top Four, as well as Four ACC Young Men of the Year.

Frese was earlier was married with Steven Oldfield from 1998 to 2002. She was referred to in the past as Brenda Oldfield at the time.

When Frese arrived at Maryland prior to the 2002–03 season, she brought with her the buzz of a rising star in the women’s hoops coaching world, as well as a remarkable recruiting acumen. Her first highly coveted recruits, Shay Doron and Kalika France, marked the beginning of an ever-expanding stream of blue- chip talent choosing to take their talents to College Park.

Frese was awarded the US Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Coach of the Year award in 2002.

When she was injured playing during her time at University of Arizona, Brenda Frese worked as an coaching assistant for Pima Community College in Tucson, Arizona. After graduation, she started pursuing a career coaching, traveling across the country to be a part of the NCAA Final Four and working in various basketball camps. Her career began officially in 1994, as an assistant coach with Kent State and Iowa State and she then served for three years as the head coach of Ball State and Minnesota. In her initial game of coaching as a coach Frese played Ball State to an upset victory against Minnesota. Two days later Minnesota appointed Frese to be their head coach. In her 2001-02 season at Minnesota she coached an eight-year span of improvement from 8-20 to 22, which was one of the most significant ever recorded in NCAA history. Minnesota reached the second stage of the NCAA Championship that year, and Frese was named the AP National Coach of the Year for 2002. Minnesota’s fans grew quickly which allowed the program take the decision to begin playing games in the same venue with the team for men. After transforming this Minnesota team, Frese became a sought for coach and attracted attention from Maryland, Ohio State and Florida. Maryland athletic director Debbie Yow sealed the deal in the evening at the Men’s NCAA Basketball Championship game, during which Maryland beat Indiana to win the national championship.

Brenda Frese Net Worth

Brenda Frese is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Brenda Frese 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Brenda Frese is the daughter of Bill and Donna Frese. There are five of her siblings: Deb, Cindy, Marsha, Stacy, and Jeff. She was a student at Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In high school, Frese was a member of the volleyball and basketball squads for four seasons along with the softball and track teams for a single year. She was a four-time basketball letterwinner as well as an Honorable Mention All American as well as an Iowa State champions in 1988. She was also an all-state and all-metro athlete from 1986 until 1988.

Frese was a student at in the University of Arizona as an undergraduate student. From 1989 to 1993, she was a member of the team’s varsity basketball team. She was chosen for the Pac-10 tour in West Germany. Frese completed her degree at the university with an undergraduate degree in Arts in Communication in 1993. In 1995 she earned her degree in 1995 from Kent State University with a master’s degree in Athletic Administration.

Despite winning only 10 games in her first season, Frese, the 2002 AP National Coach of the Year, has quickly returned Maryland to national prominence. As of the end of the 2012–13 season, Frese has guided Maryland to an overall record of 278–94 (.750) including nine NCAA tournament berths, nine consecutive 20-win seasons, six 25+ win seasons, four 30+ win seasons, four Elite Eights, the program’s fourth NCAA Final Four appearance and the 2006 NCAA Women’s Basketball National Championship. Maryland received its first-ever No. 1 preseason national ranking in 2006–07. The Terps remained in the top spot in the polls for 10-consecutive weeks. Frese led Maryland to the 2008–09 ACC regular season and 2009 ACC Tournament championships, as well as the 2012 ACC Tournament championship.

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Who is Brenda Frese Dating?

According to our records, Brenda Frese married to Mark Thomas. As of December 1, 2023, Brenda Frese’s is not dating anyone.

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Maryland spent much of the 2007–08 season ranked among the nation’s top five teams and finished the season 33–4. The Terps advanced to the NCAA’s Elite Eight, where they lost an entertaining, high-scoring affair to Stanford, 98–87. During the season, Coach Frese gave birth to twin boys- Markus William Thomas and Tyler Joseph Thomas- on February 17, 2008. That same day, Maryland won on the road at Duke, 76–69, giving Maryland a sweep of the regular season series. Maryland won the preseason WNIT, defeating LSU in the championship game, 75–62. Kristi Toliver won the Nancy Lieberman Award, which is given annually to the nation’s top point guard. Crystal Langhorne was voted ACC Player of the Year. Both Langhorne and Toliver were named State Farm All- Americans. Langhorne and fellow senior Laura Harper were top 10 picks in the WNBA Draft.

Facts & Trivia

Brenda Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Brenda Frese celebrates birthday on April 30 of every year.

In 2010–11, Maryland bounced back from a year’s absence from the NCAA Tournament with a fourth-place finish in the ACC regular season. The team had no seniors on its roster. Alyssa Thomas earned seven ACC Rookie of the Week honors and won ACC Rookie of the Year. Four freshmen under Frese have won the ACC’s Rookie of the Year award (Langhorne, Coleman, Kizer and Thomas). Lynetta Kizer and Alyssa Thomas earned 2nd team All-ACC honors.

What is Brenda Frese salary?

The future Hall of Fame head coach will receive $1,040,000 in Supplemental Annual Income, which will increase by $100,000 each year beginning with the May 1, 2023 to April 3, 2024 calendar year. This is in addition to her $660,000 annual base salary , meaning she will earn $1.7 million per year from her new contract.

Where does Brenda Frese coach?

Maryland women’s basketball coach Brenda Frese signs contract extension through 2028-29 season: ‘This is home’ The University of Maryland announced Tuesday that women’s basketball coach Brenda Frese has signed a contract extension, keeping the program’s winningest coach in College Park through the 2028-29 season.

Where did Brenda Frese go to college?

The University of Arizona

How long has Brenda Frese coached at Maryland?

She’s led Maryland to 17 top-four league finishes in her 20 years, including the last 12 straight. Her Maryland squads have posted a 535-140 (. 793) mark in 20 years, advancing to at least the second round of the tournament in 17 of the last 19 years, including 10 Sweet Sixteens, six Elite Eights and three Final Fours.

How much does Geno Auriemma make per year?

Auriemma coaches the highly reputed UConn Huskies women’s basketball team and has an annual salary of about $1.95 million.