Central Michigan University Women's Basketball

Head Coach Kristin Haynie enters her third season at the helm of Central Michigan Women’s Basketball in the 2025-26 season, entering with a 20-39 record, 13-...

Alyssa Leister joined the staff of Central Michigan Women’s Basketball as a graduate student assistant in the summer of 2025, following her graduation with a...

Ava Denton was retained for a full-time role as Central Michigan Women's Basketball's Director of Basketball Operations in the summer of 2025 upon graduating...

Chelsie Butler will mark her third season on Central Michigan Women’s Basketball’s coaching staff in 2025-26, as well as being tasked with the program’s recr...

Claire Hendrickson joined the Central Michigan Strength & Conditioning staff in the summer of 2024 after two years at Youngstown State and is the Strength & ...

Harrison LaLone joined the Central Michigan University Athletic Communications staff in April, 2023. He serves as the primary contact for soccer, women’s bas...

Jackson Marlan will enter his third season with the Central Michigan women's program in 2025-26, his first as Director of Scouting and Video Operations. Marl...

Assistant Coach Jenna Allen will enter her third season on the bench for Central Michigan Women’s Basketball for the 2025-26 season, entering the season with...

Jordan Walker joined the Central Michigan Women’s Basketball staff for the 2025-26 season, beginning her third season of full-time coaching with the Chippewa...

Justin Faur serves as the director of facilities and event operations for Central Michigan athletics, a position to which he was appointed in October, 2022. Faur serves as the gameday administrator for women's basketball, gymnastics and softball and supervises a staff of more than 60 student workers. He assists in the scheduling of practices and events in the Kulhavi Events Center and is responsible for work orders and facility maintenance requests. He is a member of several department committees and organizations, including the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee and Cultivating Chips. Faur joined CMU athletics as an undergrad in 2017 and performed several roles as a student worker before serving as a graduate assistant beginning in August, 2019. Among the many events in which Faur has served as a coordinator are the Mid-American Conference wrestling, lacrosse, indoor track & field, and gymnastics championships, along with the Michigan High School Athletic Association State Cheer Championships. He was selected to the NCAA's Emerging Leaders Seminar and served on the selection committee for ELS and the Career in Sports Forum. He is also a member of the Collegiate Event and Facility Management Association. Faur, a Redford native, earned his bachelor of applied arts with a major in sport management from CMU in 2019 and his master of arts in sport administration in 2021.

El-Husseini took on the player development role for Central Michigan Women's Basketball ahead of the 2025-26 season, the third under Head Coach Kristin Hayni...

Ruston Smith joined the Central Michigan Sports Medicine Department in February 2024. He serves as the athletic trainer for the Chippewas' men's and women's cross country and women's track and field teams. Previously, Smith worked as an athletic trainer at MyMichigan Health for six months. He also worked as a graduate assistant trainer at Southeastern Oklahoma State. Smith graduated from Southern Arkansas University in 2021 with a bachelor of education degree in athletic training. He also earned a Master of Science degree from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Sport Administration in 2023.