Kansas State University Women's Basketball

MITTIE'S CAREER RECORD • 691-396 (.636) - 35th season in 2026-27; 13th season at K-State, 237-161 (.595) MITTIE AT K-STATE • 10 postseason appearances includ...

GILLIAM’S COACHING CAREER • Kansas State (2014-17; 2021-present | assistant coach) • TCU (2012-14 | assistant coach) GILLIAM’S PLAYING CAREER • Keflavik, Iceland (2005) • TCU (2000-04) GILLIAM’S TROPHY CASE • Two-time Most Impactful Assistant Coaches by Silver Waves Media (2022 & 2023) Ebony Gilliam enters her 12th season on head coach Jeff Mittie’s staff at K-State and her second season as the team’s associate head coach. In her first three seasons at K-State, Gilliam served as an assistant coach on Mittie’s staff, then transitioned to the Director of Recruiting Operations for the next four seasons and then served the last three seasons as an assistant coach. Gilliam’s responsibilities include recruiting evaluation, game plan preparation and player development. Since coming to K-State, Gilliam has helped lead the program to nine postseason appearances including six NCAA Tournaments. Prior to coming to Manhattan, she served on Mittie’s coaching staff for two seasons while he was at TCU and was also a four-year letterwinner as a player for Mittie with the Horned Frogs. During her time at TCU, Gilliam was promoted to assistant coach prior to the start of the 2012-13 season and served two seasons as an assistant coach on Mittie’s staff in Fort Worth. Prior to her promotion, Gilliam served as the Horned Frogs’ director of operations for two seasons. Before she returned to her alma mater, Gilliam spent four years as a high school teacher and head girls basketball coach in the Fort

Haliburton’s Coaching Career • Kansas State (present; assistant coach) • Kansas State (2017-19; dir. of student-athlete development) • UC Irvine (2016-17; assistant coach) Haliburton’s Playing Career • Oral Roberts (2004-07) • Cowley County CC (2003-04) • Kansas (2002-03) Ebony Haliburton is in her ninth season at K-State and her seventh as an assistant coach on Jeff Mittie’s staff. In addition to her coaching duties at K-State, Haliburton is also responsible for recruiting evaluation, game plan preparation and player development. She is also the team’s liaison to Fort Riley. Prior to her promotion to an assistant coach at Kansas State, Haliburton served as the program’s Director of Student-Athlete Development for two seasons. In the 2016-17 season, Haliburton was a member of the UC Irvine women’s basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach. Prior to her stint at UC Irvine, Haliburton was the director of basketball operations at Utah State for three seasons. Haliburton was a 2008 graduate of Oral Roberts, where she played basketball for current Utah State head coach Jerry Finkbeiner. She graduated from Oral Roberts with a bachelor’s degree in marketing and advertising. From 2008 to 2011, Haliburton was the director of women’s basketball operations and sports account manager for College Coaches Network (CCN). In her role, she was responsible for showcasing athletes, assisting college coaches with their search for talented players and creating lasting relationships with pla

Erin Greenwald is in her fifth season as an athletic trainer at Kansas State and her third season with the women’s basketball program. Prior to joining the K-State women’s basketball support staff, Greenwald served as the K-State track and field and cross country athletic trainer for the previous two seasons. During her time with the K-State track and field and cross country programs, Greenwald was responsible for the prevention, evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation programs for the Wildcat track and field student-athletes. Prior to coming to K-State, Greenwald spent seven seasons at Sacramento State including the final two seasons as the head football and baseball athletic trainer. From 2014-19, Greenwald served as an assistant athletic trainer with the football and baseball programs. Greenwald received her Bachelor of Science in athletic training with a minor in business administration from Florida in 2012. She completed her Master of Science, Kinesiology with a concentration in movement studies from Sacramento State in 2015. As a graduate student, Greenwald worked with the Sacramento State football, baseball, women’s soccer, softball teams. She is a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA), the Mid America Athletic Trainers’ Association Far West Athletic Trainers Association and Kansas Athletic Trainers Association California Athletic Trainers Association. She is certified in Owens Recovery Science Blood Flow Restriction, myofascial decompr

FALCO’S COACHING CAREER • Lindenwood (2018-23; head coach) • South Dakota State, (2008-18; assistant coach) • Montana State, (2005-08; assistant coach) • Utah State, (2003-05; graduate assistant coach) FALCO’S PLAYING CAREER • Northern Iowa (1999-2003) FALCO’S TROPHY CASE • 2003 All-MVC First Team • 2003 Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team • 2003 Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-District VII First Team • Three-time MVC Scholar-Athlete Team (2001, 2002 & 2003) • 2000 MVC Newcomer of the Year Katie Falco is in her third season on head coach Jeff Mittie’s staff, serving the program as the director of player development and branding. Falco is responsible for a number of duties within the program including: creation of recruiting itineraries, recruiting mailings and correspondence, on-campus recruiting logistics, player relations including player wellness and USA Basketball liaison. She also is responsible for K-State’s non-conference scheduling and will also assist in game preparation and scouting. During her time with the Wildcats, Falco has helped the program to two NCAA Tournaments including a second round appearance in 2024 and the program’s first trip to the Sweet 16 in 23 years in 2025. She has aided the program for the 2025-26 season by helping bring in the first top-10 recruiting class in program history according to ESPN.com with the signings of Jordan Speiser (No. 16), Aniya Foy (No. 47) and Brandie Harrod (No. 58). Falco came to Manhattan after five seasons as th

Lane Trudo is in his fifth season with the K-State women’s basketball program as the strength and conditioning coach. In his role as the team’s strength and conditioning coach, Trudo is responsible for designing and implementing strength and conditioning programs for the team as a whole and individual student-athletes. He also works with the K-State Athletic Training staff to facilitate individualized rehabilitation programs for athlete recovery from surgical procedures or injuries. Prior to coming to Manhattan, Trudo worked for two seasons at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, where he started as the Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning and was promoted to Director of Strength and Conditioning for Olympic Sports for the 2020-21 season. While with the Bears, Trudo worked with the men’s and women’s basketball programs and the volleyball and beach volleyball squads where he designed and implemented the training for those teams. In the 2020-21 season, Trudo was responsible for the strength and conditioning programs for 10 sports. As a result of his efforts, Mercer women’s basketball won the 2021 Southern Conference title and reached the 2021 NCAA Tournament. Before joining the Mercer staff, Trudo spent the 2017-18 and 2018-19 athletic seasons at Lamar as the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coordinator. During his time at Lamar, Trudo worked with the men’s and women’s basketball and baseball teams, which included strength and power development, linear and lateral

Madison Pahls is in her second season on head coach Jeff Mittie’s staff as the director of basketball administration. Pahls’ responsibilities with the Wildcats include: film exchange with opponents, editing film clips for the coaching staff and players, assisting the coaching staff in collecting and editing film of recruits, arranging Zoom sessions with recruits, summer camp management and technology liaison. Prior to joining the K-State women’s basketball staff, Pahls worked for No Stone Unturned Therapeutic Learning Center in Manhattan where she provided speech and language intervention, evaluation and assessment services to patients ages 0-19 with various speech and language needs (feeding and swallowing, articulation, cognition, dyslexia, voice disorders, pragmatics, expressive and receptive language and AAC. She planned lessons for all clients based on their primary concerns and individual interests. Pahls graduated from Fort Hays State with her bachelors degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders in 2020 and her masters degree in Speech-Language Pathology in 2022. During her time at Fort Hays State, Pahls was a four-year letterwinner on the women’s basketball team. She played in 114 career games and tallied 514 points, 271 rebounds and 109 assists. She was a five-time MIAA Academic Honor Roll recipient and a three-time DSADA Academic Achievement Award recipient. She is married to Sam Pahls and the couple had their first child in January of 2025.

Megan Foote is in her first season on head coach Jeff Mittie’s staff and serves the program as the director of basketball administration. Foote is responsible for a number of administrative duties within the program including: coordinating staff and team travel and logistics, money and budget management, manage all home game logistics, on-campus recruiting logistics, training table coordination, camp/clinic budgets, daily office operations, and direct program contact for all other KSA departments. Prior to joining the Wildcats, Foote played four seasons at Kansas Wesleyan in Salina, Kansas. She was a four-year letterwinner and was a three-time Daktronics NAIA Scholar Athlete. She helped Kansas Wesleyan to the 2025 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference regular season title. While at Kansas Wesleyan, Foote graduated in December 2024 with her degree in health and physical education with a minor in coaching.

Nicholson’s Coaching Career • Central Missouri, WBB (2014-21; assistant coach) • Missouri Western, MBB (2007-13; assistant coach) • Missouri Western, MBB (1997-05; assistant coach) • Kansas City, MBB (1991-97; assistant coach) Nicholson’s Trophy Case • 2021 WBCA Division II National Assistant Coach of the Year • 2020-21 World Exposure Report Division II National Assistant Coach of the Year Mike Nicholson is in his fifth season on head coach Jeff Mittie’s staff and serves the program in the role as Chief of Staff. Nicholson’s responsibilities will include: direct and oversee leadership developement for staff and players, handle advance scouting and analytics, evaluatuion of practice and reports, development of recruiting plans, assist in on-campus recruiting, assist the head coach in alumni and fan engagement and coordination of pregame and postgame season ticket holder events. Before moving to the Little Apple, Nicholson was the top assistant coach at Central Missouri and worked with the guards. During his time in Warrensburg, Nicholson helped the Jennies to a 161-53 (.752) overall record, the 2018 NCAA Division II National Championship, a 2021 NCAA Division II Final Four appearance, two MIAA regular season titles and one MIAA postseason crown. Nicholson, the 2021 WBCA National Assistant Coach of the Year, helped in the development of three-time All-American Paige Redmond as well as All-Americans Morgan Fleming and Megan Skaggs. The Jennies had five All-Americans during Nicho