Michigan State University Women's Basketball

Robyn Fralick enters her third season as Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Michigan State, bringing a proven track record of success and deep Michigan roots a...

her impact on our program and the infusion of energy she will bring every day.” Smith, a native of Missouri City, Texas comes to Michigan State after one season at Colorado, where she worked primarily with the perimeter players. Prior to Colorado, she spent four seasons at Lamar from 2020-2024. She helped lead the Lady Cardinals to back-to-back during the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons. In 2023 under her guidance, Lamar reached the Southland Conference Tournament championship game. During her final season at Lamar, she was promoted associate head coach. Smith also spent four seasons at Loyola Chicago as an assistant coach, helping the Ramblers to their first winning season since 2011-12. She also was both an video coordinator and an assistant coach at Rice from 2012-15. She also was the Director of Basketball Operations at Pittsburgh during the 2015-16 season. She is a 2010 graduate of Colorado, where she scored 1,138 career points and left Boulder as the individual season (82) and career record holder (257) for 3-pointers scored. Smith ended her Buff career as a four-time letterwinner and was the 2010 Big 12 Sixth Player of the Year. She graduated with a degree in sociology. Coaching Resume • Assistant Coach, Colorado (2024-25) • Associate Head Coach, Lamar (2023-24) • Assistant Coach, Lamar (2020-22) • Assistant Coach, Loyola Chicago (2016-2020) • Director of Basketball Operations, Pittsburgh (2015-16) • Assistant Coach, Rice (2013-15) • Video Coordinator, Rice (2012-13) • Gra

Claire Sporer is in her first year as the Associate Director of Athletic Performance for Women's Basketball at Michigan State. Prior to her arrival at MSU, Sporer was the Associate Director of Athletic Performance at Seattle University, working with Women's Basketball, Baseball, Rowing, Men/Women's Tennis, and Volleyball. Before joining SU, Sporer served as the Graduate Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Boston University where she earned her M.Ed. in Applied Human Development (2021). While at BU she worked with Lightweight Rowing, Field Hockey, Women's Lacrosse, Cross Country, and Women's Basketball. Sporer earned a B.S. in Exercise and Sport Physiology from Plymouth State University (2018) where she was a member of the volleyball team. Sporer was the leading point scorer in the 2015, 2016, and 2017 seasons, leading the team to 3 consecutive 20-win seasons. Sporer finished 7th in program history for career kills and 9th in career points. She is certified by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (SCCC) and National Strength and Conditioning Association (CSCS).

Dean Lockwood begins his fourth season as associate head coach of the Spartans. Lockwood came to East Lansing with an extensive knowledge of basketball in the state of Michigan. At Michigan State, Lockwood has worked primarily with the Spartan post players. Lockwood spent over 15 seasons as an assistant coach at Tennessee. Overall, he spent 20 years working with both the Tennessee men and women’s programs. At Tennessee, Lockwood was part of two National Championships in 2007 and 2008, as well as three Final Four appearances. Overall, the Lady Vols, won five Southeastern Conference regular-season titles and seven SEC Tournament crowns. Five of Lockwood’s pupils at Tennessee have developed into first-round picks in the WNBA Draft, including 2016 WNBA Finals MVP, 2013 WNBA MVP and WNBA All-Star Game MVP Candace Parker. Serving as the post position coach at Tennessee, Lockwood had 13 front court players drafted in his 15-year tenure. Overall, the Lady Vols had 26 players drafted during his stay in Knoxville. Prior to working with the Lady Vols, Lockwood was the head men’s coach at Saginaw Valley State from 1998-04. Lockwood was also head men’s basketball coach at Northwood University from 1991-97, earning GLIAC Coach of the Year honors in 1997. From 1986-1991, Lockwood served as an assistant for the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team under head coach Don DeVoe and later Wade Houston. During his tenure as an assistant, Volunteer teams went 77-75, posting three consecuti

Joel Whymer comes to Michigan State after five season as an assistant coach at Bowling Green State University. Whymer served as the program’s recruiting coordinator in 2019. “I am thrilled to have Coach Joel Whymer join us at MSU. He is a committed worker, high-level encourager and diligent recruiter. He brings a positive attitude and authenticity into everything he does,” Fralick said. “Coach Whymer is very connected and will work hard on the recruiting trail for the program. We have worked together the past five seasons, and he has been instrumental in program and player development.” Upon arriving at BGSU, Whymer was integral in changing both the style of play at the Falcon team culture. The Falcons advanced to postseason play in each of those last three seasons. He came to Bowling Green after spending three seasons on the staff at Wayne State University in Detroit. Whymer was also the head coach of the junior varsity team. Whymer joined the Warriors’ staff after spending one season (2014-15) as the head coach at St Clair County Community College. He led the Skippers to a 25-6 overall record and a share of the Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA) Eastern Conference championship with a 13-3 league mark. He also spent two seasons as the head boys basketball coach at Marine City High School before heading to St. Clair County Community College, where he was a special education teacher for five years. Whymer played his first two seasons collegiately at Lake S

Kim Cameron begins her second season at Michigan State for the 2024-25 season after five seasons as associate head coach at Bowling Green State. “I am so excited to continue to work with Coach Cameron. We used to be head coaching rivals back in the day when I was the head coach at Ashland University, and she was the head coach at Michigan Tech,” Fralick said at the time of her hiring. “I had so much respect for her and the way her teams competed. It has been really fun to work together the past five seasons at Bowling Green State and day by day, brick by brick, build together. Her investment in the program and player relationships is incredible. Looking forward to this new journey together.” Like Fralick, Cameron came to BGSU after a highly-successful tenure at a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) school. Cameron joined the Falcon program after spending 13 seasons on the staff at Michigan Tech, the last eight as head coach. She compiled an impressive 181-53 record as head coach. During her tenure at MTU, her alma mater, Cameron became the first Division II coach in Tech history to lead the team to a national title game appearance, taking the Huskies to the championship game in 2011. She was named the GLIAC Coach of the Year in both 2011 and ‘15, and also was the 2011 WBCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year. Cameron assumed the head-coaching job at Michigan Tech after spending five years as assistant coach. In that time frame, Tech also claimed three GLIAC N

Maria Kasza begins her second season at Michigan State after spending four seasons as an assistant coach. Kasza was at Northern Illinois for two seasons prio...