Kari Hoffman

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Title

Head Women's Basketball Coach
Phone

937-766-6111
Twitter

@ka_hoffman

Kari (Flunker) Hoffman has been Cedarville University’s head women’s basketball coach since the 2016-17 season.

Hoffman was promoted after serving as an assistant coach with the Lady Jackets from 2010-16. She was previously at her alma mater as an assistant for women’s basketball and softball during the 2007-08 academic year.

During her time as assistant coach, Cedarville posted a 135-50 record with two conference championships and the program’s first-ever trip to the NCAA Division II Championship in 2015.

The Florence, Wisconsin native spent the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons at NCAA Division I Green Bay. She was the Director of Women’s Basketball Operations for the Phoenix, who qualified for the NCAA Tournament each year.

Cedarville Career Coaching Record:

            Overall            Conference
           W   L   Pct        W   L    Pct  Place
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2016-17   19  11  .633        9   5   .643  3rd
2017-18   24   6  .800       18   4   .818  1st
2018-19   23   7  .767       18   4   .818  tie 1st
2019-20   21   8  .724       13   5   .722  tie 3rd
2020-21   19   6  .760       18   4   .818  1st
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Totals   106  38  .736       76  22   .776

G-MAC Regular Season Champions (2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21)
NCCAA Midwest Region Coach of the Year (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21)
G-MAC Coach of the Year (2017-18, 2020-21)
5 NCCAA All-Americans - 2 NCCAA Midwest Region Players of the Year
12 All-NCCAA Midwest Region players - 13 All-Conference players
2 All-Conference Defense players - 1 Conference Freshman of the Year
20 NCCAA Scholar-Athletes - 31 All-Conference Academic Team players

Cedarville Playing Career (2001-05):

NAIA Division II All-America First Team (2004, 2005)
NAIA Division II All-America Second Team (2003)
NAIA National All-Tournament Team (2004, 2005)
NAIA National Tournament Hustle Award (2004)
NCCAA National Player of the Year (2005)
NCCAA All-America First Team (2004, 2005)
NCCAA Midwest Region Player of the Year (2004, 2005)
American Mideast Conference Player of the Year (2004, 2005)
All-AMC First Team (2003, 2004, 2005)
Cedarville’s second all-time leading scorer (2,275 points)
CU’s all-time leader in 3-pt FGM (338), 3-pt FG Pct. (.458), and games played (142)
Led team to records of 124-18 overall and 68-6 AMC
NAIA Division II National Runner-Up (2004, 2005)
American Mideast Conference Champions (2003, 2004, 2005)
Member of 2005 NCCAA Championship volleyball team

Hoffman earned her degree in multi-age physical education from the University in 2005 and a master’s degree in athletic administration and coaching from Concordia University (Calif.) in 2011.

Kari and her husband, Jimmy, reside in Springfield with their three children.