Grand Canyon University head women’s basketball coach Trent May today announced that Erin Scholz has joined the staff for the upcoming season, the first for the Antelopes as part of the Division I Western Athletic Conference.
“We are extremely fortunate to have Erin join our program,” said May. “She brings valuable experience at every playing and coaching level. She is a great competitor, and a true professional with a lot of class. Erin will be instrumental in working with our forwards and posts and will hit the ground running with recruiting. We look forward to her helping GCU women’s basketball reach new heights.”
Prior to joining GCU, Scholz was the head women’s basketball coach at Fresno Pacific University from 2010-13 and an assistant at Utah State University from 2006-10. At Fresno Pacific, she also served as the athletic department’s Associate Director of Student-Athlete Ministry.
Scholz played collegiately at the University of Colorado from 1993-97, where she currently ranks second on the Buffaloes career rebounds list with 1,067 and fifth with 1,621 career points and was as an NCAA All-American. Scholz was the first player in the school’s history to reach 500 points, 200 rebounds, and 50 assists in a single season. During her time at Colorado, the Buffaloes won three conference tournament titles and made four NCAA Tournament appearances, including advancing to the Sweet 16 twice and the Elite Eight in 1994-95.
Scholz also spent time playing with USA Basketball, representing the United States as a member of two Olympic Festival teams and was part of the 1995 USA Jones Cup team that won the bronze medal in Taipai, Taiwan. She played professionally with the Colorado Chill of the National Women’s Basketball League (NWBL), helping the team to win two NWBL Pro Cup Championships.
Away from the court, Scholz frequently speaks in churches and schools, and has spoken at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes National College Conference.
"I could not be more excited to join a tremendous GCU staff, team, and university,” said Scholz. “I consider it both an honor and privilege to have become part of something so special and so unique.”
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