The University of Wisconsin-Superior and Yellowjacket Athletics have announced they’ve completed a national search and Zach Otto-Fisher has been named head women’s basketball coach.
Otto-Fisher took over on an interim basis following the resignation of Dr. Don Mulhern in September. In his first season at the helm of the program, Otto-Fisher led the Yellowjackets to a 23-5 overall record and a perfect 16-0 mark in U.M.A.C. play. The Yellowjackets won the U.M.A.C. regular season and playoff titles for the third year in a row and advanced to the program’s third consecutive N.C.A.A. tournament.
“Zach did a tremendous job coaching our women’s basketball program this past year. The accolades he and the team earned are attributed to his hard work and dedication to our student-athletes,” said UW-Superior Athletics Director Nick Bursik. “It was clear watching him work with the student-athletes over the past few seasons and going through the interview process that he was going to make a tremendous head coach. We are excited to have him to continue to lead our program.”
Otto-Fisher joined the Yellowjacket women’s basketball coaching staff as an assistant to Mulhern in 2016-17. Prior to UW-Superior he was the head coach at Glencoe-Silver Lake (Minn.) High School and he served on the staff of the Minnesota Fury, one of the top A.A.U. programs not only in Minnesota but the entire Upper Midwest for four years.
“I want to personally thank Mr. Bursik and the search committee for giving me this opportunity, to continue building on the successful culture and program that is Yellowjacket women’s basketball,” Otto-Fisher said. “It’s an exciting time for me and my family and I’m looking forward to continuing the work with our tremendous student-athletes, athletics department, campus community and the city of Superior.
“UW-Superior is a very special place to me and to be able to lead the women’s basketball program on and off the court is truly a blessing.”
Otto-Fisher is an alumnus of UW-Superior, having graduated with a bachelor of science degree in legal studies in 2008.
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