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| Brooke Freeburg spent a year
as an assistant at Salem State after four years as Wheelock's head
coach. Wheelock athletics file photo |
Fitchburg State has named Brooke Freeburg as the 12th head coach in the history of the women's basketball program.
She replaces David Bostick, who led Fitchburg to a 13-12 record in his one and only season as head coach.
"I am very pleased to name Brooke Freeburg as the new head women's basketball coach at Fitchburg State University,” said athletic director Sue Lauder. "Brooke brings great enthusiasm and knowledge to the university and I am very excited to have her join our staff.”
Freeburg joins the Fitchburg State sidelines after spending the past two seasons with MASCAC rival, Salem State. Prior to coaching at Salem State, Freeburg spent four years as the head coach of the Wheelock women’s basketball team, leading the Wildcats to the program’s highest win total throughout her tenure, going 16-81.
| Coach Profile | Brooke Freeburg, Fitchburg
State |
| Alma mater | Providence,
2003 |
| Experience | Assistant Coach at Salem State, 2012-
2014; Head Coach at Wheelock, 2008-2012 (16-81 in four years) |
| Replaces | David Bostick (14-13 in one year) |
An All-American athlete while attending Providence, Freeburg was a two-sport athlete, competing on both the women’s basketball and track and field teams. As a four-year member and two-year captain of the Friars basketball team, she played in 105 career games with 74 starts. In track and field, Freeburg also dominated, winning 12 invitational meets over her four years, including a pair of Big East championships, four NCAA qualifications and an All-American honor in 2001.
A 2003 graduate of Providence in business management, Freeburg also collected her MBA from Providence in 2004. Upon graduation, Freeburg was also selected to play in the Slammers Basketball Classic hosted in Bonn, Germany during the summer of 2005.
A native of Cambridge, Mass., Freeburg will assume all head coaching duties effectively immediately.