Katie Gruys - Associate Head Coach Southern Utah University

Katie Gruys is in her second season as an assistant coach for the Southern Utah women's basketball team.Before coming to Southern Utah, Gruys spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach at Willamette University, a Division III institution in Oregon. During her time at WU, the Bearcats had a combined record of 28-24, including a 17-10 record in 2017-18. They would go on to finish that season as the runner-up in the Northwest Conference Tournament and clinch their first winning season since 2000-01.Gruys spent 2016-17 as a graduate assistant at Clemson University, where she was in charge of many administrative duties for the women's basketball team. She helped with scheduling and team travel, as well as community service projects and recruiting weekends.Prior to attending Clemson as a graduate student, Gruys earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Oregon in 2016. She competed in women's basketball as well as track and field during all four years at Oregon. She helped the Ducks reach the semifinals of the Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) in 2015-16.While at Oregon, Gruys also was a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. She helped organize various volunteer and community service opportunities. She worked with 20 other student-athletes to build a sport court in Nicaragua in just one week. In addition, Gruys served as president of the University of Oregon crew in the Love Your Melon Foundation from 2014-16. Love Your Melon raised funds to support children and their families who are battling cancer. She also organized opportunities for Oregon’s student-athletes to visit Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland, Oregon.Gruys is originally from Annandale, Minnesota.Coaching Responsibilities• Post Development• Scouting / Game Prep• Recruiting Coordinator• Academic Coordinator• Elite Camp Coordinator• Oversee GA - recruiting