July 14, 2004
Women’s Basketball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

KILLMER NAMED NEW HEAD WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – Saginaw Valley State University has announced today that Yvonne Killmer will become the eighth head women’s basketball coach in school history effective immediately. “We are excited to have the caliber of an individual that we have in Yvonne,” said Athletic Director Joe Vogl. “She has some great recruiting contacts locally and across the state and also has a very disciplined approach to her players and the game.”
    Killmer joins the Cardinals after serving as Girls Basketball Coach at Saginaw Arthur Hill High School since 1993. In addition, Killmer has served as Athletic Director at Arthur Hill since 2000.
    “I am very excited to be at Saginaw Valley State University and be able to get started with a solid group of athletes,” said Killmer.
    Killmer has also served as a teacher in the Saginaw Public School system having taught from 1996-2000. She also has been familiar with SVSU serving as an assistant coach during the 1991-92 season under head coach Claudette Charney. Her duties included developing and implementing offensive strategies and recruitment of potential scholarship athletes. Killmer is involved with several professional organizations including Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan, Michigan High School Coaches Association, National High School Coaches Association and Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.
    She excelled on the hardwood at the University of Michigan where she played from 1985-88. She set the single-season assist records in 1987 and 1988 and was elected captain and most valuable player for the Wolverines as a junior and senior. Killmer has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan in Sports Management and Communications received in 1988. Killmer also was a part of three state championships as a prep at Carrollton High School.

Contact: Ryan Thompson (989) 964-4053

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