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A A RON KA LLHO F F First Season • Bemidji St. ’03
Aaron Kallhoff joined the Penn State women’s basketball staff in April 2021. Kallhoff owns 18 years of college coaching experience, including the last six years with Power Five programs and the last eight years in Division I. Kallhoff came to Happy Valley after three years as an assistant coach at LSU in which he played an instrumental role in bringing highly-ranked national and international players to Baton Rouge, including a Top 20 recruiting class in 2019. He helped guide the Tigers to a 20-win season in 2019-20 as LSU was primed for an NCAA Tournament berth before the cancellation of the postseason tournament due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Kallhoff primarily worked with the LSU post players, developing Faustine Aifuwa and Ayana Mitchell into two of the top all-around players in the SEC. Mitchell was a two-time All-SEC performer, while Aifuwa was named to the 2020 SEC All-Defensive Team. Prior to his time at LSU, Kallhoff spend three seasons as an assistant coach at TCU, helping the Horned Frogs advance to postseason play in two of his three seasons on staff. He was responsible for post play at TCU as well, mentoring All-Big 12 selections Jordan Moore and Amy Okonkwo. Kallhoff spent two seasons on the staff at Arkansas State from 2013-15 where he helped lead the Red Wolves to 46 wins, including their first postseason victory since 2007. Arkansas State tallied a secondmost wins in program history during the 2014-15 season with 24 and went a combined 30-8 in Sun Belt Conference play over his two years. He helped guide Audrea Gamble to back-to-back Sun Belt Player of the Year awards.
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