Kaityln Hodgins is in her first season as the assistant women's basketball coach at East Central University.
Hodgins joins the Tigers after serving as associate head coach and assistant coach at the University of Sioux Falls in South Dakota during the 2022-23 season.
Before her stint at USF, Hodgins started her coaching career as a graduate assistant coach at Concordia University, Nebraska for two years where the program made back-to-back appearances in the NAIA national tournament, including reaching the quarterfinals in 2020-21.
Prior to coaching, Hodgins enjoyed a successful athletic career as a student-athlete, making her mark on the court and in the classroom at the University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma and Northern Oklahoma College.
In her final two years of eligibility at USAO, Hodgins was team captain of the Drovers and was twice awarded Academic All-Sooner Athletic Conference accolades.
Before transferring to USAO, Hodgins received Region 2 All-Conference, NJCAA All-Academic First Team, and Female Student-Athlete of the Year honors at Northern Oklahoma College for her performance during the 2017-18 season. She served as team captain there as well.
A native of Seminole, Oklahoma, Hodgins recently earned a master’s degree in coaching and athletics administration at Concordia University of Irvine in 2022 and a bachelor of science degree in psychology from the University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma in 2020. She also earned an associate of applied arts degree from Northern Oklahoma College in 2018.
