Allison Guth
{{short description|American basketball coach}}
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| position = Head coach
| league = Atlantic 10 Conference
| team = Loyola Ramblers
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| cyears3 = 2008–2010
| cteam3 = DePaul (assistant)
| cyears4 = 2010–2012
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Allison Guth (born 1981 or 1982) is the coach of the Loyola Ramblers women's basketball team since 2022. For her basketball experience, Guth and Buffalo Grove High School won their first girls basketball title in 2000 as part of the Illinois High School Association. As a member of the Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team, Guth played in the first round of the 2003 Big Ten women's basketball tournament. After joining Coca-Cola in 2004, Guth worked as an assistant coach between 2004 and 2015. Some of these university included the University of Missouri and Northwestern University.
As the coach of the Yale Bulldogs women's basketball from 2015 to 2022, Guth and her team reached the semifinals of the Ivy League women's basketball tournament twice. They became "the first Ivy League women's team to win a national postseason tournament" at the 2018 Women's Basketball Invitational.{{cite web |title=Yale Claims WBI Championship |url=https://ivyleague.com/news/2018/3/30/womens-basketball-yale-claims-wbi-championship.aspx |website=Ivy League |access-date=August 18, 2023 |date=March 30, 2018}} Upon leaving Yale, Guth had 99 wins and 74 losses. With Loyola, her team competed in the first round of the 2023 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament.
Early life and education
Guth was born in the early 1980s and is from Arlington Heights, Illinois.{{cite news |last1=Leusch |first1=John |title=Loyola job 'a dream come true' for former Buffalo Grove standout Guth |date=April 11, 2022 |url=https://basketball.dailyherald.com/sports/20220411/loyola-job-a-dream-come-true-for-former-buffalo-grove-standout-guth/ |access-date=August 18, 2023 |work=The Daily Herald |location=Arlington Heights, Illinois |url-access=subscription}}{{cite news |last1=DeGrechie |first1=Eric |title=Loyal To Loyola: Former Buffalo Grove Standout Named Hoops Head Coach |url=https://patch.com/illinois/buffalogrove/loyal-loyola-former-buffalo-grove-standout-named-hoops-head-coach |access-date=September 16, 2023 |work=Patch |location=Buffalo Grove, Illinois |date=April 13, 2022}} She grew up with two siblings and played on her dad's basketball teams.{{cite news |last1=Daday |first1=Eileen O. |title=Buffalo Grove graduate takes spot on Division I hoops team |work=Daily Herald |date=September 4, 2001 |page=sec. 5 p. 1}} After becoming an elementary school basketball player, Guth was on the basketball and golf teams at Buffalo Grove High School.{{cite news |last1=Leusch |first1=John |title=Four seniors have special bond |work=The Daily Herald |date=December 3, 1999 |location=Arlington Heights, Illinois |at=sec 4. p. 1, sec 4. p. 5}} While at Buffalo Grove, Guth and her team won the 1999 Schaumburg regional golf event.{{cite news |last1=Miazga |first1=Mike |title=Team effort lifts BG |work=The Daily Herald |location=Arlington Heights, Illinois |date=October 7, 1999 |page=sec. 2 p. 10}} The following year, Guth and Buffalo Grove won the Class AA division in girls basketball.{{cite news |last1=Hughes |first1=Jay |title=Guth's redemption lifts Buffalo Grove |work=Northwest Herald |agency=The Associated Press |date=March 5, 2000 |page=10}} With the 2000 win, it was the first time Buffalo Grove won an Illinois High School Association title in girls basketball.{{cite web |title=Girls Basketball Champions & Runners-Up |url=https://www.ihsa.org/Sports-Activities/Girls-Basketball/Records-History?url=/data/bkg/records/index.htm |website=Illinois High School Association |access-date=August 18, 2023}} Outside of sports, she was on the student council while at Buffalo Grove.
For her post-secondary education, Guth began studying business marketing at the University of Illinois.{{cite web |title=Guth Ready To Move On With Her Life |url=https://fightingillini.com/news/2004/3/31/Guth_Ready_To_Move_On_With_Her_Life |website=University of Illinois Athletics |access-date=August 18, 2023 |date=March 31, 2004}} With Illinois, Guth joined their golf team in 2000.{{cite web |title=Illinois Women's Golf All-Time Rosters |url=https://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/7/18/wgolf_alltimerosters |website=University of Illinois Athletics |access-date=August 18, 2023}} While playing basketball, Guth became a redshirt after a knee injury. In 2001, Guth joined the Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team.{{cite news |last1=Batterson |first1=Steve |title=New-look Illini sticking to 2-year plan |work=Quad-City Times |date=October 13, 2001 |page=D7}} By January 2002, she played at Russian basketball games for Illinois. Guth was also ill with mononucleosis.{{cite news |title=Catching Up With Allison Guth |work=Chicago Tribune |date=February 8, 2002 |page=sec. 4 p. 11}} The following year, her team played in the first round of the Big Ten women's basketball tournament.{{cite web |title=Michigan vs. Illinois Box Score (Women), March 6, 2003 |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2003-03-06-illinois_w.html |website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com |access-date=August 20, 2023}} She remained with the Illinois basketball team until 2004.{{cite web |title=Allison Guth Career Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/allison-guth-1/gamelog/ |website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com |access-date=August 20, 2023}} Guth also went to DePaul University and studied educational leadership.
Career
=Sales and assistant coaching=
After moving to Denver in 2004, she was a Coca-Cola employee in sales until the following year.{{cite web |title=Tigers Add Robinson, Guth to Women's Basketball Staff |url=https://mutigers.com/news/2007/6/7/Tigers_Add_Robinson_Guth_to_Women_s_Basketball_Staff |website=University of Missouri Athletics |access-date=August 20, 2023 |date=June 7, 2007}} As an assistant coach from 2005 to 2008, Guth spent three years with the Loyola University Chicago and one year with the University of Missouri. While at Loyola, Guth was also a recruiting coordinator.{{cite news |author1=Daily Herald News Services |title=Buffalo Grove product named DePaul women's basketball assistant |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20080909/sports/809099840 |access-date=August 20, 2023 |work=Daily Herald |date=August 8, 2009 |location=Arlington Heights, Illinois}} In 2008, Guth became the Director of Basketball Operations for DePaul University.{{cite web |title=DePaul Announces Women's Basketball Staff Additions |url=https://depaulbluedemons.com/news/2008/9/8/DePaul_Announces_Women_s_Basketball_Staff_Additions.aspx |website=DePaul University Athletics |access-date=August 21, 2023 |date=September 8, 2008}} She remained at DePaul before leaving for Yale University in 2010 to resume her recruiter and assistant coach experience.{{cite web |title=Guth Rounds Out McKeown's 2012-13 Staff |website=Northwestern Athletics |url=https://nusports.com/news/2012/6/8/Guth_Rounds_Out_McKeown_s_2012_13_Staff |access-date=August 21, 2023 |date=June 8, 2012}} Guth held these two positions for Northwestern University from 2012 to 2015.{{cite web |title=Allison Guth to Lead Yale Women's Basketball |url=https://ivyleague.com/news/2015/5/22/5_22_2015_2948.aspx |website=Ivy League |access-date=August 21, 2023 |date=May 22, 2015}}
=Head coaching=
In 2015, Guth became the coach of the Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team.{{cite news |last1=Malafronte |first1=Chip |title=Allison Guth named Yale women’s basketball coach; Dan Muse leaves hockey program |url=https://www.registercitizen.com/sports/article/Allison-Guth-named-Yale-women-s-basketball-11972057.php |access-date=August 18, 2023 |work=The Register Citizen |date=May 21, 2015}} While with Yale, they reached the semifinals of the Ivy League women's basketball tournament during 2018 and 2022.{{cite web |title=Princeton Prevails in Ivy Semis |url=https://yalebulldogs.com/news/2018/3/10/3_10_2018_11733.aspx |website=Yale Bulldogs |access-date=August 18, 2023 |date=March 10, 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Vanoni |first1=Maggie |title=Yale women's basketball begins new era under Dalila Eshe: 'Everybody has really bought in' |url=https://www.nhregister.com/college/article/Yale-women-s-basketball-Dalila-Eshe-era-17547123.php |access-date=August 18, 2023 |work=New Haven Register |date=November 23, 2022}} Guth's roster became "the first Ivy League women's team to win a national postseason tournament" at the 2018 Women's Basketball Invitational.
After leaving Yale in 2022, she had 99 wins and 74 losses.{{cite web |title=Allison Guth Coaching Record |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/allison-guth-1.html |website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com |access-date=August 18, 2023}} That year, Guth became the Loyola Ramblers women's basketball coach.{{cite web |title=Allison Guth Named Loyola Head Women’s Basketball Coach |url=https://loyolaramblers.com/news/2022/4/8/womens-basketball-allison-guth-named-loyola-head-womens-basketball-coach.aspx |website=Loyola University Chicago Athletics |access-date=August 18, 2023 |date=April 8, 2022}} With Loyola, her team reached the first round of the 2023 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament.{{cite web |title=Duquesne Survives Loyola Comeback Bid, Advances to #A10WBB Championship Second Round |url=https://atlantic10.com/news/2023/3/1/womens-basketball-duquesne-survives-loyola-comeback-bid-advances-to-a10wbb-championship-second-round.aspx |website=Atlantic 10 |access-date=August 18, 2023 |date=March 1, 2023}}
Head coaching record
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Yale Bulldogs
|startyear=2015
|conference=Ivy League
|endyear=2022
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| season = 2015–16
| name = Yale
| overall = 14–17
| conference = 5–9
| confstanding = 6th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
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| season = 2016–17
| name = Yale
| overall = 15–12
| conference = 6–8
| confstanding = 6th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = postseason
| season = 2017–18
| name = Yale
| overall = 19–13
| conference = 8–6
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = WBI Champions
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2018–19
| name = Yale
| overall = 16–13
| conference = 6–8
| confstanding = T–4th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2019–20
| name = Yale
| overall = 19–8
| conference = 9–5
| confstanding = 3rd
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2021–22
| name = Yale
| overall = 16–11
| conference = 9–5
| confstanding = 3rd
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Yale
| overall = {{Winning percentage|99|74|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|43|41|record=y}}
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Loyola
|startyear=2022
|conference=Atlantic 10 Conference
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2022–23
| name = Loyola
| overall = 6–24
| conference = 1–15
| confstanding = 15th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2023–24
| name = Loyola
| overall = 15–16
| conference = 8–10
| confstanding = T–8th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Loyola
| overall = {{Winning percentage|21|40|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|9|25|record=y}}
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|overall= {{Winning percentage|120|114|record=y}}
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Honors and personal life
In 2013, Guth was a member of the 1999-2000 Buffalo Grove High School Girls’ Team that joined the Illinois Coaches Basketball Association Hall of Fame.{{cite web |title=1999-2000 Buffalo Grove High School Girls’ Team |url=https://basketballmuseumofillinois.com/hall-of-fame/teams/21-hof-teams/1181-1999-2000-buffalo-grove-high-school-girls-team/ |website=Basketball Museum of Illinois |access-date=August 18, 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Leusch |first1=John |title=BG's state champs merit IBCA Hall of Fame |work=The Daily Herald |date=April 22, 2013 |url=https://basketball.dailyherald.com/article/20130422/sports/704229641/ |access-date=August 18, 2023 |location=Arlington Heights, Illinois |url-access=subscription}} She has two children.
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