Penn State Abington Names New Hoops Coach

Penn State Abington on Tuesday announced that it has hired a new women’s basketball head coach.

Stephanie Agger will take over the controls of the program; she is the 11th women’s basketball coach in the school’s history. 

A native of Wildwood Crest, N.J., Agger most recently served as head coach at John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls' High School in Philadelphia. At Hallahan Catholic, she was involved in scouting, recruiting and player development, as well as fundraising and developing community relations programming. She also worked a number of college and high school basketball camps and training programs in Pennsylvania, including the 76ers Women's Basketball Camp, Caper Tigers Basketball Camp and Nothin' But Net Basketball Camp for the past six years.

Agger played four seasons at Philadelphia University under one of the region's top ranked Division II coaches in Tom Shirley. Agger helped the Rams to a 75-41 record and was an instrumental part of the 2008-09 team that won the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) championship and earned the program's seventh NCAA Tournament berth. 

A two-time CACC all-conference selection, Agger concluded her career as a Ram with 1,078 points and 405 rebounds. She also ranks fifth all-time in assists (339) and third all-time in steals (226).

A 2007 graduate of Lower Cape May High School, Agger registered 1,001 career points, earned first team all-Cape Atlantic accolades as a senior and was selected to the Al Carino Girls All-Star team. She was also recently inducted into the Lower Cape May Athletic Hall of Fame.

Agger received her bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2011 and a master’s degree in business administration in 2012 from Philadelphia University.

"I'm excited to be here at Penn State Abington and part of the community,” Agger said … “I am very eager to get started and bring back the fun and excitement in women's basketball and be part of the positive vibes here at Penn State Abington." 

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Information courtesy of Jeff Dobbin, Penn State Abington Sports Information Director