Allison Pohlman serves as Suzie Glazer Burt Head Women's Basketball Coach for Drake University's Women's Basketball program in Des Moines, Iowa. Pohlman, a longtime associate head coach and one of the primary architects of the Drake women's basketball program's renaissance, was named the Suzie Glazer Burt Head Women's Basketball Coach at Drake University April 18, 2021 and is entering her fifth season leading the Bulldog women with a career record of 93-42. Pohlman guided the Bulldogs to another remarkable campaign with records of 22-12 overall and 15-5 in MVC play.
By winning 22 games, Pohlman became the first coach in Drake women's hoops history to win 20+ contests in each of her first four seasons. The 2025 season came to an end in postseason play as the Bulldogs recevied an at large berth into the WBIT. Pohlman again employed the talents of individual stars like guard Katie Dinnebier, who captured her second straight Jackie Stiles MVC Player of the Year Award along with a littany of other conference and national awards, and forward Anna Miller, who became the program's all-time leading shot blocker. Her third season at the head coach in Des Moines was a historic one as Pohlman led the Bulldogs to a record number 29 wins.
