Lisa Carlsen serves as Assistant Coach for Drake University's Women's Basketball program in Des Moines, Iowa. Carlsen joins assistants Kelli Greenway, Whitney Moia, and the newly-hired Kristin Rotert, as well as Director of Operations Cortni Rush and Director of Basketball Analytics & Player Development Becca Hittner, on staff. Carlsen joins the Bulldog staff after a lengthy head coaching career at three previous stops.
Most recently, Carlsen spent the last 10 seasons at Northern Illinois where she led the Huskies to a 147-155 record. Prior to her time at NIU, Carlsen led Division II squad Lewis to a 148-89 over eight seasons after starting her head coaching career with a 4-year stint at Omaha. Overall, she served as an NCAA head coach for 22 years and amassed a record of 331-318. While leading the Huskies, Carlsen led NIU to a national postseason tournament for the first time in six years with a berth into the Women's Basketball Invitational.
