Cornell Elite Basketball Academy
Camp Staff
Katie Green Associate Head Coach/Co-Director
Green begins her
fourth season as assistant coach at Cornell and her second with Brent
Brase’s program. She was also at Cornell from 2003-05. Green is a 1996
graduate of DeWitt Central (Iowa) High School, where she participated
in volleyball, basketball and track.
Green
received a bachelor’s degree in psychology and English from Luther in
2000. With Green as a four-year starter in basketball, the Norse won
the 1998 Iowa Conference championship and twice advanced to the NCAA
Tournament. After graduating, she remained at Luther as an assistant
volleyball and basketball coach from 2000-03, helping to coach the
basketball Norse to another IIAC title in 2001-02. Green, who resides
in Coralville, received a master’s degree in sports psychology from the
University of Iowa in 2005. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Rick Kroeze Assistant Coach
Kroeze (pronounced cruise) begins his second season
as assistant coach at Cornell after spending the last three years
building the girls’ basketball program at Clear Creek-Amana (Iowa) High
School. Kroeze graduated from Iowa City Regina High School in 1980 and
was a member of the Regal state championship team in 1979.
Kroeze
received an associate of science degree in horticultural botany science
from Kirkwood (Iowa) Community College in 1983, where he was a member
of the Eagles men’s basketball team and also served as an assistant
coach. Kroeze has also coached at Highland (Iowa) and Regina high
schools. He resides in Iowa City with his wife, Jane, and children,
Chelsea (15), Ryan (14) and Matt (12). ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Erika Pepmeyer Assistant Coach Pepmeyer, a 2004 Cornell graduate,
begins her first season as an assistant on the Rams' coaching staff.
She graduated from Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School in 2000 and earned
honorable mention basketball honors in the Mississippi Valley
Conference during her senior season. Pepmeyer attended the University
of Iowa for one year and then transferred to Cornell.
Pepmeyer
started three years for the Rams and was a second team all-Iowa
Conference pick in 2003-04. She ranks among Cornell's all-time leaders
in several categories. Pepmeyer stands fourth in career rebounds (435),
fourth in assists (192), sixth in points (883) and eighth in steals
(86). A two-time academic all-conference performer, Pepmeyer earned a
bachelor's degree in physical education from Cornell in 2004.
Upon
graduation, she attended Promosports Invitational Camp in Villagarcia
De Arosa, Spain, where she pursued an opportunity to play professional
basketball overseas. Setting her eyes on coaching, Pepmeyer served as a
graduate assistant at Mayville (N.D.) State University in 2004-05. She
then moved to Arizona, where she taught and coached at the high school
level from 2005-07.
Coaches from various high schools will also be on hand to assist campers in their development.
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