Kris Seigenthaler enters her second season as assistant coach for the Vincennes University women’s basketball program in 2026-27. Seigenthaler joined the Trailblazers bringing more than a decade of collegiate coaching experience to the VU staff.
Seigenthaler helped lead the Trailblazers to a 20–10 record in her first season in 2025–26, including an 11–3 mark in Region 24 play and a second-place finish in the league standings. VU earned the No. 2 seed in the NJCAA Region 24 Tournament, hosting a postseason quarterfinal matchup at the P.E. Complex and defeating Lincoln Trail College, 65–62, to advance to the regional semifinals before falling to Wabash Valley College, 68–62. Under Johnson's leadership, three Trailblazers earned All-Region 24 honors, including sophomore guards Zion Hayes and Netala Dixon and sophomore center Dženifera Rieksta. Rieksta led VU in scoring at 12.7 points per game while shooting 55 percent from the field, while Hayes averaged 12.0 points and 6.4 rebounds per contest. Dixon added 10.7 points per game and served as a key playmaker for the Trailblazers.
Prior to VU, Seigenthaler spent three seasons as head coach at Oklahoma City University from 2022 to 2025. The Stars made two conference tournament appearances during her tenure, while her players earned several Sooner Athletic Conference honors, including All-Conference, Defensive Player of the Year and All-Freshman Team selections.
Before taking over at Oklahoma City, Seigenthaler spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Loyola University New Orleans. The Wolf Pack posted a 91-22 record during that stretch with four consecutive 20-win seasons. Loyola also won back-to-back Southern States Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament championships and advanced to the NAIA National Championship Tournament in each of her four seasons on staff.
Seigenthaler helped coach four NAIA All-Americans and two WBCA All-Americans during her time at Loyola. The Wolf Pack also produced conference Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and Sixth Woman of the Year honorees, along with two conference tournament MVPs.
From 2016 to 2018, Seigenthaler served as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Auburn University Montgomery as the program transitioned from the NAIA to NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference. In 2017, she was selected to the WBCA’s “Thirty Under 30,” which recognizes 30 up-and-coming women’s basketball coaches age 30 and younger.
Seigenthaler previously spent three seasons at Faulkner University as an assistant coach and academic counselor. During her time at Faulkner, the Eagles produced an NAIA All-American, reached the top 15 in the national rankings and were recognized among the NAIA’s top 25 academic programs.
A Tennessee native, Seigenthaler earned her master’s degree in leadership from Shorter University, where she also served as a graduate assistant coach from 2011 to 2013. She earned her bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from the University of Montevallo after a four-year playing career that included serving as team captain during her senior season.
