# Fran Recchia

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American basketball player and coach

Fran Recchia Current position Title Head coach Team Kent State Conference MAC Record 0–0 (–) Biographical details Born (1983-09-13) September 13, 1983 (age 42) Alma mater Virginia Tech Coaching career (HC unless noted) 2005-06 Virginia Tech (GA) 2007–2010 William Byrd High School 2010–2012 Radford (asst.) 2012-13 Tusculum College (asst.) 2013–2016 Radford (asst.) 2016–2018 Kent State (asst.) 2018–2026 Kent State (assoc. HC) 2026–present Kent State Head coaching record Overall 0–0 (–)

**Frances Townsend Recchia** (born September 13, 1983) is an American women's [basketball](/source/Basketball) [head coach](/source/Head_coach) and former player.[1] She is the current head coach of the [Kent State University](/source/Kent_State_University) women's basketball team.[2]

## Early life and education

Fran Recchia is from [Flower Mound, Texas](/source/Flower_Mound%2C_Texas) where she graduated from [Edward S. Marcus High School](/source/Edward_S._Marcus_High_School).[3] She earned a scholarship to play basketball at [Virginia Tech](/source/Virginia_Tech_Hokies_women's_basketball) under [head coach](/source/Head_coach) [Bonnie Henrickson](/source/Bonnie_Henrickson) where she was a guard from 2001-05. She earned a [bachelor's degree](/source/Bachelor's_degree) [physical education](/source/Physical_education) from [Virginia Tech](/source/Virginia_Tech) in 2004. After her playing career was complete she was a [graduate assistant](/source/Graduate_assistant) under [Beth Dunkenberger](/source/Beth_Dunkenberger) for one season with the [Virginia Tech Hokies](/source/Hokies) where she earned a [master's degree](/source/Master's_degree) in education in 2006.[3]

## Coaching career

Her first head coaching job was at [William Byrd High School](/source/William_Byrd_High_School) beginning in 2007.[4] Her first collegiate coaching job was as a assistant under [Tajama Abraham Ngongba](/source/Tajama_Abraham_Ngongba) at Radford from 2010 through 2012. She served as an assistant at [Tusculum College](/source/Tusculum_University) before returning to Radford as an assistant under new head coach [Mike McGuire](/source/Mike_McGuire_(basketball)) where she remained until 2016.[4]

### Kent State

From 2016 through 2026 she served as an assistant on [Todd Starkey](/source/Todd_Starkey)'s staff at [Kent State](/source/Kent_State_Golden_Flashes_women's_basketball), becoming the associate head coach in 2018.[5][6] The Golden Flashes improved by 13 games in her first season as an assistant as they won the East division of the [MAC](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_Mid-American_Conference_women's_basketball_season).[7][8] They earned another East division title in [2020](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_Mid-American_Conference_women's_basketball_season).[9] In her later years under Starkey, Kent State won the [2024 MAC women's basketball tournament](/source/2024_MAC_women's_basketball_tournament) and advanced to the [2024 NCAA tournament](/source/2024_NCAA_Division_I_women's_basketball_tournament).[10]

On March 26, 2026, Starkey accepted the associate head coach position at [Arizona](/source/Arizona_Wildcats_women's_basketball) and Recchia was promoted to head coach.[11][12]

## Head coaching record

Record table Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Kent State Golden Flashes (Mid-American Conference) (2026–present) 2026–27[13] Kent State 0–0 0–0 Kent State: 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) Total: 0–0 (–) National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

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## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-VT_1-0)** ["Fran Recchia"](https://hokiesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/player/fran-recchia-1). *Virginia Tech Athletics*. Retrieved March 22, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Popovich, Mike (March 16, 2026). ["Kent State promotes Fran Recchia to women's basketball head coach"](https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/college/kent-state/2026/03/16/fran-recchia-kent-state-womens-basketball-coach-todd-starkey-arizona/89183775007/). *Akron Beacon Journal*. Retrieved March 22, 2026.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Radford_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Radford_3-1) ["Fran Recchia"](https://radfordathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/fran-recchia/208). *Radford Athletics*. Retrieved March 22, 2026.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Kent_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Kent_4-1) ["Fran Recchia"](https://kentstatesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/fran-recchia/1429). *Kent State Athletics*. Retrieved March 22, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Women's Basketball Staff Set"](https://kentstatesports.com/news/2016/6/30/womens-basketball-staff-set). *Kent State Atletics*. June 30, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Starkey Announces Promotions on Women's Basketball Staff"](https://kentstatesports.com/news/2018/7/9/starkey-announces-promotions-on-womens-basketball-staff). *Kent State Atletics*. July 9, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["2016-17 Women's Basketball Standings"](https://getsomemaction.com/standings.aspx?standings=116). *Mid-American Conference*. Retrieved March 22, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Kent State's Women's Basketball Head Coach Todd Starkey Departing, Fran Recchia Named Seventh Head Coach"](https://getsomemaction.com/news/2026/3/16/womens-basketball-head-coach-todd-starkey-departing-fran-recchia-named-seventh-head-coach.aspx). *Mid-American Conference*. Retrieved March 22, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["2019-20 Women's Basketball Standings"](https://getsomemaction.com/standings.aspx?standings=141). *Mid-American Conference*. Retrieved March 22, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Mascitti, Carly. ["'It still feels unreal': Kent State prepares for first NCAA tournament appearance in decades"](https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/it-still-feels-unreal-kent-state-prepares-for-first-ncaa-tournament-appearance-in-decades). *News 5 Cleveland*. Retrieved 2022-05-26.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Lev, Michael (March 17, 2026). ["Arizona women's basketball adds former Kent State head coach Todd Starkey to staff"](https://tucson.com/sports/college/basketball/wildcats/women/article_9532f8f4-1b33-458c-a68f-3cbda053db30.html). *Tucson Arizona Daily Star*. Retrieved March 22, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Carey, Tyler (March 16, 2026). ["Kent State women's basketball coach Todd Starkey leaves to take assistant job at Arizona"](https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/ncaa/ncaab/kent-state-womens-basketball-coach-todd-starkey-leaves-assistant-arizona/95-589ed731-7c9d-4436-afce-9c665ac4748f). *WKYC 3 Cleveland*. Retrieved March 22, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["2026-27 Women's Basketball Schedule"](https://kentstatesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/2026-27). *Kent State University Athletics*. Retrieved March 22, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Fran Recchia"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/fran-recchia-1.html). *Sports Reference*. Retrieved 2024-05-15.

## External links

- [Kent State Golden Flashes coaching bio](https://kentstatesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/fran-recchia/1429)

v t e Current women's basketball head coaches of the Mid-American Conference Ryan Gensler (Akron) Brady Sallee (Ball State) Fred Chmiel (Bowling Green) Kristen Sharkey (Buffalo) Kristin Haynie (Central Michigan) Sahar Nusseibeh (Eastern Michigan) Fran Recchia (Kent State) Glenn Box (Miami (OH)) Jacey Brooks (Northern Illinois) Bob Boldon (Ohio) Ginny Boggess (Toledo) Mike Leflar (UMass) Kate Achter (Western Michigan)

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