Brooklyn Kohlheim

Biography

Brooklyn Kohlheim makes her return to Paradise in the spring of 2025, reuniting with newly-hired Head Coach LeAnn Freeland, after previously being on staff together at Nova Southeastern and University of Indianapolis. MEET COACH KOHLHEIM Kohlheim arrives from Mercyhurst University, where she served as the head coach from 2019-2025. She has more than 14 years of playing and coaching experience throughout the NCAA Division I and Division II levels. In just her second season with Mercyhurst, Kohlheim led the Lakers to a 5-0 start, matching the best start in program history since the 2016-17 season. The 2023-24 season was the Lakers’ best season under Kohlheim, finishing with an overall record of 18-11 and 14-8 in conference play. Mercyhurst also tied a program record, rattling off 11 wins in a row. As a team, the Lakers shot 42% from the field. It was also the first time in 6 years the Lakers made the PSAC postseason. Prior to her arrival at Lake Erie, Kohlheim was an assistant coach at Michigan Tech where she spent the 2017-18 season with the Huskies and helped lead them to a 23-6 overall record. The Huskies climbed as high as No. 13 in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Poll. Michigan Tech was later crowned the GLIAC North Champions and received an at-large bid into the 2018 Division II NCAA Tournament. The team also finished the season with the highest team GPA in Division II. Prior to coaching at Michigan Tech, Kohlheim returned to NSU after serving as the assistant