Kansas State University Athletics
Women's Basketball
Falco, Katie
Katie Falco
- Title:
- Recruiting Coordinator
- Email:
- kfalco@kstatesports.com
- Phone:
- 785-532-6970
FALCO’S COACHING CAREER
• Lindenwood (2018-23; head coach)
• South Dakota State, (2008-18; assistant coach)
• Montana State, (2005-08; assistant coach)
• Utah State, (2003-05; graduate assistant coach)
FALCO’S PLAYING CAREER
• Northern Iowa (1999-2003)
FALCO’S TROPHY CASE
• 2003 All-MVC First Team
• 2003 Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team
• 2003 Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-District VII First Team
• Three-time MVC Scholar-Athlete Team (2001, 2002 & 2003)
• 2000 MVC Newcomer of the Year
Katie Falco is in her third season on head coach Jeff Mittie’s staff, serving the program as the director of player development and branding.
Falco is responsible for a number of duties within the program including: creation of recruiting itineraries, recruiting mailings and correspondence, on-campus recruiting logistics, player relations including player wellness and USA Basketball liaison. She also is responsible for K-State’s non-conference scheduling and will also assist in game preparation and scouting.
During her time with the Wildcats, Falco has helped the program to two NCAA Tournaments including a second round appearance in 2024 and the program’s first trip to the Sweet 16 in 23 years in 2025.
She has aided the program for the 2025-26 season by helping bring in the first top-10 recruiting class in program history according to ESPN.com with the signings of Jordan Speiser (No. 16), Aniya Foy (No. 47) and Brandie Harrod (No. 58).
Falco came to Manhattan after five seasons as the head women’s basketball coach at Lindenwood in St. Charles, Missouri. Falco was at the helm of the program as it transitioned from NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I. In her five seasons with the Lions, Falco compiled a 64-66 overall record and guided the program to the NCAA Division II Central Regional in the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons.
During Lindenwood’s final season as a Division II program in 2021-22, Falco led the program to an 11-16 record, including an 8-11 mark in Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) play. Under Falco, former Lion Julia Ruzevich put together arguably the best season in program history, collecting two All-America awards, earning GLVC Player of the Year and was named the GLVC Richard F. Paragon award winner, which recognizes the league’s top female athlete of the year.
During a GLVC-only season in 2020-21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lions finished 11-9. Lindenwood was one of the top teams in the GLVC inside the paint defensively, finishing first in blocked shots (94), blocked shots per game (4.7), rebounds per game (40.1) and rebound margin (7.5). Under Falco’s tutelage, three Lions secured All-GLVC accolades and three student-athletes received GLVC Player of the Week honors. Ruzevich, a first-team All-GLVC selection and two-time GLVC Player of the Week. In the classroom, the Lions collected GLVC Team Academic All-Conference honors, and 12 student-athletes collected Academic All-GLVC honors.
The 2019-20 season saw continued success for the program, as the team finished 19-9, with a 14-6 mark in the GLVC. Falco helped formulate one of the top offenses in the conference, as Lindenwood finished second in scoring offense (77.6 ppg).
With Falco’s guidance in 2019-20, players enjoyed record-setting seasons, with Kallie Bildner becoming the school’s career points leader, en route to a unanimous All-GLVC First Team selection. Devin Fuhring and Lindsay Medlen also excelled under Falco, as both players were second-team All-GLVC honorees. The team was selected to play in the NCAA Division II Championship Tournament as an at-large pick, marking the second-straight season Falco led the Lions to the postseason.
In Falco’s first season as head coach of the Lions, the team finished 21-8, which was the most wins for Lindenwood in the NCAA-era. Additionally, Falco oversaw the development of Kallie Bildner, as she finished the year as a D2CCA All-Central Region selection. In conference games, the Lions were 14-5, earning the three seed in the MIAA Conference Championship and placing three players on All-MIAA teams. Though the Lions fell in the MIAA Championship, Lindenwood received an at-large bid to the NCAA Central Regional, the first at-large bid in program history. The Lions finished the season with a .470 field goal percentage, a Lindenwood NCAA record and the seventh-best mark in Division II during the season. Lindenwood also finished eighth in the NCAA with a 9.4 rebounding margin. In the classroom, the Lions finished the year with a 3.691 GPA, seventh in the nation.
Falco came to Lindenwood after spending the previous 10 seasons as an assistant coach at South Dakota State. She helped guide the Jackrabbits to 10 postseason appearances, four Summit League regular-season titles and a 248-87 overall record.
With SDSU, Falco was responsible for recruiting, scouting and coaching the team’s perimeter players. In addition to her on-court responsibilities, Falco served as the Jackrabbits’ academic coordinator. In this capacity, she helped lead the team to the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll in seven of her nine years. Additionally, the Jackrabbits finished with the nation’s top GPA during the 2010-11 season.
Prior to her time in Brookings, South Dakota, Falco worked as an assistant coach at Montana State for three seasons. With her on staff, the Bobcats oversaw a program that went from three wins in 2005-06 to 18 wins in 2007-08 and an appearance in the Big Sky Conference Championship game.
In her playing career, Falco was a standout at Northern Iowa, ending her career fifth on the UNI career scoring charts with 1,343 points. A first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) performer in 2003, she finished second in the league with 18.2 points per game, leading the Panthers to their second WNIT appearance in three years. She also set the UNI record for career free throw percentage at 82.4 percent, making an MVC-record 53 consecutive free throws as a freshman.
Falco excelled in the classroom, earning Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-America honors in 2003 while completing a Bachelor of Arts degree in sports psychology. She pursued a master’s degree in physical education at Utah State, where she served two years as a graduate assistant for the Aggie women’s basketball team.
Falco is a native of Solon, Iowa, and she and her husband, David, are the parents of Dominic, Jillian, and Sullivan.
• Lindenwood (2018-23; head coach)
• South Dakota State, (2008-18; assistant coach)
• Montana State, (2005-08; assistant coach)
• Utah State, (2003-05; graduate assistant coach)
FALCO’S PLAYING CAREER
• Northern Iowa (1999-2003)
FALCO’S TROPHY CASE
• 2003 All-MVC First Team
• 2003 Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team
• 2003 Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-District VII First Team
• Three-time MVC Scholar-Athlete Team (2001, 2002 & 2003)
• 2000 MVC Newcomer of the Year
Katie Falco is in her third season on head coach Jeff Mittie’s staff, serving the program as the director of player development and branding.
Falco is responsible for a number of duties within the program including: creation of recruiting itineraries, recruiting mailings and correspondence, on-campus recruiting logistics, player relations including player wellness and USA Basketball liaison. She also is responsible for K-State’s non-conference scheduling and will also assist in game preparation and scouting.
During her time with the Wildcats, Falco has helped the program to two NCAA Tournaments including a second round appearance in 2024 and the program’s first trip to the Sweet 16 in 23 years in 2025.
She has aided the program for the 2025-26 season by helping bring in the first top-10 recruiting class in program history according to ESPN.com with the signings of Jordan Speiser (No. 16), Aniya Foy (No. 47) and Brandie Harrod (No. 58).
Falco came to Manhattan after five seasons as the head women’s basketball coach at Lindenwood in St. Charles, Missouri. Falco was at the helm of the program as it transitioned from NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I. In her five seasons with the Lions, Falco compiled a 64-66 overall record and guided the program to the NCAA Division II Central Regional in the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons.
During Lindenwood’s final season as a Division II program in 2021-22, Falco led the program to an 11-16 record, including an 8-11 mark in Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) play. Under Falco, former Lion Julia Ruzevich put together arguably the best season in program history, collecting two All-America awards, earning GLVC Player of the Year and was named the GLVC Richard F. Paragon award winner, which recognizes the league’s top female athlete of the year.
During a GLVC-only season in 2020-21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lions finished 11-9. Lindenwood was one of the top teams in the GLVC inside the paint defensively, finishing first in blocked shots (94), blocked shots per game (4.7), rebounds per game (40.1) and rebound margin (7.5). Under Falco’s tutelage, three Lions secured All-GLVC accolades and three student-athletes received GLVC Player of the Week honors. Ruzevich, a first-team All-GLVC selection and two-time GLVC Player of the Week. In the classroom, the Lions collected GLVC Team Academic All-Conference honors, and 12 student-athletes collected Academic All-GLVC honors.
The 2019-20 season saw continued success for the program, as the team finished 19-9, with a 14-6 mark in the GLVC. Falco helped formulate one of the top offenses in the conference, as Lindenwood finished second in scoring offense (77.6 ppg).
With Falco’s guidance in 2019-20, players enjoyed record-setting seasons, with Kallie Bildner becoming the school’s career points leader, en route to a unanimous All-GLVC First Team selection. Devin Fuhring and Lindsay Medlen also excelled under Falco, as both players were second-team All-GLVC honorees. The team was selected to play in the NCAA Division II Championship Tournament as an at-large pick, marking the second-straight season Falco led the Lions to the postseason.
In Falco’s first season as head coach of the Lions, the team finished 21-8, which was the most wins for Lindenwood in the NCAA-era. Additionally, Falco oversaw the development of Kallie Bildner, as she finished the year as a D2CCA All-Central Region selection. In conference games, the Lions were 14-5, earning the three seed in the MIAA Conference Championship and placing three players on All-MIAA teams. Though the Lions fell in the MIAA Championship, Lindenwood received an at-large bid to the NCAA Central Regional, the first at-large bid in program history. The Lions finished the season with a .470 field goal percentage, a Lindenwood NCAA record and the seventh-best mark in Division II during the season. Lindenwood also finished eighth in the NCAA with a 9.4 rebounding margin. In the classroom, the Lions finished the year with a 3.691 GPA, seventh in the nation.
Falco came to Lindenwood after spending the previous 10 seasons as an assistant coach at South Dakota State. She helped guide the Jackrabbits to 10 postseason appearances, four Summit League regular-season titles and a 248-87 overall record.
With SDSU, Falco was responsible for recruiting, scouting and coaching the team’s perimeter players. In addition to her on-court responsibilities, Falco served as the Jackrabbits’ academic coordinator. In this capacity, she helped lead the team to the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll in seven of her nine years. Additionally, the Jackrabbits finished with the nation’s top GPA during the 2010-11 season.
Prior to her time in Brookings, South Dakota, Falco worked as an assistant coach at Montana State for three seasons. With her on staff, the Bobcats oversaw a program that went from three wins in 2005-06 to 18 wins in 2007-08 and an appearance in the Big Sky Conference Championship game.
In her playing career, Falco was a standout at Northern Iowa, ending her career fifth on the UNI career scoring charts with 1,343 points. A first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) performer in 2003, she finished second in the league with 18.2 points per game, leading the Panthers to their second WNIT appearance in three years. She also set the UNI record for career free throw percentage at 82.4 percent, making an MVC-record 53 consecutive free throws as a freshman.
Falco excelled in the classroom, earning Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-America honors in 2003 while completing a Bachelor of Arts degree in sports psychology. She pursued a master’s degree in physical education at Utah State, where she served two years as a graduate assistant for the Aggie women’s basketball team.
Falco is a native of Solon, Iowa, and she and her husband, David, are the parents of Dominic, Jillian, and Sullivan.
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