Women's Basketball
- Title:
- Associate Head Coach
- Email:
- WBB@athletics.wisc.edu
Chris Bracey is in his second season as an assistant coach with the Wisconsin women’s basketball program. He brings extensive experience in player development, coaching, and scouting, along with a proven track record of elevating teams at both the collegiate and professional levels. In his first season with the Badgers, Bracey helped guide Wisconsin to a 16-18 record, its first WBIT semifinal appearance and wins over ranked opponents Michigan State and Nebraska.
Bracey joined Robin Pingeton’s staff at Wisconsin following seven seasons as an assistant coach at Missouri from 2018–25. During his tenure with the Tigers, he played a key role in developing standout players, including Grace Slaughter, the 2024–25 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and the team’s leading scorer. He also helped guide several players to All-SEC honors, including Mama Dembele, who earned All-SEC Defensive Team recognition, and Hayley Frank, who became just the fourth player in program history to eclipse 2,000 career points.
In addition to his work in player development, Bracey helped lead Missouri to three consecutive WNIT appearances, including an 18-13 finish in 2022–23. He was instrumental in the growth of players such as Ashton Judd, who earned All-SEC Freshman Team honors in 2022–23, and Aijha Blackwell, who received the same recognition in 2019–20.
Before transitioning to collegiate coaching, Bracey spent eight seasons playing professional basketball in Europe, with stops in Ireland, Switzerland, France, Greece and Cyprus. He led Tralee to the Irish National Championship in 2004 and was named the Bosman Player of the Year. He also competed for the Irish National Team for four years and earned Player of the Year honors in Switzerland, where he was selected to the First-Team All-Swiss Team.
Bracey began his coaching career at the high school level in Chicago, where he spent five years coaching and led Oak Park and River Forest High School to a Top-10 state ranking and an undefeated conference record in 2017–18, the first in prog
