Heather Oesterle
Heather Oesterle is a former collegiate basketball player who is currently an assistant coach for the Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team. Previously, she was the head coach of the Central Michigan and the strategic program director of Notre Dame women's basketball teams. Oesterle was named CMU's head women's basketball coach in July, 2019, succeeding her long-time mentor Sue Guevara. Oesterle served for nine seasons on Guevara's staff at CMU, helping lead the program to unprecedented heights including three Mid-American Conference championships, two MAC Tournament titles, and five MAC West Division crowns. She earned her bachelor's degree in kinesiology from Michigan in 2002 and her master's degree in sports studies from Miami in 2008.
Playing career
She played four years under head coach Sue Guevara at Michigan from 1998 to 2002.Michigan statistics
Source| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 1998–99 | Michigan | 21 | 80 | 33.3% | 14.3% | 79.2% | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
| 1999–00 | Michigan | 27 | 111 | 42.1% | 41.4% | 86.4% | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| 2000–01 | Michigan | 27 | 188 | 38.1% | 34.0% | 70.4% | 4.8 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 7.0 |
| 2001–02 | Michigan | 27 | 103 | 31.9% | 22.6% | 76.0% | 4.0 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| Career | 102 | 482 | 36.5% | 28.7% | 76.0% | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 4.7 |