Kate Achter is an American basketball coach and former player who is the current head coach of the Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team.
Achter was born in Oregon, Ohio in 1986. She attended Bowling Green where she basketball under coach for Curt Miller where she won four MAC Championships, appeared in three NCAA tournaments including a sweet 16 run in 2007. She earned a bachelor's degree in education in 2009 and a master's in 2010. She played one season professionally with Palaio Faliro B.C. in Greece
Achter started her coaching career at her alma mater, Bowling Green State University in 2009âÂÂ10 as a graduate assistant for the women's basketball team. From 2010 to 2015, she spent five years as an assistant and associate head coach for the St. Bonaventure Bonnies women's basketball team.
Achter was named the 14th head coach in University of Detroit Mercy program history on April 27, 2022. In her three seasons leading the Titans, Achter had a record of 37âÂÂ56, including the program's first winning season since 2016âÂÂ17.
On March 28, 2025, Achter was named the seventh head coach in Western Michigan University program history.