Zenarae Antoine

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Zenarae Antoine
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamTexas State
ConferenceSun Belt
Record199–192 (.509)
Biographical details
Born (1975-01-31) January 31, 1975 (age 49)
Salina, Kansas
Playing career
1994–1998Colorado State
Position(s)Forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2000Ohio (GA)
2000–2001College of Charleston (asst.)
2001–2003Ohio (asst.)
2003–2007Louisville (asst.)
2007–2011Arkansas (asst.)
2011–presentTexas State
Head coaching record
Overall199–192 (.509)
Tournaments
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2022-2023 Sun Belt Regular Season Champions

Zenarae Tshui Chu Antoine (née Pieters; born January 31, 1975)[1] is an American college basketball coach who is the current head coach of the women's basketball team at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas.

Zenarae Antoine is in her twelfth season as the head coach at Texas State and is the winningest coach in program history. In her first season, she led one of the best turnarounds in school history, taking a 9-20 team the year before, to 17-14 including the school's first conference tournament win since 2003. She has also led the team appearances in the Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) in 2014, 2015 and 2017. Coach Antoine led the Bobcats to the 2022–23 Sun Belt regular season championship.

Early life and education[edit]

Zenarae Antoine was born Zenarae Tshui Chu Pieters in Salina, Kansas and raised in Katy, Texas.[1] Her father was an immigrant from British Guyana, and her mother is Chinese.[2]

Antoine graduated from James E. Taylor High School in Katy.[1] After high school, Antoine attended Colorado State University and played basketball for the Colorado State Rams from 1994 to 1998 while completing her degree in physical science with minors in geology and statistics. In 2000, Antoine received her master's degree in athletic administration at Ohio University; she also was a graduate assistant for Ohio Bobcats women's basketball in the 1999–2000 season.[3]

Coaching career[edit]

In the 1998–99 season, Antoine was an AAU coach and semi-professional basketball player for the Southeast Ravens team in Houston.[4]

Antoine's first full-time assistant position was in the 2000–01 season with the College of Charleston as Zenarae Pieters.[5] Returning to Ohio University, Antoine was an assistant coach there from 2001 to 2003 going by Zena Pieters.[4]

Now going by her married name, Antoine joined the staff of new head coach Tom Collen at Louisville as recruiting coordinator on June 24, 2003.[6] As the lead recruiter, Antoine put together two nationally ranked recruiting classes in her last two seasons, no. 26 in 2006 and no. 25 in 2007.[3] Antoine then followed Collen to Arkansas in 2007 and served four years under Collen as assistant coach.[3]

Texas State (2011–present)[edit]

On April 18, 2011, Texas State hired Antoine as women's basketball head coach.[7] Inheriting a team that went 9–20 in 2010–11, Antoine led Texas State to a 17–14 record in its final year in the Southland Conference.[3] Texas State moved to the Western Athletic Conference for the 2012–13 season, during which the team went 10–20 yet won its first game against a Big 12 Conference opponent since 2005, 91–80 against TCU at home.[8][3]

Beginning in the 2013–14 season, Texas State became a member of the Sun Belt Conference and made its first postseason appearance since 2008 in the WBI. Texas State made the WBI again in 2015 and 2017.[3]

Head coaching record[edit]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Texas State Bobcats (Southland Conference) (2011–2012)
2011–12 Texas State 17–14 8–8 T–5th
Texas State Bobcats (Western Athletic Conference) (2012–2013)
2012–13 Texas State 10–20 4–14 T–9th
Texas State Bobcats (Sun Belt Conference) (2013–present)
2013–14 Texas State 16–15 12–6 T–3rd WBI First Round
2014–15 Texas State 17–14 11–9 T–4th WBI First Round
2015–16 Texas State 12–19 7–13 T–7th
2016–17 Texas State 16–14 11–7 T–4th WBI First Round
2017–18 Texas State 23–10 14–4 2nd WNIT First Round
2018–19 Texas State 14–17 9–9 6th
2019–20 Texas State 13–17 6–12 10th
2020–21 Texas State 11–11 7–8 4th (West)
2021–22 Texas State 15–14 9–6 6th
2022–23 Texas State 21–8 13–5 T–1st WNIT First round
2023–24 Texas State 14–18 4–14 T–12th
Texas State: 199–192 (.509) 115–115 (.500)
Total: 199–192 (.509)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Personal life[edit]

Since 2000, Zenarae Antoine has been married to football coach Ron Antoine, who is currently the Offensive Coordinator and teacher at Johnson High School in Buda, TX. They have three sons.[3][9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "50 - Zenarae Pieters - F/C 6-2, Junior Katy, Texas - Taylor HS". Colorado State University. Archived from the original on June 14, 1997. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "Ball's in her court" (PDF), Hillviews, Texas State University, p. 32, Summer 2011
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Texas State Athletics - 2016-2017 Women's Basketball Coaching Staff". txstatebobcats.com. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Zena Pieters". Ohio University. Archived from the original on April 22, 2003. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  5. ^ "Zenarae Pieters". College of Charleston. Archived from the original on September 11, 2001. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  6. ^ "Tom Collen Adds Three New Staff Members". University of Louisville. June 24, 2003. Archived from the original on August 11, 2003. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  7. ^ "Zenarae Antoine Named Eighth Head Coach In Texas State Women's Basketball History". Texas State University. April 18, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  8. ^ "2021-22 Texas State Bobcats Women's Basketball Schedule".
  9. ^ Vozzelli, Joe (April 10, 2016). "For Texas State's Ron and Zenarae Antoine, it's great to be back under the same roof once again". San Marcos Daily Record. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
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