July 31, 2008

Pocatello, ID--Head women's basketball coach Seton Sobolewski looked to the professional ranks as he named Holly Robertson as the final addition to his assistant coaching staff. Robertson joins Angela Munger and Jordan Green under the direction of Sobolewski.

Robertson comes to Idaho State after a professional basketball career in Europe. She last competed for the DBBL ChemCats, a Division I program, in Chemnitz, Germany as a post. Previously, Robertson played two years for the Terra Sarda Mercede Basket, also a Division I program, in Alghero, Italy. At the pro level she gained knowledge of sport conditioning, film breakdown, weight training, team building, game strategy as well as preparation. Her wealth of experience playing elite level basketball will be a positive force on the Bengal squad.

"Holly brings a tremendous amount of experience from a whole bunch of different levels. We are excited to have her here. She is extremely bright and hard-working," said head coach Sobolewski. "Just playing pro she's been exposed to a high level of basketball and has seen what it takes to succeed at a high level. She brings a great knowledge of the game."

Holly Robertson competing for Brown University in 2005

In addition to her professional career Robertson competed as a four year letter winner at Brown University as well as a year on the Brown women's water polo team. While at Brown, Robertson was named Rhode Island Women's Basketball Player of the Year in 2005 and was nominated as a candidate for the Senior Commencement Orator. In the 2003-04 season Robertson was named to the Second Team All-Ivy League and in 2004-05 she was named to the First Team All-Ivy League.

In the summer of 2003 and 2005 Robertson played for the Canadian National Women's Basketball Team and participated in the World University Games competing in Daegu, Korea and Izmir, Turkey.

Robertson's duties include post player development, organizing film exchange, scouting, recruiting as well as additional duties.

A native of Cochrane, Alberta, Canada Robertson earned a degree in Human Biology, with a focus in human health and disease, in 2005 from Brown University. She is also trilingual and is fluent in reading, speaking and writing in English, French and Italian.