Allison Guth

Allison Guth
Guth during the 2026 A10 Championship Tournament at the Henrico Sports & Events Center
Personal information
Born1982 (age 43–44)
Career history
Coaching
2005–2007Loyola Chicago (assistant)
2007–2008Missouri (assistant)
2008–2010DePaul (assistant)
2010–2012Yale (assistant)
2013–2015Northwestern (assistant)
2015–2022Yale
2022–2026Loyola Chicago
2026-presentNorthwestern (chief of staff)

Allison Guth (born 1982) was recently the head coach of the Loyola Ramblers women's basketball team, a position she held from 2022 until 2026. She now serves as Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball's chief of staff.

Guth and Buffalo Grove High School won their first girls basketball title in 2000 as part of the Illinois High School Association. As a member of the Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team, Guth played in the first round of the 2003 Big Ten women's basketball tournament. After joining Coca-Cola in 2004, Guth worked as an assistant coach between 2004 and 2015. Some of these university included the University of Missouri and Northwestern University.

As the coach of the Yale Bulldogs women's basketball from 2015 to 2022, They became "the first Ivy League women's team to win a national postseason tournament" at the 2018 Women's Basketball Invitational. Upon leaving Yale, Guth had 99 wins and 74 losses. During her time at Loyola, the team reached the Super 16 during the 2026 Women's National Invitation Tournament. Guth had 50 wins and 75 losses before she left that year.

Early life and education

Guth was born in the early 1980s and is from Arlington Heights, Illinois. She grew up with two siblings and played on her dad's basketball teams. After becoming an elementary school basketball player, Guth was on the basketball and golf teams at Buffalo Grove High School.

For her post-secondary education, Guth studied business marketing at the University of Illinois. While there, Guth joined the golf team in 2000.

Career

While at Buffalo Grove, Guth and her team won the 1999 Schaumburg regional golf event. Guth and Buffalo Grove won the Class AA division in girls basketball the following year. With their 2000 win, it was the first time Buffalo Grove won an Illinois High School Association title in girls basketball. Outside of sports, she was on the student council while at Buffalo Grove.

While playing basketball, Guth became a redshirt after a knee injury. Guth joined the Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team in 2001.

By January 2002, she played at Russian basketball games for Illinois. Guth was also ill with mononucleosis. The following year, her team played in the first round of the Big Ten women's basketball tournament. She remained with the Illinois basketball team until 2004. Guth also went to DePaul University and studied educational leadership.

Guth was hired in April 2026 as Northwestern's Chief of Staff, under women's new head coach Carla Berube.

Sales and assistant coaching

After moving to Denver in 2004, she was a Coca-Cola employee in sales until the following year. As an assistant coach from 2005 to 2008, Guth spent three years with the Loyola University Chicago and one year with the University of Missouri. While at Loyola, Guth was also a recruiting coordinator. In 2008, Guth became the Director of Basketball Operations for DePaul University. She remained at DePaul before leaving for Yale University in 2010 to resume her recruiter and assistant coach experience. Guth held these two positions for Northwestern University from 2012 to 2015.

Head coaching

In 2015, Guth became the coach of the Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team. While with Yale, they reached the semifinals of the Ivy League women's basketball tournament during 2018 and 2022. Guth's roster became "the first Ivy League women's team to win a national postseason tournament" at the 2018 Women's Basketball Invitational.

After leaving Yale in 2022, she had 99 wins and 74 losses. That year, Guth became the Loyola Ramblers women's basketball coach. Her team entered the 2026 Women's National Invitation Tournament. Loyola reached the Super 16 at the event. After 50 wins and 75 losses, Guth left Loyola that year.

Head coaching record

Record table
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Yale Bulldogs (Ivy League) (2015–2022)
2015–16 Yale 14–175–96th
2016–17 Yale 15–126–86th
2017–18 Yale 19–138–64thWBI Champions
2018–19 Yale 16–136–8T–4th
2019–20 Yale 19–89–53rd
2021–22 Yale 16–119–53rd
Yale: 99–74 (.572)43–41 (.512)
Loyola Chicago Ramblers (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2022–2026)
2022–23 Loyola Chicago 6–241–1515th
2023–24 Loyola Chicago 15–168–10T–8th
2024–25 Loyola Chicago 13–175–13T–12th
2025–26 Loyola Chicago 16–189–9T–12thWNIT Super 16
Loyola: 49–75 (.395)23–47 (.329)
Total:148–149 (.498)

      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

Honors and personal life

In 2013, Guth was a member of the 1999-2000 Buffalo Grove High School Girls’ Team that joined the Illinois Coaches Basketball Association Hall of Fame. She has two children.

References

  1. 1 2 "Yale Claims WBI Championship". Ivy League. March 30, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  2. ↑ Leusch, John (April 11, 2022). "Loyola job 'a dream come true' for former Buffalo Grove standout Guth". The Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, Illinois. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  3. ↑ DeGrechie, Eric (April 13, 2022). "Loyal To Loyola: Former Buffalo Grove Standout Named Hoops Head Coach". Patch. Buffalo Grove, Illinois. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Daday, Eileen O. (September 4, 2001). "Buffalo Grove graduate takes spot on Division I hoops team". The Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, Illinois. p. sec. 5 p. 1.
  5. 1 2 Leusch, John (December 3, 1999). "Four seniors have special bond". The Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, Illinois. sec 4. p. 1, sec 4. p. 5.
  6. ↑ "Guth Ready To Move On With Her Life". University of Illinois Athletics. March 31, 2004. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Illinois Women's Golf All-Time Rosters". University of Illinois Athletics. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  8. ↑ Miazga, Mike (October 7, 1999). "Team effort lifts BG". The Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, Illinois. p. sec. 2 p. 10.
  9. ↑ Hughes, Jay (March 5, 2000). "Guth's redemption lifts Buffalo Grove". Northwest Herald. The Associated Press. p. 10.
  10. ↑ "Girls Basketball Champions & Runners-Up". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  11. ↑ Batterson, Steve (October 13, 2001). "New-look Illini sticking to 2-year plan". Quad-City Times. p. D7.
  12. ↑ "Catching Up With Allison Guth". Chicago Tribune. February 8, 2002. p. sec. 4 p. 11.
  13. ↑ "Michigan vs. Illinois Box Score (Women), March 6, 2003". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Allison Guth Career Game Log". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  15. 1 2 "Guth Rounds Out McKeown's 2012-13 Staff". Northwestern Athletics. June 8, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Allison Guth Named Northwestern Women's Basketball Chief Of Staff". Northwestern Athletics. Retrieved April 23, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Tigers Add Robinson, Guth to Women's Basketball Staff". University of Missouri Athletics. June 7, 2007. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  18. ↑ Daily Herald News Services (August 8, 2009). "Buffalo Grove product named DePaul women's basketball assistant". The Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, Illinois. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  19. ↑ "DePaul Announces Women's Basketball Staff Additions". DePaul University Athletics. September 8, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Allison Guth to Lead Yale Women's Basketball". Ivy League. May 22, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  21. ↑ Malafronte, Chip (May 21, 2015). "Allison Guth named Yale women's basketball coach; Dan Muse leaves hockey program". The Register Citizen. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  22. ↑ "Princeton Prevails in Ivy Semis". Yale Bulldogs. March 10, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  23. ↑ Vanoni, Maggie (November 23, 2022). "Yale women's basketball begins new era under Dalila Eshe: 'Everybody has really bought in'". New Haven Register. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  24. ↑ "Allison Guth Coaching Record". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  25. ↑ "Allison Guth Named Loyola Head Women's Basketball Coach". Loyola University Chicago Athletics. April 8, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  26. ↑ Montrose, Dave (March 25, 2026). "FGCU can't find any magic in opener". Naples Daily News. pp. 1C, 2C.
  27. ↑ "Women's NIT". The Grand Island Independent. March 28, 2026. p. B4.
  28. ↑ Kane, Colleen (April 13, 2026). "Ramblers hire former Kansas assistant Paige to be head coach". Chicago Tribune. p. sec. C p. 2.
  29. ↑ "1999-2000 Buffalo Grove High School Girls' Team". Basketball Museum of Illinois. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  30. ↑ Leusch, John (April 22, 2013). "BG's state champs merit IBCA Hall of Fame". The Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, Illinois. Retrieved August 18, 2023.