Leah SzablaWomens Basketball
A native of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, she is currently an Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach at the University of Nebraska Omaha, joining Jamie Carey’s staff in May 2025. Prior to Omaha, she served as Associate Head Coach at Augustana University (2024–25) and was Head Coach at North Central University (2022–24), where she led the program to a 21-win season in her first year. She also previously served as Head Coach at Crown College and held assistant coaching roles at North Central, Wayne State College, and Black Hills State University.
Throughout her career, she has coordinated recruiting efforts, led skill development, directed camps and clinics, and managed team operations. At the AAU level, she coached the Minnesota Metro Stars on the adidas circuit and directed large-scale youth development camps.
As a player at the University of North Dakota (2013–17), she was a four-year starting point guard, 1,000-point scorer, two-time conference tournament champion, and team captain. She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from North Dakota (2017) and a master’s degree in strategic leadership from Black Hills State (2019). Her honors include 2023 Minnesota AAU Coach of the Year recognition and multiple Fellowship of Christian Athletes keynote speaking engagements.
