Assistant women’s basketball coaches Jodi Steyer and Latoja Schaben share a unique bond with head coach Bill Fennelly.

Steyer

• Began coaching with Fennelly at Toledo right out of college
• Spent six years alongside Fennelly at Toledo and is now entering her 13th year in Ames
• Worked with post players at Toledo and coached two Mid-American Conference Players of the Year
• Now coaches the ISU backcourt
• Fennelly called Steyer the “best assistant coach in the country”

Schaben

• Played for Fennelly and Steyer at Toledo and earned Mid-American Conference Player of the Year honors
• Played three seasons professionally in Europe, averaging double-digit points and rebounds each year
• Works with ISU post players
• Fennelly said Schaben is “like family,” noting that he even walked her down the aisle at her wedding