Michaela Mabrey 2024-25 Women's Basketball Staff

On August 26, 2019, Michaela Mabrey came home, joining then Muffet McGraw’s staff as assistant coach. Now under Karen & Kevin Keyes Family Head Coach Niele Ivey, Michaela just completed her fifth season during the 2023-24 campaign. She also added the title of recruiting coordinator in 2022.

Years three through five have been extremely successful for Mabrey after bringing in Olivia Miles and Sonia Citron and serving as their position coach. Last season, Notre Dame won the 2024 ACC Tournament for the first time since 2019. Over the three Tournament games, Citron averaged 18.7 points and 6 boards per game. She also shot 45 percent from the floor and 45.5 percent from deep. In total, Citron averaged 17.3 points per game over the course of the year despite missing nine games with a knee sprain. That mark is the sixth-most by a junior in program history. Citron was named to the All-ACC Second Team and was the team’s Co-MVP for the year.

In 2022-23 Mabrey and the Irish won the regular season ACC title and advanced to the program’s second consecutive Sweet 16. Miles was the ACC Player of the Year runner-up, and Citron made the All-ACC First Team.

In 2021-22, Notre Dame was the only program with two freshmen on ESPN’s top-10 freshman list (Miles No. 2 / Citron No. 6). Additionally, the Irish were just one of two programs in all of Division I who had two freshmen both average double-digit points.

As a freshman, Miles ranked 2nd in the entire nation in assists per game (7.4), led the team in scoring (13.7 ppg), posted nine double-doubles, including two triple-doubles, and was a Nancy Lieberman Award Top-5 Finalist. Not to mention, she was First-Team All-ACC. Citron was the 2022 ACC Freshman of the Year after averaging 11.8 points, 6.6 rebounds. In fact, she was one of two freshmen in the entire country who averaged at least 11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1.5 steals.

In her first year with the Irish, Mabrey was instantly recognized by the WBCA, landing on their Thirty Under 30 honoree list. Each honoree has exemplified their involvement in community service, mentorship and impact on others, professional manner, and attitude and professional association involvement.

Part of the winningest class in Notre Dame women’s basketball history (2012-16), Mabrey’s squads advanced to three Final Fours, including two title game appearances (2014 & 2015). The Irish also swept regular season and conference tournament titles all four years in which Mabrey was on campus (one Big East + three ACC). In addition, Mabrey served as a team captain in her final two seasons.

Over her time at Notre Dame, Mabrey emerged as one of the elite three-point shooters in the country. The New Jersey native finished her career with 228 made three-pointers (fifth all-time), a .396 three-point shooting percentage (sixth all-time) and played in 142 total games (ninth all-time). Michaela and her sister Marina were the only two Fighting Irish players to make at least 60 three-pointers in three seasons.

After graduation, Mabrey became the coordinator of program and player development at the University of Miami for the 2016-17 season, aiding the staff in preparing scouting material and conducting on-campus recruiting visits. The following year, Mabrey moved to Miami (Ohio) as an assistant, where the Redhawks went on to produce a 21-11 record and recorded the biggest turn-around that year in NCAA Division I by a first-year coaching staff.

For the 2018-19 season, Mabrey accepted a Director of Recruiting position at LSU. There she coordinated the daily recruiting operational and logistical processes for the women’s basketball program.