Diane Decker enters her seventh season as an assistant coach with the Bloomsburg University women's basketball team in 2014-15.
She has helped the Huskies to a 98-23 (.810) record over the past four seasons as well as three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, the longest run for the school since making four straight appearances from 1989-92. The 98 wins tie the winningest four-year period in Bloomsburg women's basketball history.
Decker came to Bloomsburg after spending three seasons at East Stroudsburg as an assistant coach. In 2007-08 Decker served as the acting head coach for the Warriors and posted a record of 12-15, 6-6 PSAC East earning a spot in the PSAC playoffs as the fourth seed from the Eastern Division. During her three seasons with the Warriors the team made the PSAC playoffs each year and in 2006-07 achieved the first 20-win season in 12 years.
Prior to East Stroudsburg, Decker spent three years as head coach at Freedom High School in Bethlehem, where she guided the Patriots to the District XI playoffs each season. In three years she led the team to a record of 82-15 and coached two 1,000-point scorers.
Decker was a standout player at Marian Catholic High School and Villanova University. The Wildcats played in the NCAA Tournament all four years during her college career, including her sophomore season when they went to the Sweet 16. She was a second team All-Big East selection in 1989 and helped the Wildcats capture the Big East championship in both 1987 and 1988. She also served as team captain her senior year.
At Marian Catholic High School, the Mahanoy City native set the school scoring record with over 2,300 points and also grabbed 1,000 rebounds and was selected honorable mention All-American by both Converse and USA Today. Marian Catholic won a state title and two district championships during her career, and she was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2006.
