Lakeshore Basketball
Camp Director

Clare Bodensteiner
Camp Director/Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator 

With her inaugural season as an assistant coach under her belt, Clare Bodensteiner is eager to begin her second season on the bench in Rogers Park. In addition to her recruiting responsibilities, Bodensteiner will continue to be heavily involved in preparing practice and game plans while continuing her work with Loyola's guards.

"During her playing career at Stanford and as an Olympian, Clare gained a valuable understanding of the ways in which highly successful programs operate and prepare to win basketball games," said head coach Eric Simpson. "Her experience was a tremendous asset to our players and coaching staff last season. On the court, Clare impressed with her ability to teach the skills of the game and she quickly established a positive and enthusiastic coaching approach. As a result, Clare earned the respect of our student-athletes and her efforts were a key to the success of our guard corps in 2009-10."

Under Bodensteiner's watch, Loyola had one of the Horizon League's most productive backcourts last season, led by the duo of Keisha Collins and Maggie McCloskey. Collins became the first Loyola player since Tracy Hoffmann (1999-2003) to put together two seasons with over 300 points, 100 rebounds and 100 assists while McCloskey finished her illustrious career seventh on Loyola's all-time scoring list (1,282 points) and 11th on the NCAA's all-time three-point field goals list (315).

In addition, Bodensteiner's teaching helped Katie Kortekamp burst on the scene last season. Entering her junior season this year, Kortekamp's energy, intensity and instincts helped her make 28 starts last year and improvement from her and the rest of the guard corps will be expected for the 2010-11 season.

Bodensteiner got her first taste of coaching at the collegiate level during the 2008-09 season, serving as a volunteer assistant at Northwestern while also working as a private coach and instructor for Full Package Athletics and AAU program in the Chicagoland area.

She joined the coaching ranks following a five-year playing career at Stanford University under head coach Tara VanDerveer. As a member of the Cardinal, Bodensteiner was a two-time team captain, helping the team to five Pacific-10 Conference titles and three appearances in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament, and was a Pac-10 All-Academic First Team selection after the 2006-07 season. Upon graduation, Bodensteiner represented New Zealand in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, where it was eliminated after the group stage.

A graduate of Stanford, Bodensteiner earned her bachelor's degree in psychology in 2006 and also obtained her Master's degree, through the School of Education, in 2007.