Danie Shafer joined the Quakers women's basketball staff as an assistant coach in September of 2025, and the 2025-26 season will be her first with the team.
Her role will primarily focus on recruitment and player development, and include practice planning and scouting.
Shafer, a native of Dayton, Ohio, attended Urbana University, where she received her Bachelor of Science in Sport Business in 2018. She then earned her Master of Science in Marketing from the University of Nottingham in 2019. At Urbana, Shafer was a member of the Women's Basketball team. She was 1st Team All-Conference, Female Athlete of the Year, and a Preseason All-American. She holds program records for 30+ point games, 3-pointers made, and 3-pointer percentage.
After playing collegiately, she moved to Europe to play professionally. Shafer has made stops in Iceland, the Netherlands, Germany, England, and Serbia playing as a point guard and shooting guard overseas. While overseas, she also coached at the international level for U18 women's basketball programs.
Shafer served as the Director of Basketball Operations and Assistant Basketball Coach at Alderson Broaddus University in West Virginia for a season. Her responsibilities ranged from coordinating team travel arrangements, managing the team's budget, and assisting with scheduling practices and games, while adhering to the NCAA regulations. She was also responsible for the equipment, recruiting events, player evaluations, and maintaining recruiting databases and records.
Both her administrative and marketing experience extend beyond basketball. Following her graduation from the University of Nottingham, Shafer held the position of Director of Marketing and Business Development at ICN Media (International Celebrity Networks) in Nottingham, United Kingdom, from September 2019 to March 2020. With ICN Media, she developed marketing strategies to increase the brand while also creating and executing digital marketing plans.
*Last updated - September 3rd, 2025*
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