Just three years after her graduation, Danielle Rauch is back in Michigan with the women’s basketball team.

On Thursday, the Wolverines announced that Danielle Rauch will join the team as an assistant coach for the 2025-2026 season. Rauch will work alongside assistant coaches Melanie Moore, Justine Raterman, Jillian Dunston and Nataline Achonwa — a coaching staff that, too, shares some Michigan roots.

“To be able to bring somebody like Danielle back with her enthusiasm, passion and love for the game, as well as her love for Michigan, will be invaluable to the future of our program,” Wolverines coach Kim Barnes Arico said in a statement . “It will be great for our young kids to connect with someone who is one of the winningest players to put on a Michigan uniform. She helped lead us t

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