Rock Valley College
Rockford, Illinois

Meet the Coaches

Head Coach: Misty Opat

Misty OpatMisty Opat is entering her first season as the Golden Eagles' head basketball coach.

Opat brings eight years of Division I coaching experience with her to RVC. From 1999-2002 she served as an assistant coach at the University of Illinois at Chicago where she also served as the Recruiting Coordinator. In 2000 her UIC recruiting class was ranked 19th in the country for NCAAA Division I. Opat also held assistant coaching positions at Fresno State University (1998-99) and the University of Kansas (1995-1998) where in both cases she was also heavily involved in recruiting and scouting.

Opat earned an Associate of Science degree from Garden City Community College in Garden City, Kansas, where she was a two-year team captain in basketball and was named to the all-conference and all-region teams in both seasons. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas, where she earned NAIA (Division II) All-American honors as a player. Opat then went on to obtain a Master of Science in Sports Administration from Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas. 

She is currently working on her MBA at Roosevelt University in Schaumburg, Illinois. Misty lives in Gilberts, IL with her three nieces, Makenzie, April and Theresa and her father Vincent. 

You can contact Coach Opat at (815) 921-3807 or via e-mail.

Student Assistant Coaches

Erin Butler           Holli Kearns          Brittney Porter

Erin Butler                  Holli Kearns               Brittney Porter

 

Manager: Jon Akins

Jon Akins