WALLA WALLA, Wash.- Former Idaho Women's Basketball standout Mikayla Ferenz has been named as an assistant coach for the Whitman College women's basketball program as announced Tuesday morning. Ferenz's mother Michelle has been the Head Coach for the Whitman since 2001 totaling over 300 career wins, while her father Chris also serves as an assistant coach. 
 
Prior to joining Whitman Ferenz played professionally for BC Muscle Pikes in the Luxembourg Total League averaging 16.8 points per game, 5.2 rebounds per game and 2.8 assists per game through five games before the season was paused. She will return to her club when the league restarts again in early spring. After beginning her professional career in Luxembourg Ferenz signed to play in Melbourne in the Australian NBL 1 League with fellow splash sister Taylor Pierce before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 
 
At Idaho, she was a three-time all-conference selection and was named Big Sky Player of the Year as a senior. She exited as the program's and the Big Sky Conference's all-time leading scorer with 2,466 career points.
 
"I am so happy and excited for Mikayla to have the chance to coach with her parents," said Idaho women's basketball Head Coach Jon Newlee. "She will be an awesome addition to the staff. The players at Whitman are extremely blessed to have the opportunity to learn from the greatest player ever at Idaho and the all-time leading scorer in the history of the Big Sky Conference. They couldn't have a better role model to follow both on and off the floor."
 
Whitman's season will begin on Jan. 22 with the regular season concluding on Feb. 27.