TOWSON, Md. – Towson University Director of Athletics Steve Eigenbrot has announced that Zach Kancher has been elevated to interim head coach of the women's basketball program. Kancher was the top assistant and recruiting coordinator on former head coach Diane Richardson's staff for the last five seasons, helping the Tigers to an 80-66 record.

Kancher was part of Towson's first-ever Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Championship title and first NCAA Tournament bid during the 2018-19 season. The 2021-22 team set the program record for most wins (24) and earned a berth in the WNIT.

He was named an assistant coach and the recruiting coordinator for the Towson University women's basketball team in August 2017. Two years later, Kancher was promoted to the title of associate head coach. 

Kancher primarily works with the forwards and centers. Over the last five years, Towson has been first or second in rebounding in the CAA four times and been no worse than third in blocked shots. Nukiya Mayo and Allie Kubek each received multiple All-CAA honors while under Kancher's tutelage.

Before Towson, Kancher served as the associate head coach at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (2016-17) and had assistant coach stops at George Washington University (2015-16) and University of Miami (2014-15). Kancher spent three seasons on the bench at the University of Maryland (2011-14) while serving as the director of scouting and player development.
 
He also served as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Goldey-Beacom College in Delaware for three years (2008-11). Kancher got his collegiate coaching start during the 2007-08 season when he served as the head coach at the College of Mount St. Vincent.
 
Off the court, Kancher served as the lead chair in creating TU Athletes Vote, a non-partisan group that connects student-athletes with educational resources related to voting. Through his work, Towson University teams reached almost 100 percent voter registration on all rosters prior to the 2020 election.

A national search for Richardson's replacement has already begun.