Kim Wagers became the 10th head coach in the history of the Cobber women's basketball program when she was hired in the spring of 2019. Wagers took over for Hall of Fame coach Jessica Rahman who retired after the 2019 season.
Wagers spent the seven years prior to coming to Concordia as the top assistant coach at Wis.-Eau Claire. She took the position with the Blugolds after spending two seasons as assistant coach in basketball, and volleyball, at Wis.-Superior. Wagers helped the Blugolds post a .500 or better overall record in the past five seasons. During her tenure at Eau Claire, the program earned a berth in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) postseason tournament on five occasions and the Blugolds advanced to the semifinals in three of the past five seasons.
Wagers, who is originally from Moose Lake, Minn., attended the University of Minnesota-Duluth where she played basketball for four seasons. She was named to the North Central Conference (NCC) Academic Honor Roll selection on two occasions and was captain of the Bulldogs in her senior year. Wagers graduated from Duluth with a bachelor's degree in exercise science and a minor in psychology in 2008.