Laura Litchfield is entering her first year at the helm of the Parkland College Women's Basketball program in the 2022-2023 season. A Champaign native and former player at Parkland, Litchfield has spent the previous two and a half seasons as an assistant coach for the Cobras. Over that span, Parkland went 62-20, winning the Region 24 District Championship and placing 3rd at the NJCAA DII National Tournament in the 2020-2021 season.
Laura Litchfield attended Champaign Central High School before coming to Parkland College from 2014-2015, where she played basketball and studied to become a licensed massage therapist. As a Cobra, Litchfield totaled the most assists in a season and the most assists per game in Parkland women’s basketball history during the 2014-2015 season. Selected as an NJCAA DII First Team All-American, Litchfield also finished with the 10th most field goals made in a season as a Cobra. Litchfield averaged 13.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 2.1 steals per game as the Cobras went 35-2 and were the NJCAA DII National Runners-up in her one season with Parkland. After her time with the Cobras, Litchfield continued her academic and athletic career at the University of Illinois-Chicago, graduating in 2017.
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