Women's Basketball
Ramirez, Cariann
Cariann Ramirez
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Phone:
- 208-860-2740
Ramirez is entering her 16th season as a member of the Boise State staff, and 10th as an assistant coach. The Boise State graduate served as the director of operations for the program for six seasons before being promoted to assistant coach ahead of the 2016-17 campaign. In her role as an assistant coach, Ramirez’ focus is primarily on recruiting, practice sessions, game-day coaching, scouting and serving as the primary defensive coach.
Since her promotion to assistant coach, Ramirez has helped guide Boise State to a 178-107 overall record and 97-64 mark in Mountain West play. The Broncos have won two Mountain West regular-season titles (2018-19) and four conference tournament crowns (2017-20) while earning four NCAA Tournament bids (2017-20).
She helped oversee Bronco squads that twice set the program number for wins in a season, first helping guide the 2016-17 team to a record 25 wins before the 2018-19 squad eclipsed that total with 28.
Under her leadership as the primary defensive coach, the Broncos have grown tremendously on that side of the ball. Abby Muse excelled under Ramirez’ leadership, becoming the program’s all-time leading shot blocker in three seasons. Muse also became the first Bronco to be named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year, earning the honor in 2023. Muse was also named to the MW All-Defensive team in 2024.
Ramirez helped raise the defensive profile of the program. Over the past three seasons, the Broncos have finished in the top 10 nationally blocks per game. In 2023-24, Boise State held opponents to league-bests in field goal percentage defense (36.9%) and scoring defense (58.9 points per game) while forcing teams to shoot a measly 29.4% from beyond the arc.
Prior to her current role as the defensive coach, Ramirez primarily worked with the guards, who thrived under Ramirez’ tutelage. Boise State guards earned five All-Mountain West honors and two all-defensive team nods under her leadership. Riley Lupfer became just the third Bronco in program history to earn three first-team all-conference nods (joining Lidiya Varbanova and Tricia Bader) when she was named to the All-Mountain West Team for the third-straight season in 2019-20.
Lupfer, in particular, put together one of the top careers in Bronco history, ending her run in 2019-20 as Boise State’s all-time leader in 3-pointers made (350) as well as the fourth-leading scorer in program history with 1,538 points. Lupfer also set the Boise State and Mountain West single-season records for 3-pointers made in 2017-18, with 128, and in her senior season (2018-19) finished third in the country with 105 triples.
The guards also made their mark in postseason play during Ramirez’ coaching tenure, as Brooke Pahukoa (2017), Riley Lupfer (2018), and Braydey Hodgins (2019) have each claimed Mountain West Tournament MVP honors.
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Ramirez’s previous collegiate coaching experience includes serving as an assistant at the College of Idaho for the 2009-10 season before joining the Bronco staff as the director of operations. While at the College of Idaho, she helped guide the Coyotes through an impressive season. The program’s accomplishments included: finishing the season at 21-8 overall, winning the Cascade Collegiate Conference regular season with a 14-4 mark and the school’s first league tournament title, finishing the season ranked 20th-nationally in NAIA Division II, and advancing to the NAIA National Tournament. While at the College of Idaho she helped coach one NAIA All-American Third Team honoree, the CCC Defensive Player of the Year, three All-CCC honorees and five Daktronics/NAIA All-America Scholar-Athletes.
Her duties at the College of Idaho included recruiting, film exchange, on-court coaching, scouting reports, organizing team volunteer opportunities, planning post player development and assisting with the day-to-day operations of the program.
Following graduation from Boise State in 2005, Ramirez stayed active in basketball throughout the Treasure Valley in various capacities. She served as the assistant varsity coach at Boise High School from 2005 through June of 2009, where she worked with another former Bronco, Kim Brydges (1994-98). At Boise High she assisted with practice planning, on-court coaching, scheduling and organizing camps, team building exercises and player development.
Other coaching experience for Ramirez includes serving as the co-head coach of Hoop Dreams Traveling Club of Boise from 2008 to the 2010.
As a player at Boise State (2001-05), Ramirez was a vital member of the program playing every position at some point in her career, point guard through center. Ramirez played in a total of 118 games with nine starts, recording 558 points, 393 rebounds, 120 assists, 109 steals and 22 blocks. Ramirez averaged 4.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.0 assists in 18.4 minutes per game.
She was also recognized for her stellar work in the classroom, being named WAC All-Academic four times (2002-05).
Ramirez is a native of La Quinta, Calif., and graduated from Boise State in December 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in marketing.
Since her promotion to assistant coach, Ramirez has helped guide Boise State to a 178-107 overall record and 97-64 mark in Mountain West play. The Broncos have won two Mountain West regular-season titles (2018-19) and four conference tournament crowns (2017-20) while earning four NCAA Tournament bids (2017-20).
She helped oversee Bronco squads that twice set the program number for wins in a season, first helping guide the 2016-17 team to a record 25 wins before the 2018-19 squad eclipsed that total with 28.
Under her leadership as the primary defensive coach, the Broncos have grown tremendously on that side of the ball. Abby Muse excelled under Ramirez’ leadership, becoming the program’s all-time leading shot blocker in three seasons. Muse also became the first Bronco to be named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year, earning the honor in 2023. Muse was also named to the MW All-Defensive team in 2024.
Ramirez helped raise the defensive profile of the program. Over the past three seasons, the Broncos have finished in the top 10 nationally blocks per game. In 2023-24, Boise State held opponents to league-bests in field goal percentage defense (36.9%) and scoring defense (58.9 points per game) while forcing teams to shoot a measly 29.4% from beyond the arc.
Prior to her current role as the defensive coach, Ramirez primarily worked with the guards, who thrived under Ramirez’ tutelage. Boise State guards earned five All-Mountain West honors and two all-defensive team nods under her leadership. Riley Lupfer became just the third Bronco in program history to earn three first-team all-conference nods (joining Lidiya Varbanova and Tricia Bader) when she was named to the All-Mountain West Team for the third-straight season in 2019-20.
Lupfer, in particular, put together one of the top careers in Bronco history, ending her run in 2019-20 as Boise State’s all-time leader in 3-pointers made (350) as well as the fourth-leading scorer in program history with 1,538 points. Lupfer also set the Boise State and Mountain West single-season records for 3-pointers made in 2017-18, with 128, and in her senior season (2018-19) finished third in the country with 105 triples.
The guards also made their mark in postseason play during Ramirez’ coaching tenure, as Brooke Pahukoa (2017), Riley Lupfer (2018), and Braydey Hodgins (2019) have each claimed Mountain West Tournament MVP honors.
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Ramirez’s previous collegiate coaching experience includes serving as an assistant at the College of Idaho for the 2009-10 season before joining the Bronco staff as the director of operations. While at the College of Idaho, she helped guide the Coyotes through an impressive season. The program’s accomplishments included: finishing the season at 21-8 overall, winning the Cascade Collegiate Conference regular season with a 14-4 mark and the school’s first league tournament title, finishing the season ranked 20th-nationally in NAIA Division II, and advancing to the NAIA National Tournament. While at the College of Idaho she helped coach one NAIA All-American Third Team honoree, the CCC Defensive Player of the Year, three All-CCC honorees and five Daktronics/NAIA All-America Scholar-Athletes.
Her duties at the College of Idaho included recruiting, film exchange, on-court coaching, scouting reports, organizing team volunteer opportunities, planning post player development and assisting with the day-to-day operations of the program.
Following graduation from Boise State in 2005, Ramirez stayed active in basketball throughout the Treasure Valley in various capacities. She served as the assistant varsity coach at Boise High School from 2005 through June of 2009, where she worked with another former Bronco, Kim Brydges (1994-98). At Boise High she assisted with practice planning, on-court coaching, scheduling and organizing camps, team building exercises and player development.
Other coaching experience for Ramirez includes serving as the co-head coach of Hoop Dreams Traveling Club of Boise from 2008 to the 2010.
As a player at Boise State (2001-05), Ramirez was a vital member of the program playing every position at some point in her career, point guard through center. Ramirez played in a total of 118 games with nine starts, recording 558 points, 393 rebounds, 120 assists, 109 steals and 22 blocks. Ramirez averaged 4.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.0 assists in 18.4 minutes per game.
She was also recognized for her stellar work in the classroom, being named WAC All-Academic four times (2002-05).
Ramirez is a native of La Quinta, Calif., and graduated from Boise State in December 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in marketing.
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