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Shayane Poirot-Allrad

Shayane Poirot-Allrad

  • Email:
    poirotas@wncc.edu
  • Position:
    Assistant Coach
  • Year:
    3rd Year
  • Title:
    Assistant Coach
Shayane Poirot-Allard enters her third season as the Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach at Western Nebraska Community College. In her past two seasons at WNCC, Coach Shay has helped nine players advance to the next level (five D1, two D2, one NAIA). Last season, WNCC was a mainstay in the NJCAA Top 25 most of the year and finished the year #19 nationally. Last season, Sophomore Adelina Urtane was selected Region IX South Player of the Year, and all four Cougars were selected to the All-Region IX team. The 2024-25 squad won the award for highest team GPA at Western Nebraska and Helena Kuck was named Student-Athlete of the Year. Additionally, she and her teammate Katie Viera were recognized nationally as NJCAA Academic All-Americans.
Before coming to the United States, Coach Shay played three years with professional teams in France. She played for Nice (LF2), Calais (LF2), and Saint-Amand-Les-Eaux (LFB). Coach Shay played for WNCC in 2021-2022 as part of a National Tournament Final Four team. After a first successful season in the U.S, the French native transferred to Division 1 school Western Carolina University, where she was the starting point guard.
Shayane graduated from WNCC with her associate degree and is finishing her bachelor’s in psychology through Chadron State College. Shayane is engaged to her partner, Jasmine McAliley.