On Monday, April 30, 2007, Merchant was appointed head coach at Michigan State. Merchant established the Spartan program’s consistency at the Big Ten and a national level during the course of her first five seasons.
The Spartans have finished second or better in the Big Ten in each of the last four seasons, and her conference record of 59-27 (68.6%) is the 10th-best career winning percentage in the 31-year history of the Big Ten and is the second greatest percentage among active coaches.
The Spartans are one of 22 teams nationwide that have qualified for the last four NCAA Tournaments, and they have won at least 20 games in each of her five seasons.
17 Spartans have been chosen All-Big Ten through her first five seasons at MSU (the most in the league), and 23 have been named Academic All-Big Ten.
Suzy Merchant Husband: Is Suzy Merchant Married?
Tyler and Brady Rakan are the couple’s two boys. Gary Rakan (1993 BSBA Marketing) is her husband.