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Chmiel ready for next step of coaching career leading BGSU women's basketball program

BOWLING GREEN — Fred Chmiel has learned from the best as an assistant to some of the top women’s college basketball coaches in the country.

The newest mentor at Bowling Green State University is ready to take that knowledge into the next step of his nearly 30-year coaching career.

“I love challenges, I love that coaching seat, I love making big decisions. It’s always been in my blood,” Chmiel said. “I started out as a head coach back when I had a nice set of hair, and I loved it.

“The only reason I’ve been an assistant so long is because I’ve worked with great people.