Demi Habegger began her tenure as Volunteer Asst. Women's Basketball Coach at Biola in 2026-27, joining head coach Mike Simonson's staff. She first joined Biola Athletics in 2025-26 as a lead event staff worker, specializing in statistics for multiple sports.
Before joining the Biola coaching staff, Habegger gained coaching experience as a Jr. Sparks basketball coach with the Los Angeles Sparks.
Originally from Mossville, Ill., Habegger graduated from Illinois Valley Central High School, where she competed in basketball and cross country. In 2022, she was inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame. Habegger, who played collegiately as Demi Johnson, competed at Monmouth College for four seasons, from 2015-16 through 2018-19.
Habegger earned her bachelor's degree in business administration and economics from Monmouth College and her Master of Science in Applied Data Science, specializing in sports analytics, from IU Indianapolis in 2021. Her professional experience includes working as an in-game basketball statistician for the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament and for the Indiana Fever and Indiana Pacers from 2022 to 2023, and serving as a data science manager at CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen).
After a career in data science, Habegger returned to graduate school at Biola to follow her passion and calling to teach. She is pursuing a Single Subject Teaching Credential in Physical Education and views coaching as an opportunity to invest in and care for athletes beyond the basketball court, helping them grow in confidence, leadership and faith.
