NEW ORLEANS – Coastal Carolina sophomore guard Olivia Klanac claimed the first Sun Belt Women’s Basketball Player of the Week award.
 
The Medina, Ohio, native has led Coastal Carolina to an undefeated 2-0 start to the season with wins at Western Michigan (Nov. 2) and Johnson University (Nov. 5). Klanac opened the season with a 19-point performance against Western Michigan, leading all scorers and group of four Chanticleers in double-figures. She shot 8-of-19, 42.1 percent, from the floor and 3-of-5, 60.0 percent, from behind the arc. She also tallied four rebounds, an assist, five steals and three blocks as the Chanticleers rolled to a 68-54 victory in the MAC-SBC Challenge.
 
In Coastal Carolina’s home-opener against Johnson University, she led all scorers again with 21 points – a career-high and her first 20-point performance since Feb. 18, 2026. She was one of six different Chanticleers in double-figures and tacked on eight rebounds and four assists. She set a new program record with 11 steals as Coastal Carolina forced 31 turnovers in the contest. Her 16 total steals lead all of Division I through the first week of the 2026-27 season.
 
Klanac is averaging 20 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists on 31.0 minutes per game this season. As a freshman in Conway last season, she played in 18 contests with five starts, scoring 6.4 points per game and grabbing 2.7 rebounds per contest.
 
2026-27 Sun Belt Women’s Basketball Players of the Week
Week 1 (Nov. 10) – Olivia Klanac, Coastal Carolina (So. | G | Medina, Ohio)