Jean Roise-Kraft built a legacy of excellence at Red River High School, serving as both a teacher and the head girls basketball coach from 1984–1992, where she compiled an impressive 115–85 record. During her nine-year tenure, she led the Roughriders to four EDC championships (1988, 1989, 1991, and 1992) and guided her teams to five state tournament appearances.  Coach Roise-Kraft was named the EDC Coach of the Year on multiple occasions.  Her program reached its pinnacle in 1988, capturing the first girls' basketball state championship in Red River history. That same season, Roise-Kraft was named the North Dakota High School Coaches Association Girls Basketball Coach of the Year. The Riders again reached the state title game in 1992, finishing as runner-up in her final season as head coach for the Riders. In addition to basketball, Roise-Kraft contributed to Red River athletics as a volleyball assistant coach from 1985–1987 and as a track assistant from 1989-1993.  Her coaching career extended well beyond Red River, with success at Grand Forks Central, UND, Williston, and Moorhead State University.  Over the course of her 25-year coaching career at both the high school and collegiate levels, she coached in more than 550 games, leaving an enduring impact on the athletes and programs she guided. Roise-Kraft’s influence on North Dakota athletics has been recognized statewide. In 2006, she was inducted into the North Dakota Amateur Basketball, Inc. Hall of Fame. Beyond basketball, she excelled as one of the state’s top amateur golfers, capturing two state titles during her playing career.