Head Coach Lauren Sumski and the women’s basketball coaching staff are pleased to announce the promotion of Jacob Ogle to Assistant Coach and Director of Operations. Ogle decided to stay at Lipscomb despite having several collegiate opportunities at the men’s and women’s levels. Coach Sumski commented on the hire, saying, “We are thrilled to keep another Bison
Bruce inks contract extension through 2027 at IUPUI
The IUPUI Athletics Department and Director of Athletics have announced that head women’s basketball coach Kate Bruce has earned a contract extension, keeping her on the IUPUI sidelines through 2027. Bruce, in her first season in 2022-23, piloted the Jaguars to a 17-13 mark and a 13-7 record in Horizon League play. Included in her win total
D3 NEWS: Devrinn Paul takes over at Rose-Hulman
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has named Devrinn Paul as its next head women’s basketball coach. Paul comes to Rose-Hulman after spending several years on the coaching staff of several highly-prominent Division I programs, including the University of Louisville, Marshall University, and the University of Cincinnati. “I would like to thank President Rob Coons, Athletic Director Ayanna
JUCO DIRT: Baker named WBB Head Coach at Northwest Tech (KS)
Reshad Baker has taken over as the new women’s basketball head coach at NJCAA Northwest Tech (KS). Baker spent last season as an assistant at Chipola College spending the previous year as the Coordinator of Recruiting Operations for women’s basketball at Morehead State. He has also worked as an assistant at East Mississippi CC, South
WBB coaching change made at NWAC Linn-Benton
Leslie Reinecker, an assistant with the Linn-Benton program for the past four years, has been named as the new head coach of the Roadrunners’ women’s basketball program. She will officially begin her role July 3, 2023 and replaces Jerod Gibson, who accepted a position at University of Portland. Reinecker has 19 years of coaching experience,
D2 NEWS: Hayes named Women’s Basketball Head Coach at Pfeiffer University
Pfeiffer University Athletics has selected former Falcon women’s basketball player Vontreece Hayes as the new head women’s basketball coach. Hayes returns to The Village after serving the past two seasons as an assistant coach at NCAA Division II Millersville University in Millersville, Pa. There, she helped rebuild the Marauders from a 7-20 overall mark in her first
D3 NEWS: LeVan steps away from WBB position at Valley Forge
The University of Valley Forge Athletic Department has announced that Gretchen LeVan will step down from her role as Head Women’s Basketball Coach. She will shift away from coaching responsibilities to focus on the department as a whole. In February, Gretchen LeVan completed her eleventh consecutive season as Head Women’s Basketball Coach. She has coached the Patriots to 101
Elmhurst names Perez as new Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach
Elmhurst University Head Women’s Basketball coach Jason Pruitt announced the hiring of Clarissa Perez as Assistant Women’s Basketball coach Thursday afternoon. Perez joins the Bluejay women’s basketball staff after spending the past three seasons at the University of La Verne under Pruitt. Perez was a part of the staff that earned Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic
Johnson added to St. Louis WBB Staff
Saint Louis University women’s basketball has finalized its coaching staff with the addition of Kelsey Johnson, head coach Rebecca Tillett announced. Johnson joins the Billikens as a recruiting coordinator and assistant coach after spending the 2022-23 season at Southeast Missouri State University following stops at the University of Mississippi (2021-22) and UT Martin (2019-21). “A leader once shared with
SEMO Women’s Basketball Staff Update
Southeast Missouri Women’s Basketball has hired three new coaches and a Director of Basketball Operations and Player Development to the staff for the 2023-24 season, the program announced Thursday. Shareka Maner, Gabby Green, Danielle Sanderlin and Jack Zillner will all join Coach Rekha Patterson‘s staff this summer to go through summer workouts with the team. Shareka ManerA native