The Columbia women’s basketball program announced the hiring of Cy Lippold as the team’s newest assistant coach on Friday. Lippold, a former Ivy League student-athlete at Dartmouth, heads to the Big Apple after two years as a graduate assistant at Mercer. Lippold will be responsible for assisting with Columbia’s player development, focusing on guards, as
Love Elevated to Associate Head Coach at Nebraska
Nebraska Women’s Basketball Head Coach Amy Williams announced that Chuck Love has been promoted to the position of Associate Head Coach. Love, who will be entering his sixth season as a member of Williams’ Husker coaching staff in 2021-22, also spent four seasons on her staff at South Dakota. “We are excited to have Chuck moving into
Richter to step down as Women’s Basketball Coach at F&M
Franklin & Marshall women’s basketball head coach Kirsten Richter ’03 has announced that she will be stepping down from her position to pursue additional educational opportunities in a master’s degree program at the University of Pennsylvania. Richter will be with the College through June 2021 to assist with transition planning. A national search will be
Obey named Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Madonna U
Madonna University athletics director Scott Kennell has announced that Southfield native Jaresha Obey has been named the next head coach of Madonna women’s basketball. “We have the pieces in place to have a very successful program and we believe Jaresha can take us where we want to be,” said Kennell. “She has experience across all
Reed named WBB DBO at Memphis
Memphis Tigers head coach Katrina Merriweather has named Devin Reed as the program’s Director of Basketball Operations. Reed makes the move to Memphis from Wright State, where she spent two seasons as the Raiders’ video coordinator and administrative assistant under Merriweather and alongside new Tigers assistant coaches Tennille Adams, Ashley Barlow and Abby Jump. “It is my
TopConnect Announces Leadership Institute
TopConnect has announced the inaugural cohort of TopConnect Leadership Institute beginning May 18th. TopConnect (formerly Villa 7), originated in 2003 by then VCU Athletic Director Dr. Richard Sander, identifies the top basketball assistant coaches and senior level athletics administrators in the country and provides them the necessary skills and relationships to assist them on their
Charity Elliott named WBB head coach at D2 Point Loma
Charity Elliott has been named the new head coach of the Point Loma women’s basketball program, announced Athletic Director Ethan Hamilton. Elliott joins the Sea Lions after spending the past nine seasons as the head coach at Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles. Prior to her move to NCAA Division I, Elliott had a very successful
EKU names alum Greg Todd as new WBB Head Coach
Eastern Kentucky University alum Greg Todd was named the new women’s basketball head coach at EKU, Vice President and Director of Athletics Matt Roan announced on Monday afternoon. Todd, a Madison County, native who has spent his entire 29-year head coaching career inside the Commonwealth of Kentucky, becomes the tenth head coach in program history. Todd
USC names Gottlieb as new Women’s Basketball Head Coach
Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach Lindsay Gottlieb, who in her 8 seasons at California led the Golden Bear women to 7 NCAA appearances with a trip to the Final Four, has been named the USC women’s basketball head coach, Trojan athletic director Mike Bohn announced today (May 10). “We are thrilled to name Lindsay Gottlieb our new women’s
Hays to Step Down as Women’s Basketball Coach at Dickinson
Director of Athletics Joel Quattrone announced that Dickinson Head Women’s Basketball Coach Emily Hays will step down from her position at the academic year’s end. Coach Hays, who has spent the last four years leading the program, will be continuing her coaching career in the Midwest, which will also bring her closer to family. “We