Loyola Marymount University has named Aarika Hughes as its new women’s basketball head coach, Athletic Director Craig Pintens announced. Hughes joins LMU from the University of Southern California where she has served as associate head coach since 2019 and been part of the coaching staff for four years. “Aarika is going to make a tremendous impact on
Gregg elevated to Head WBB Coach at Portland State
Three years as associate head coach followed by two weeks as interim head coach, Chelsey Gregg can drop all modifiers now as she takes over as head coach of the Portland State women’s basketball team, athletic director Valerie Cleary announced Friday. “After a competitive national search, my initial gut stayed true. Coach Gregg has played a pivotal
Sac State hires Oregon’s Campbell as new WBB Coach
After a nationwide search, Sacramento State has named Mark Campbell the head coach of the women’s basketball program. Sacramento State Director of Athletics Mark Orr made the announcement on Friday. “I am incredibly excited to announce Mark Campbell as the new head women’s basketball coach,” said Orr. “We are thrilled to welcome him and his
FAU tabs Tennessee’s Sullivan as new Head WBB Coach
Sixteen-year coaching veteran Jennifer Sullivan has been named the new head coach of the Florida Atlantic University women’s basketball team, as announced by FAU Vice President and Director of Athletics Brian White on Thursday. Sullivan is the sixth head coach in the Owls’ program history. “I want to first thank Brian White and President Kelly
Mississippi State WBB Staff Update
Mississippi State women’s basketball head coach Nikki McCray-Penson announced Tuesday the hiring of Tamisha Augustin and Wesley Brooks as assistant coaches. “Tamisha and Wesley have been successful at developing players and helping programs win everywhere they have been, and I am really excited to have them in our program,” said McCray-Penson. “Tamisha has a championship pedigree.
Stringer agrees 5-yr contract extension at Rutgers
Rutgers University and head women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer have agreed to terms on a five-year contract extension that will keep the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Coach courtside through the 2025-26 season. Stringer has led the Scarlet Knights to a top-three finish in the Big Ten Conference in two of the past three
WHoopDirt.com 2020-21 NCAA D1 Coach of the Year presented by Pivot Analysis
For Immediate Release April 14, 2021 University of Arizona Head Women’s Basketball Coach Adia Barnes has been named as the WHoopDirt.com NCAA D1 Coach of the Year presented by Pivot Analysis for the 2020-21 college basketball season. Barnes qualified for the award by being named as the WHoopDirt.com/Pivot Analysis Coach of the Week for Week 2 of the season. Coach
Small College Dirt…
A couple of things from the small college level… I can confirm that Jim Brunelli is no longer the head women’s basketball coach at D2 Converse College (SC). He had been the head coach there since 2019, and compiled a 10-41 (.196) record. Prior to his time at Converse, he spent six seasons as the
Montana tabs Holsinger as new Head WBB Coach
Brian Holsinger, who has spent 13 seasons in the Pac-12 and has more than two decades of college coaching experience, has been named the next head coach of the Montana women’s basketball program. Holsinger, who was the head coach at Montana Tech for two seasons (2005-07) before moving on to an assistant position at Washington State
Shea Ralph named Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Vanderbilt
One of women’s college basketball’s most respected and well-known coaches will usher in a new era of success for Vanderbilt as Shea Ralph, a seven-time national champion as a student-athlete and coach, has been named women’s basketball head coach. “It is with great honor and a full heart that I join Vanderbilt University as the