Milligan College alumna Kylie Russell has been tabbed to lead women’s basketball following the retirement announcement of longtime head coach Rich Aubrey. Russell, who played for Aubrey from 2011 to 2015, has served as an assistant coach for the Buffaloes since 2017. “Coach Russell distinguished herself as a competitive student-athlete and has carried that same
Bilderback steps aside as NSU women’s basketball coach just 3 weeks after she was hired
Missy Bilderback has chosen to not remain the Northwestern State women’s basketball head coach, Director of Athletics Greg Burke announced. Bilderback was announced as the ninth head coach in Lady Demons history March 18 after a successful five-season run at Jones College in Mississippi but will not coach a game for Northwestern State, citing personal
BREAKING: Mississippi State head coach Vic Schaefer headed to Texas
Guess who’s coming to the Forty…🏀🤘🏽 pic.twitter.com/hSAyjbvqTH — Chris Del Conte (@_delconte) April 5, 2020 The University of Texas has hired Mississippi State’s Vic Schaefer as their new head women’s basketball coach. He will replace Karen Aston who’s contract was not renewed last week. Schaefer has been the head coach at Mississippi Since 2012 –
Duncan named Bryant & Stratton (OH) Women’s Basketball Head Coach
Eric Lahetta, director of athletics at Bryant & Stratton College – Ohio has announced the hiring of Michael Duncan, Sr. as the new women’s head basketball coach. Duncan offers over 35 years of coaching and leadership experience in high school, college, and AAU basketball, including the last two as an assistant coach at Bryant &
Fahey receives two-year contract extension at Illinois
University of Illinois Director of Athletics Josh Whitman announced today a two-year contract extension for women’s basketball head coach Nancy Fahey. The extension, pending approval by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees at its May 21 meeting, will keep the five-time national champion and Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer at Illinois through at least
Karen Aston’s contract will not be extended at Texas
University of Texas Head Women’s Basketball Coach Karen Aston’s contract, which runs through Aug. 31, 2020, will not be extended, UT Vice President and Athletics Director Chris Del Conte said on Friday. Aston led the Longhorns for eight seasons and was in the final year of her contract in 2019-20 when UT posted a 19-11
WHoopDirt.com 2019-20 NCAA D1 Coach of the Year presented by Pivot Analysis
For Immediate Release April 3, 2020 – Boston, MA University of South Carolina Head Women’s Basketball Coach Dawn Staley has been named as the WHoopDirt.com NCAA D1 Coach of the Year presented by Pivot Analysis for the 2019-20 college basketball season. Staley qualified for the award by being named as the WHoopDirt.com/Pivot Analysis Coach of
Tusculum’s Carter takes over women’s basketball program at Lincoln Memorial
Director of Athletics Jasher Cox has named Devan Carter as the 16th head coach of the Lincoln Memorial University women’s basketball program, announced Thursday afternoon by the LMU athletics department. Carter arrives in Harrogate after guiding the Pioneer women’s program at fellow South Atlantic Conference member Tusculum University the past five seasons. Taking the Pioneers
WHoopDirt.com 2019-20 NCAA D2 Coach of the Year presented by Pivot Analysis
For Immediate Release April 2, 2020 – Boston, MA Drury University Head Women’s Basketball Coach Molly Miller has been named as the WHoopDirt.com NCAA D2 Coach of the Year presented by Pivot Analysis for the 2019-20 college basketball season. Miller qualified for the award by being named as the WHoopDirt.com/Pivot Analysis Coach of the Week
Virginia Tech assistant named Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Queens University of Charlotte
Jennifer Brown has been named the next head coach to lead the Queens University of Charlotte women’s basketball team, Director of Athletics Cherie Swarthout announced today. Brown comes to the Royals after spending the last four of her 12 seasons as a coach as the top assistant at Virginia Tech. “Throughout the interview process, Coach