Seattle University women’s basketball head coach John Bonner has announced the hiring of David Elliott as associate head coach of the program, who will spearhead the program’s player development and external relations Elliott, who brings with him a wealth of coaching experience to Seattle U, joins Bonner from CSU Fullerton, where he helped elevate the
D2 NEWS: Tusculum hires Bradford as Women’s Basketball Head Coach
Tusculum University has named Tandy Bradford as its new head women’s basketball coach announced Josh Ealy, Vice President for Athletics. Bradford becomes the 18th head coach in program history and succeeds Michaela Hash, who served as interim coach for the final eight games of the 2025-26 season. Bradford brings a strong resume with her to the
LSU hires Page as Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach
LSU head coach Kim Mulkey announced the hiring of Murriel Page, completing her coaching staff with an addition that bolsters an illustrious career as a player and coach. “Murriel brings a tremendous wealth of experience to LSU and embodies professionalism in every sense,” Mulkey said. “Our student-athletes will greatly benefit from her perspective as both
McNeill inks contract extension at East Carolina
ECU Head Women’s Basketball Coach Kim McNeill has agreed to a contract extension which will keep her in Greenville through the 2028-29 season. McNeill, the 2023 American Conference Coach of the Year, led the Pirates to another great year in 2025-26, finishing with a program-record tying 22 regular season wins and finishing second in the American. In her seven
D3 NEWS: Zenarae Antoine named Women’s Basketball Head Coach at Mary Hardin-Baylor
The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor announced the hiring of Zenarae Antoine as the next head coach for the women’s basketball program. Coach Antoine comes to UMHB after 15 seasons as the head women’s basketball coach at NCAA Division I Texas State University with a 225-232 overall record. Antoine led the Bobcats to five postseason appearances, including
Traversi adds five to Merrimack Women’s Basketball Coaching Staff
Merrimack College women’s basketball head coach Missy Traversi has named four assistant coaches and one graduate assistant to her coaching staff entering the 2026-27 season. Traversi has added Glenn Rigney, Brie Wajer, Claire Gritt and Zyon Bell as assistant coaches with Alex Giannaros named a graduate assistant. “It is with great excitement to announce these
D3 NEWS: Moravian hires Woolam as Women’s Basketball Head Coach
The Moravian University Department of Athletics has selected Olivia Woolam as its next Head Women’s Basketball Coach to follow the late Mary Beth Spirk, who retired at the end of the 2025-26 season after 38 seasons as the Hounds’ Head Coach. “I am excited to welcome Olivia Woolam to the Moravian athletics community,” commented Director of Athletics Rebecca May.
Jacobson returns to North Dakota as Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach
Story Courtesy: Sydney Smith, FightingHawks.com North Dakota women’s basketball head coach Dennis Hutter has announced the addition of a familiar face to the Fighting Hawks coaching staff as Adam Jacobson is set to return as an assistant coach in Grand Forks. “We are very excited to have Adam join our coaching staff here at North Dakota,” said Hutter.
St. Anselm headed from NCAA D2 to NCAA D3
Saint Anselm College has announced that it will begin a transition to the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) in Division III, aligning the College with one of the nation’s most academically prestigious and philosophically aligned conferences. The move reflects a deliberate and mission-centered decision, one that positions Saint Anselm to elevate the
O’Brien named Women’s Basketball Head Coach at Lafayette
Ben O’Brien, the fastest coach in college basketball history to reach 100 career wins, has been named the Lafayette College women’s basketball head coach, Director of Athletics Sherryta Freeman announced on Wednesday. O’Brien officially will be introduced to the Lafayette campus community at a press conference at noon on Monday in Pfenning Alumni Center. The Leopards’ newest
