Snow College Athletic Director Rob Nielson today announced head women’s basketball coach Mike Russell will step down to become the head boys’ basketball coach and teacher at Syracuse High School in Syracuse, Utah. “Mike has made a tremendous impact on our women’s basketball program over the past six years,” Nielson said. “He has led the
Maximizing fit through the transfer portal
Men’s and Women’s NCAA Division 1 teams face a number of unprecedented challenges in 2021, one of which is the ever growing transfer portal. As of today, there are more or less 1,000 players available in each of the portals and every team / player is left with a number of decisions. Evaluating the “best”
Colgate Names Adeduntan WBB Head Coach
Colgate Athletics announced Wednesday the hiring of Ganiyat Adeduntan (pronounced Gha-knee-yacht A-Da-dun-Ten) as the ninth women’s basketball head coach in its Division I program history. Adeduntan arrives after three seasons as the top assistant coach and four seasons overall on the staff of Jennifer Rizzotti at George Washington. She helped the Colonials win an Atlantic-10
Washington named Associate Head WBB Coach at GMU
George Mason University women’s basketball head coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis has announced that Niki Washington will join her staff as associate head coach. An 18-year veteran of the coaching profession, Washington brings a wealth of experience to Fairfax. “I always admired Niki’s professionalism,” said Blair-Lewis. “She embodies a strong knowledge for the game and an intense passion for
Valley returns to UConn WBB Staff
UConn women’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma announced the addition of Morgan Valley, a three-time national champion for the Huskies as a student-athlete, as an assistant coach, pending the completion of the university’s employee onboarding process. “We’re absolutely thrilled to have Morgan come on board,” Auriemma said. “We wanted to get someone in here who
Killinger named Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Indiana State
Indiana native Chad Killinger is returning home. The coaching veteran, formerly assistant coach at Nicholls State University, has been named the ninth women’s basketball coach in Indiana State history, ISU Director of Athletics Sherard Clinkscales announced Tuesday. Killinger will be introduced at a press conference at 11 a.m. ET on Tuesday, April 27, in the Hulman
Kansas WBB Staff Update
Head coach Brandon Schneider has announced the promotion of current assistant coach Terry Nooner to associate head coach as well as the additions of assistant coaches Karyla Middlebrook and Morgan Paige to the 2021-22 coaching staff. “As we knew he would, Terry has quickly made a positive impact in every phase of our program. He
Rizzotti named President of Connecticut Sun
Former UConn Women’s Basketball Star and Current Assistant Coach of the USA Women’s Olympic Basketball Team to Lead Mohegan Tribe owned WNBA Franchise Mohegan Sun is excited to announce today that Jennifer Rizzotti has been named President of the Connecticut Sun (CT Sun). In this role, Rizzotti will be responsible for the overall business operations
Pohlman elevated to Head Coach at Drake
Allison Pohlman, a longtime associate head coach and one of the primary architects of the Drake women’s basketball program’s renaissance, has been named the Suzie Glazer Burt Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Drake University. Drake director of athletics Brian Hardin announced Pohlman’s hiring Sunday, April 18. A formal introduction of the seventh women’s basketball head
Lopez named Associate Head Coach at Sacramento State
Sacramento State women’s basketball head coach Mark Campbell announced on Monday the first member of his staff, associate head coach Xavier Lopez. Lopez, who goes by “Xavi” (Cha-vee) served on the Oregon women’s basketball staff alongside Campbell for the last seven years, including the last four as an assistant coach. He was a key part