North Greenville University women’s basketball coach Jayne Arledge has announced that the 2017 season will be her last at the helm of the women’s basketball program, ending a 36-year head coaching career at North Greenville. Arledge will retire at the end of the season but will resume her role as senior women’s administrator for North
Jayne Arledge to retire as North Greenville University Head Women’s Basketball Coach at season’s end
Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer Becomes 2nd NCAA Women’s Basketball Coach to Earn 1,000 Victories
Tara VanDerveer became just the second NCAA women’s coach to reach 1,000 career victories Friday night, when No. 8 Stanford beat USC 58-42 to give the Hall of Famer a major milestone to share with the home crowd at Maples Pavilion. VanDerveer joined the late Pat Summitt, a dear friend who died last summer from
Pitt Head Coach Suzie McConnell-Serio Selected to Lead USA U19 World Cup Team
After serving as the head coach for the gold-medal winning 2016 USA Basketball Women’s U18 National Team that qualified the United States for the 2017 FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup, University of Pittsburgh head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio has been selected to lead the USA U19 World Cup Team this summer. She will be joined
Eastern Florida State College Head Coach Jim Grimes Passes Away
Eastern Florida State College women’s basketball coach Jim Grimes, whose leadership turned the team into champions, passed away early Monday morning. He was 45. Grimes took over the women’s basketball program in 2013 and led them to Southern Conference titles the past two seasons, earning trips to the NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Tournament both seasons. His
Michelle Cunningham to step down as Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Salem State
Salem State Director of Athletics & Recreation, Peggy Carl, announced that women’s head basketball coach Michelle Cunningham will step down at the conclusion of this year’s basketball season. “We are sad to see Michelle go. Her enthusiasm for the sport of basketball and her tireless efforts on behalf of her student-athletes will be sorely missed,”
OFFICIAL: Laura Pruitt out as Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Athletic Director at DIII Mount Saint Vincent
Following up on a report from earlier this week, it’s now been made official that Laura Pruitt will no longer serve as Director of Athletics and Recreation and Head Women’s Basketball Coach at the College of Mount Saint Vincent. Additionally, Brian Nigro will no longer serve as Associate Director of Athletics and Head Men’s Basketball
BREAKING: Winthrop Suspends Head Women’s Basketball Coach Kevin Cook
Winthrop University has suspended head women’s basketball coach Kevin Cook effective immediately. The university released the following statement: “Pursuant to the terms of his contract, Coach Kevin Cook has been suspended from his position as head women’s basketball coach due to a personnel matter. Lynette Woodward will serve as acting head coach during this time.”
Wichita State and Head Women’s Basketball Coach Jody Adams-Birch Agree to Mutually Part Ways
Wichita State University and its head women’s basketball coach Jody Adams-Birch have mutually and amicably agreed to part ways, Director of Athletics Darron Boatright announced tonight. Boatright said, “I would like to thank Coach Kirk Crawford for his leadership during the weekend, and for his willingness to serve as head coach for the last two
Wichita State Removes Head Basketball Coach Jody Adams-Birch for Weekend Games
The Wichita State Athletic Department announced that Shocker women’s basketball assistant coach Kirk Crawford will serve as the acting head coach for the team’s games Friday and Sunday. “In the best interests of the women’s basketball program, its student-athletes and WSU, I have asked Kirk Crawford to handle head coach duties this weekend,” WSU Director
Maureen Magarity Wins 100th Game
Junior guards Olivia Healy (Reading, Mass.) and Brittni Lai (Irvington, N.Y.) and junior center Carlie Pogue (Cincinnati, Ohio) combined for 45 points to lead the University of New Hampshire women’s basketball team to a record ninth straight win, 50-44, over Maine on Thursday night. The win gave UNH coach Maureen Magarity the 100th victory of