A respected head coach with a proven track record of building championship-caliber programs, LeAnn Freeland was hired as the head women’s basketball coach at Florida Atlantic University. The announcement was made by Vice President and Director of Athletics Brian White, who signed Freeland to a five-year contract following an impressive run leading nearby Nova Southeastern University.
Laura Dinkins Named Northern Arizona Head Women’s Basketball Coach
Laura Dinkins has been named the 13th head coach of the Northern Arizona University women’s basketball program, interim Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics / Deputy Athletic Director, Uri Farkas announced on Tuesday afternoon. Dinkins brings 15 seasons of Division I experience with her to Flagstaff, most recently at Grand Canyon University where she spent two seasons as the associate head
Brooks named Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Northern Illinois
Jacey Brooks, whose 18 years of collegiate coaching experience includes five seasons as a successful head coach and eight total postseason appearances, will lead the Northern Illinois University women’s basketball program as the 11th head coach in program history, NIU Vice President and Director of Athletics and Recreation Sean T. Frazier announced. “We are excited to welcome Jacey
Schaefer added to Missouri Women’s Basketball Staff
University of Missouri women’s basketball head coach Kellie Harper has hired Todd Schaefer to her staff as an assistant coach, the program announced Tuesday. A veteran in the coaching realm with 29 years of experience, Schaefer joins Missouri following eight years at Arkansas. After spending three years as an assistant coach, his impact on the Razorbacks’ program
Anderson elevated to Women’s Basketball Head Coach at Oral Roberts
Cophie Anderson has been named the 12th head coach of the ORU women’s basketball program, as announced on Monday morning by Athletic Director Tim Johnson. Dr. William M. Wilson, President of ORU, welcomed Coach Anderson to her new role saying, “Cophie Anderson has been an integral part of our coaching staff demonstrating her deep faith and dedication to fostering
Scheidecker named Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Missouri Western
Missouri Western State University Director of Athletics Andy Carter has announced Luke Scheidecker as the next head coach of Missouri Western women’s basketball. Scheidecker, a native of Smithville, Missouri, and the 11th head coach in MWSU history, comes to St. Joseph after a historic stint at Wabash Valley College in Mount Carmel, Illinois, where he amassed a
Georgia Tech’s Fortner announces retirement
Georgia Tech head coach and women’s basketball coaching legend Nell Fortner announced her retirement from coaching on Monday. Highlights of Fortner’s legendary coaching career include: “After a lot of deep thought and contemplation following the conclusion of our season, I have decided to retire from coaching,” Fortner said. “This was not an easy decision, nor one that
Tennessee’s Caldwell inks contract extension
Story: Eric Trainer, University of Tennessee Tennessee Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Danny White announced that Tennessee Athletics and head women’s basketball coach Kim Caldwell have agreed to a one-year contract extension. The extension keeps Caldwell under contract through March 31, 2030. “From our first meeting with Kim, it was clear that she is a groundbreaking innovator destined to
Cummard elevated to Head Women’s Basketball Coach at BYU
BYU director of athletics Tom Holmoe has named Lee Cummard head women’s basketball coach. Cummard has been the interim head coach since the departure of Amber Whiting on March 8. He served as associate head coach under Whiting and has been an assistant on the staff since 2019. Previous to that, Cummard was an assistant coach and
D3 Rosemont enters into Merger Agreement with Villanova
Another small college in financial trouble will close, as D3 Rosemont College will merge with Villanova in 2027. Extracurricular activities will continue at Rosemont until then (assuming this means athletics – no clarification here yet). Villanova did the same thing with former D3 member Cabrini University back in 2024. Here’s the official release announcing the