Central Washington University’s Director of Athletics Dennis Francois has announced the appointment of Randi Richardson as the head coach for the 2017-18 season. “I’m extremely grateful for the opportunity,” CWU Head Coach Randi Richardson said. “I love this program and I love CWU. I look forward to continuing to build on the recent success of
Matt Fritsche Named Hillsdale College Women’s Basketball Coach
Hillsdale College is pleased to announce the hiring of Matthew Fritsche as the seventh head women’s basketball coach in program history. Fritsche comes to Hillsdale after a very successful four-year stint as an assistant at Creighton University in Nebraska. A member of the Big East Conference in women’s basketball, Creighton advanced to the 2017 NCAA
Nate Teymer Resigns As Augusta University Women’s Basketball Head Coach
Augusta University women’s head basketball coach Nate Teymer announced his resignation on Tuesday, April 25. A national search for a new head coach will begin immediately. Nate Teymer was introduced as the eighth head coach in the program’s 43-year history on April 1, 2010 at a press conference on the Summerville Campus of Augusta University.
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Matt Bollant adds Kyley Simmons to Eastern Illinois Women’s Basketball Staff
Eastern Illinois head coach Matt Bollant is quickly building his coaching staff a day after landing two recruits for the 2017-18 season. A former recruit is the first hire for Bollant as he welcomes Kyley Simmons to the Panthers women’s basketball staff. Simmons played at Illinois under Bollant averaging 12.3 points, 3.5 assists and 3.2 rebounds as
Candace Walker Named Head Women’s Basketball Coach at St. Thomas University
Candace Walker has been named Head Women’s Basketball Coach at St. Thomas University, announced Laura Courtley-Todd, Director of Athletics. Walker, an alumna of the St. Thomas University Sports Administration Master’s program and a former Assistant Coach for the Bobcats, returns to STU after spending the last four seasons at NCAA Division I Lamar University in
All-Time Sun Devil Great, Current Indiana Fever Guard Briann January Named ASU Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach
Arizona State University head women’s basketball coach Charli Turner Thorne today announced that all-time Sun Devil great and current Indiana Fever guard Briann January has been named assistant coach at ASU. January, who helped lead ASU to 104 wins – the most in program history in a four-year span – while playing for the Sun
BREAKING: Longtime Johns Hopkins Head Women’s Basketball Coach Nancy Funk Announces Retirement
Nancy Funk, the longtime head coach of the Johns Hopkins women’s basketball team, announced today that she will retire at the end of the current academic year. Funk will depart as the winningest coach in program history and will step down on June 30 after 31 years leading the Blue Jays. Johns Hopkins will conduct
Lenoir-Rhyne University Names Cameron Sealey Head Women’s Basketball Coach
Lenoir-Rhyne University has announced the hiring of Cameron Sealey as its new Head Women’s Basketball Coach, school officials confirmed earlier today. Sealey becomes the 12th coach in program history. “We have a very special and unique opportunity to hire one of the top up-and-coming coaches in women’s college basketball who also happens to be one
Illinois State Women’s Basketball Announces Hiring of Jessica Keller as Assistant Coach
Illinois State women’s head basketball coach Kristen Gillespie has started constructing her coaching staff with the hiring of assistant coach Jessica Keller, the now former head women’s head basketball coach at Columbia College in Columbia, Missouri. The hire was announced Monday by Gillespie. “I am thrilled to add Jess to our staff at ISU,” Gillespie