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
Wilson out as Women’s Basketball Head Coach at SMU
SMU Director of Athletics Damon Evans has announced a change in leadership for the Mustang women’s basketball program. “We appreciate Toyelle (Wilson) and her staff for their dedication and positive impact on SMU, our student-athletes and our women’s basketball program over the past four seasons,” said Evans. “Their commitment to integrity and the well-being of our student-athletes has been
Jhasmin Player named Women’s Basketball Coach at University of the Incarnate Word
The University of the Incarnate Word Athletic Director Richard Duran announced the hiring of Jhasmin Player as the new Women’s Basketball Head Coach. Player comes to UIW after three seasons as the associate head coach at Oklahoma State University (2022-2025). She brings with her nearly 15 years of coaching experience. “We are very excited to welcome Coach Player
Kostas named Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach at Missouri
University of Missouri women’s basketball head coach Kellie Harper has hired Kenzie Kostas to her staff as an assistant coach, the program announced. Kostas, who previously played under Harper at Missouri State comes to the Tigers after spending the past three seasons on staff with the Lady Bears. “Kenzie will be a strong asset for
Western Michigan University Names Kate Achter as Head Women’s Basketball Coach
Western Michigan University Vice President/Director of Athletics Dan Bartholomae has announced the hiring of Kate Achter as the new head coach of the WMU women’s basketball program. Achter, a proven program builder, is responsible for the largest turnaround in program history at Loyola Chicago, going from 2-28 to 18-12, and at Detroit Mercy, taking a 1-29 team