Oregon Tech athletic director John Van Dyke has announced the hiring of Joy Lease as the seventh women’s basketball head coach in program history. Lease is no stranger to the program, as the legendary Oregon prep coach was the top assistant to interim head coach Paul Poetsch during the 2022-23 season – leading the Lady Owls to a 21-9 overall
Drill of The Week
In this Dr. Dish drill of the week, Coach Tony Miller demonstrates a great offensive drill for players to work on ball screen action. Check out the full breakdown in the video below! Because ball screen offense is such a big part of the modern game, I like to incorporate ball screen scenarios into my small group
Rolls tabbed as new Women’s Basketball Head Coach at Iowa Western
Iowa Western Community College announced today that Mitch Rolls has been named its 8th head coach of the women’s basketball program. “I am excited about having Coach Mitch Rolls take the lead of the Reiver Women’s Basketball program,” said Iowa Western President Dr. Dan Kinney. “Coach Rolls has a proven winning success that matches the top
Gardner-Webb names Merritt WBB Head Coach
Gardner-Webb University announced that Scott Merritt has been named head women’s basketball coach. A press conference to introduce Merritt will be held next week in Tucker Student Center on campus. Details will be announced at a later date. “I am excited to welcome Scott Merritt as the next Head Coach of GWU’s Women’s Basketball team,”
Pitt Women’s Basketball Staff Update
University of Pittsburgh women’s basketball head coach Tory Verdi announced the additions of Candice Finley as Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator and Ty Margenthaler as Assistant Coach / Defensive Coordinator for the Panthers. Both Finley and Margenthaler bring over 15 years of college coaching experience to the Pitt sidelines for the 2023-24 campaign. “I am very excited to announce both Candice
Shelby elevated to Assistant Coach at Arizona
Bett Shelby has been named an Assistant Coach for the Arizona women’s basketball program, as announced by Head Coach Adia Barnes on Friday. Shelby moves into the role after spending the 2022-23 season with the Wildcats as Special Assistant to the Head Coach. Shelby joined Arizona Women’s Basketball with a vast wealth of coaching experience that included over 15
LSU Eunice names Samuels new Women’s Basketball Head Coach
LSU Eunice has named Jahmel Samuels its new women’s basketball head coach, the school recently announced. Samuels’ hiring is pending approval of the LSU Board of Supervisors. “Coach Samuels immediately stood out among a very talented and successful pool of candidates,” LSU Eunice athletic director Jeff Willis said. “His ability to mentor young people and his
Hoyt inks contract extension at Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State has extended the contract for Cowgirl basketball head coach Jacie Hoyt, it was announced today following approval by the Oklahoma State University/A&M Board of Regents. “When we hired Coach Hoyt, we were confident that she was the right person to return Cowgirl Basketball to being competitive in the Big 12 and nationally,” OSU Athletic
FDU named Gaitley as new WBB Head Coach
FDU Director of Athletics Bradford Hurlbut announced Friday the appointment of Stephanie Gaitley as the eighth head coach of the Knights’ women’s basketball program. Gaitley arrives to the banks of the Hackensack following a year coaching high school basketball at Ocean City, her alma mater, after recently serving as the head coach at Fordham for 11 seasons. A 1983
INTERIM TAG REMOVED: Carpenter named Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Wisconsin-Superior
Following a national search, the University of Wisconsin-Superior and Yellowjacket Athletics have announced the hiring of Emily Carpenter as head women’s basketball coach in a release Thursday. Carpenter served as the interim head coach of the Yellowjackets in 2022-23. Prior to coming back to her alma mater, Carpenter spent two seasons as an assistant softball coach at