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Young receives contract extension through 2028 at Austin Peay

After a successful first two seasons at the helm of the Austin Peay State University women’s basketball program, head coach Brittany Young has agreed to a contract extension through the 2027-28 season, Austin Peay Vice President and Director of Athletics Gerald Harrison announced Wednesday.    “I could not be more excited to extend Coach Young’s time here in Stacheville,”

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Toledo’s Cullop Signs Contract Extension Through 2029-30 Season

The University of Toledo and head women’s basketball coach Tricia Cullop have reached an agreement that extends Cullop’s contract through the 2029-30 season, Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Bryan B. Blair announced today. “We are very pleased to extend Coach Cullop’s contract through the 2029-30 season,” said Blair. “Tricia is one of the best women’s

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George Mason extends Blair-Lewis through 2027-28

 George Mason University and women’s head basketball coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis reached an agreement on a contract extension through the 2027-28 season, Interim Director of Athletics Nena Rogers said. The extension comes after the Patriots’ rapid improvement under Blair-Lewis’ leadership during her first two seasons in Fairfax. The Green and Gold saw victories in back-to-back Atlantic 10 Conference Tournaments

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D3 George Fox U names alum Howard as new WBB Head Coach

George Fox University has tabbed a program alum and record holder to be the next head coach of their successful women’s basketball program. Lauren Howard, who most recently coached with former Bruin head coach Michael Meek at the University of Portland, will take the helm as women’s basketball head coach for the 2023-24 season. Howard

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UTEP’s Baker resigns as Women’s Basketball Head Coach

 Kevin Baker, UTEP’s women’s basketball coach for the last six seasons and the 2023 Conference USA Co-Coach of the Year, announced his resignation on Wednesday. “After careful consideration of a generous extension offer from UTEP and weighing my options moving forward, I have decided to end my tenure with the Miners,” Baker said. “This has been

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Bailey named Women’s Basketball Head Coach at Drury

Drury Vice President & Director of Athletics, Nyla Milleson, turned to a former colleague to take the reigns of the Lady Panthers basketball program. Milleson, who was the first-ever head coach of the Lady Panthers and launched a program that features the best all-time winning percentage in NCAA-II women’s basketball, has named Kaci Bailey as

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Chambers Named Xavier Head Women’s Basketball Coach

Story courtesy: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications Xavier Vice President and Director of Athletics Greg Christopher announced Billi Chambers as the new women’s basketball head coach on Wednesday. Chambers becomes the ninth head coach in program history. “We are thrilled to announce Billi as the new leader of our women’s basketball program,” said Christopher. “Through our

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William Penn names McKinstry as new WBB Head Coach

William Penn Athletics Director Nik Rule has announced the hiring of Joe McKinstry as Head Women’s Basketball Coach. McKinstry returns to WPU as one of the most successful coaches in the last decade in the NJCAA, most notably winning two national championships at Kansas City Kansas Community College. “Coach McKinstry has such a passion for

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Hays named Women’s Basketball Head Coach at Pepperdine

The Waves will welcome head coach Tim Hays as the next leader of the Pepperdine women’s basketball program, Athletic Director Steve Potts announced on Tuesday.  Hays comes to Malibu after a year as an assistant on the University of Colorado women’s basketball staff. Before Boulder, he led programs at Southeastern University (NAIA) in Lakeland, Florida and Colorado Christian University

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