Butler women’s basketball head coach Austin Parkinson added Holly Hoopingarner to his staff today as an assistant coach. Hoopingarner spent the 2021-22 season at IUPUI coaching alongside Parkinson and Latrell Fleming. Prior to joining the Jags, Hoopingarner spent a season at Florida as a graduate assistant coach. Hoopingarner is a Greenwood, Indiana native that played point guard at IUPUI from 2016-20
Fleming joins Butler WBB Staff
Latrell Fleming will join Austin Parkinson on the Butler women’s basketball coaching staff as the program’s top assistant coach. Fleming and Parkinson have coached together for eight seasons, including seven recently at IUPUI. Over those seven seasons at IUPUI, the Jaguars went 149-60 overall. Fleming comes to Butler as an experienced coach that focuses on post-play development. Just one
Butler parts ways with Women’s Basketball Coach Godlevske
Butler Vice President/Director of Athletics Barry Collier announced Tuesday, March 22 that Kurt Godlevske is no longer the head coach of the women’s basketball program, effective immediately. “On behalf of our university and athletics department, I want to thank Kurt for his efforts,” said Collier. “We wish Kurt and his family nothing but the best
DePaul’s Bruno elected to Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame
Story: DePaul Athletics Doug Bruno has dedicated most of his adult life to championing the cause of women in sports by coaching a crowd-pleasing style of play to entertain fans and grow the game. He has given everything he has to elevate the stature of women’s basketball while waging a never-ending battle against gender inequity in
Seton Hall Women’s Basketball Staff Update
Seton Hall women’s basketball Head Coach Anthony Bozzella announced on Monday several staff changes including the promotion of current assistant coach Lauren DeFalco to Associate Head Coach. DeFalco came to Seton Hall with Bozzella’s hiring prior to the start of the 2013-14 season. She has been a member of his staff for the last 11 years,
Valley returns to UConn WBB Staff
UConn women’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma announced the addition of Morgan Valley, a three-time national champion for the Huskies as a student-athlete, as an assistant coach, pending the completion of the university’s employee onboarding process. “We’re absolutely thrilled to have Morgan come on board,” Auriemma said. “We wanted to get someone in here who
UConn’s Auriemma Tests Positive For COVID-19
UConn head women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, March 14. The Hall of Famer is isolating at his home and is not experiencing any symptoms. Contact tracing protocols revealed that Auriemma did not have close contact with any other team member since Friday, March 12. All Tier I personnel have tested negative
Auriemma passes Summitt in wins with #1,099
UConn coach Geno Auriemma says he would rather still be coaching against the late Pat Summitt than moving past her on the all-time wins list. The Huskies routed Butler 103-35 on Tuesday, giving Auriemma his 1,099th win. The victory leaves him just behind Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer (1,105) and gives him one more than his former
Elliott Named UConn Women’s Basketall Assistant Coach
UConn women’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma has named Jamelle Elliott a permanent assistant coach beginning July 1. Elliott has served as an interim assistant since February. This is Elliott’s second stint in Storrs as an assistant coach. She was previously on the staff from 1998-2009, helping coach UConn to five national championships. As a
Greene added to Marquette Women’s Basketball Staff
The Marquette University women’s basketball program has announced the hiring of Tony Greene as an assistant coach, head coach Megan Duffy announced Thursday afternoon. Greene, regarded by his peers as one of the top assistants in the country, owns more than 20 years of collegiate coaching experience and his career owns stops at Langston University