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Minnesota’s Whalen to miss Rutgers game due to emergency surgery

The University of Minnesota has released the following statement on the status of head women’s basketball coach Lindsay Whalen: University of Minnesota women’s basketball head coach Lindsay Whalen had successful, emergency appendectomy surgery on Tuesday evening. She is recovering and will not coach the Gophers on Thursday at Rutgers. Carly Thibault-DuDonis will serve as Minnesota’s

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McKeown inks multi-year extension at Northwestern

Northwestern head women’s basketball coach Joe McKeown has signed a multi-year contract extension through the 2024-25 season with the University, Combe Family Vice President for Athletics & Recreation Derrick Gragg announced. “We are excited to keep Coach McKeown at the helm of Northwestern women’s basketball,” said Gragg. “Over more than a decade leading our Wildcats, he

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Iowa extends WBB Head Coach Bluder through 2026

Nine head coaches of University of Iowa intercollegiate athletic programs have received contract extensions. The announcement was made Monday by Gary Barta, Henry B. and Patricia B. Tippie Director of Athletics Chair. Head coaches in the sports of men’s basketball (Fran McCaffery), wrestling (Tom Brands), baseball (Rick Heller), women’s soccer (Dave DiIanni), women’s basketball (Lisa

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Fahey Adds Planells to Illini Coaching Staff

University of Illinois women’s basketball head coach Nancy Fahey announced Saturday (July 3) the addition of assistant coach Hernando Planells to the Fighting Illini coaching staff. “I am extremely excited to welcome Hernando Planells to the Fighting Illini women’s basketball family,” Fahey said. “Hernando is a fantastic coach, mentor, and motivator with deep and varied

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Rafferty elevated to Assistant Coach at Michigan

University of Michigan women’s basketball head coach Kim Barnes Arico announced Friday (May 28) the elevation of Harry Rafferty, who spent the last two seasons on staff as a member of the support staff, to an assistant coach for the program. Rafferty assisted in nearly every aspect of the program over the last two seasons,

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Stringer agrees 5-yr contract extension at Rutgers

Rutgers University and head women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer have agreed to terms on a five-year contract extension that will keep the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Coach courtside through the 2025-26 season. Stringer has led the Scarlet Knights to a top-three finish in the Big Ten Conference in two of the past three

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OFFICIAL: Moseley named Head WBB Coach at Wisconsin

Story Courtesy Wisconsin Athletics: Diane Nordstrom March 26, 2021 Marisa Moseley, whose entire basketball career has been about leadership and success on and off the court, has been named head coach of the Wisconsin women’s basketball program, UW Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez announced. Moseley will officially begin her duties with the Badgers next week.

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