Michigan State women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant has taken a medical leave of absence from the Spartan women’s basketball program. Effective immediately, associate head coach Amaka Agugua will serve as interim head coach, during Merchant’s time away. Following Saturday’s (Jan. 14) game at Rutgers, Merchant remained in New Jersey to undergo more testing at
Northwestern Adds Tiffany Coppage to Women’s Basketball Staff
Northwestern women’s basketball head coach Joe McKeown announced today the addition of Tiffany Coppage to his coaching staff. “We are really excited to announce Tiffany Coppage as our new assistant coach,” McKeown said. “She brings great experience and energy to Northwestern and understands what it takes to be part of a winning program.” Coppage spent
Tsipis Completes Wisconsin Staff with the Hiring of Craig Carter
First-year Wisconsin women’s basketball head coach Jonathan Tsipis has completed his coaching staff with the hiring of Craig Carter as an assistant coach. Carter joins Sasha Palmer and Myia McCurdy on the Badger bench. “We are excited to welcome Craig to the Wisconsin Women’s Basketball family,” Tsipis said. “Craig and I have known each other
Carrie Banks Joins Ohio State Women’s Basketball Staff
Ohio State women’s basketball head coach Kevin McGuff announced on Tuesday the addition of Carrie Banks to the staff. Banks will serve as an assistant coach after spending the last three seasons as an assistant at Northwestern. “I am extremely excited to welcome Carrie Banks to the Ohio State women’s basketball family,” McGuff said. “Her
Tamisha Augustin Joins Minnesota Staff
Tamisha Augustin has joined the University of Minnesota women’s basketball coaching staff, head coachMarlene Stollings announced on Monday. Augustin assisted on Stollings’ VCU staff for one season before spending the past two years as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at UCF. “Tamisha’s return to my staff will give the Gophers a competitive advantage in our recruiting
BREAKING: Nebraska Head Coach Connie Yori Resigns Abruptly
By JOSH FUNK, Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Women’s basketball coach Connie Yori abruptly resigned Tuesday after 14 seasons at Nebraska that included nine trips to the NCAA Tournament. In a statement released by the school, Yori said only that she was leaving for personal reasons and thanked athletic director Shawn Eichorst for his
HOT: Tsipsis Named Head Coach at Wisconsin
Jonathan Tsipis, the 2015 Atlantic 10 Conference Coach of the Year, has been named the seventh head coach in Wisconsin women’s basketball history, Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez announced Thursday. Tsipis (SIP-iss) spent the last four seasons as the head coach at George Washington University, re-establishing the Colonials as a national power and a dominant
BREAKING: Bobbie Kelsey Fired at Wisconsin
Wisconsin Athletic Director Barry Alvarez has terminated women’s basketball coach Bobbie Kelsey’s contract Friday. A national search for a replacement, led by Alvarez and senior women’s administrator Terry Gawlik, is underway. “It’s my job and the sports administrator’s job to see the programs progress and that they’re being run properly and that things are being
Versyp Becomes Winningest Head Coach in Purdue Women’s Basketball History
The Purdue women’s basketball team took advantage of a monumental occasion Sunday afternoon, welcoming home Purdue Athletics Hall of Famer Katie Douglas, earning head coach Sharon Versyp her 207th win as the Boilermaker head coach and regaining control of the Barn Burner Trophy with a 63-53 victory over visiting archrival Indiana at Mackey Arena. The Boilermakers won their