After 37 seasons and nearly 900 career wins, six regular season conference championships, five conference tournament titles and 12 postseason (NCAA and WNIT) appearances, Little Rock Women’s Basketball coach Joe Foley is calling it a career, officially announcing his retirement on Thursday. Foley – the winningest collegiate basketball coach in the state of Arkansas – steps away from
Williams added to Morehead State WBB Staff
Morehead State women’s basketball is adding Connor Williams to its coaching staff. Williams was the 2023 Northwest Florida Daily News Girls Basketball Coach of the Year at Crestview High School. Williams led Crestview for the past two seasons, taking over for his father Steve who was the longtime head girls basketball coach. In two seasons,
Briley Palmer named Women’s Basketball Head Coach at SEMO
Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Brady Barke hired Briley Palmer as Southeast Missouri’s next head women’s basketball coach Wednesday. Palmer becomes the ninth head coach in SEMO women’s basketball history. She agreed to a five-year contract which will run through April 30, 2029. “We are thrilled to welcome Briley and her family to SEMO,” said
WNBA Legend Candice Dupree Named Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Tennessee State
Tennessee State University Director of Athletics, Dr. Mikki Allen, has appointed Candice Dupree, a seven-time WNBA All-Star and assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs, as the 13th head coach in program history. “I am thrilled about the opportunity to lead and coach the future of women’s basketball at Tennessee State University,” said Dupree. “I
Evans Steps Down as Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Tennessee State
Ty Evans, the head women’s basketball coach at Tennessee State University, has resigned after four seasons at the helm, as announced by TSU Athletic Director Dr. Mikki Allen. “Today, Coach Evans informed me of his decision to step down as our head women’s basketball coach,” said Allen. During his tenure, the women’s basketball program reached the
Austin Peay Women’s Basketball Staff Update
Austin Peay State University head women’s basketball coach Brittany Young has announced the hiring of assistant coach Victoria Morris and director of basketball operations Alex Edwards. Additionally, Peggy Knight has been promoted to assistant coach for the Governors’ women’s basketball team. Morris, who played collegiately at Old Dominion where Young was the assistant coach from 2017-20, joins Young’s staff as an assistant
Rosamond inks contract extension at Tennessee Tech
After one of the most successful seasons for the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team with an Ohio Valley Conference championship and a victory in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament, Kim Rosamond has certainly cemented a place for herself in the program’s history. She’ll get the opportunity to add to her legacy in Cookeville as Rosamond
SEMO Women’s Basketball Staff Update
Southeast Missouri Women’s Basketball has hired three new coaches and a Director of Basketball Operations and Player Development to the staff for the 2023-24 season, the program announced Thursday. Shareka Maner, Gabby Green, Danielle Sanderlin and Jack Zillner will all join Coach Rekha Patterson‘s staff this summer to go through summer workouts with the team. Shareka ManerA native
Turgeon departs Independence CC; Named Assistant Coach at Morehead State
With over 20 years of head coaching experience and sporting over 400 victories, Jim Turgeon has joined the Morehead State Women’s Basketball coaching staff. Previously, Turgeon served as the head coach at Independence Community College, where he made an immediate impact. In his first season, Turgeon led the Pirates to a 20-7 overall record and
Falco out as WBB Head Coach at Lindenwood
Lindenwood VP for Intercollegiate Athletics Jason Coomer announced that Katie Falco will not return as head coach of the women’s basketball program. Falco compiled an overall record of 64-66 in five years at Lindenwood, including a 2-24 mark during the 2022-23 season. In her first two seasons, Lindenwood made an appearance in the NCAA Division II