Jeanette Pohlen, a 2011 graduate from Stanford and former Pac-10 Player of the Year, has rejoined the Cardinal as the Director of Player Development, announced Friday by Setsuko Ishiyama Director of Women’s Basketball Tara VanDerveer. A newly designed position for the program, Pohlen will assist in various areas focused on helping student-athletes succeed both on and
Roberts signs extension through 2027 at Utah
Utah Head Women’s Basketball Coach Lynne Roberts has signed a contract extension through June of 2027, Director of Athletics Mark Harlan announced. Roberts guided the Utes to the Pac-12 tournament championship game last month and the first NCAA tournament win for the program since 2008. “Lynne Roberts has steadily built a championship-level winning program in the most competitive women’s basketball conference
Adair Named Arizona State Women’s Basketball Head Coach
Natasha Adair has been named the head coach for the Arizona State University women’s basketball program, on March 28, 2022, as announced by Vice President for University Athletics and Athletics Director Ray Anderson. A Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Coach of the Year, Adair’s coaching career includes stops at Georgetown, Wake Forest, College of Charleston and most recently,
Arizona State’s Charli Turner Thorne announces retirement
Charli Turner Thorne, a transformational figure in the lineage of Sun Devil Athletics who turned Sun Devil Women’s Basketball into a national power, announced her retirement as head women’s basketball coach at Arizona State on Thursday. The winningest coach in ASU women’s basketball history and No. 2 all-time in career wins (488) by a Pac-12
Oregon State’s Rueck extended through 2030-31
The most successful coach in Oregon State women’s basketball history has agreed to a new contract that will run through the 2030-31 season, as OSU Vice President and Director of Athletics Scott Barnes announced a new extension for head coach Scott Rueck. “This is Scott’s alma mater and he is a Beaver to the core,” Barnes said. “His
Washington State announces contract extension for Women’s Basketball Coach Ethridge
Washington State University Director of Athletics Pat Chun announced Wednesday that women’s head basketball coach Kamie Ethridge has signed a contract extension keeping her in Pullman through the 2026-27 season. Ethridge’s initial contract was for six years and ran through the 2023-24 campaign. Despite playing through the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020-21 campaign for WSU Women’s Basketball
Oregon State Women’s Basketball Staff Update
The Oregon State women’s basketball team will welcome Jenny Huth and former Beaver standout Deven Hunter to its coaching staff, head coach Scott Rueck announced Thursday. “I am thrilled to welcome Jenny and Deven to the Oregon State women’s basketball family, and to the OSU community in general,” Rueck said. “Jenny is dynamic and brings a
USC names Gottlieb as new Women’s Basketball Head Coach
Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach Lindsay Gottlieb, who in her 8 seasons at California led the Golden Bear women to 7 NCAA appearances with a trip to the Final Four, has been named the USC women’s basketball head coach, Trojan athletic director Mike Bohn announced today (May 10). “We are thrilled to name Lindsay Gottlieb our new women’s
Arizona announces new contract for Barnes
The University of Arizona and head women’s basketball coach Adia Barnes have agreed to new financial terms to her previously announced contract extension through the 2025-26 season, pending approval from the Arizona Board of Regents. The new terms of the five-year contract include $5.85 million in base salary compensation over the course of the agreement,
Former Duck Moser Joins WBB Coaching Staff
Former Oregon men’s basketball standout Mike Moser has joined the UO women’s program as an assistant coach, head coach Kelly Graves announced. Moser starred for Dana Altman and the Oregon men’s team in 2013-14 as a graduate transfer. The Portland native has been working in player development and analytics for the Dallas Mavericks since August