The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees approved today a contract extension for women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley that will go through the 2029-30 season and make her the highest paid college women’s basketball coach in the history of the sport. “Dawn Staley is a once-in-a-generation coach who has made a tremendous impact
Shea Ralph receives contract extension at Vanderbilt
Candice Lee, Vanderbilt vice chancellor for athletics and university affairs and athletic director, has extended the contract of fourth-year women’s basketball head coach Shea Ralph, announced Monday. “I look forward to continuing this journey with Shea Ralph,” said Lee. “As an athlete and rising star in the coaching ranks, Shea helped shape the tremendous growth of
Victoria Vivians named Assistant Coach/Director of Scouting at Mississippi State
Mississippi State head women’s basketball coach Sam Purcell finalized his staff ahead of the 2024-25 season with the addition of Bulldog great Victoria Vivians in an Assistant Coach/Director of Scouting role. Currently playing for the WNBA’s Seattle Storm, Vivians will join the program in October and her role will span throughout the league’s offseason. “It is a
Seimone Augustus To Join LSU Women’s Basketball Staff
Seimone Augustus has returned to LSU to join the women’s basketball staff as an assistant coach, Coach Kim Mulkey announced Monday. “It is an exciting day for the LSU Women’s Basketball program to bring Seimone Augustus back to join our staff,” Coach Mulkey said. “As a player at LSU, Seimone helped transform the program as
Bradford added to Arkansas Women’s Basketball Coaching staff
Arkansas women’s basketball head coach Mike Neighbors has announced the hiring of assistant coach Nick Bradford to the coaching staff ahead of the 2024-25 season. “Building a staff and managing a roster has always been important, but in 2024, it’s become vital,” said Neighbors. “With today’s addition of Nick Bradford, we’ve added a Fayetteville native
Caldwell named Women’s Basketball Head Coach at Tennessee
University of Tennessee Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Danny White announced Sunday that Kim Caldwell, the 2024 Spalding Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year, has been chosen to lead the Lady Volunteers. She will be introduced Tuesday at a press conference on campus. “From the beginning, our goal has been to find
Former Syracuse Head Coach Hillsman joins Ole Miss WBB staff
Ole Miss women’s basketball continues to build toward the future, with head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin announcing the addition of Quentin Hillsman as an assistant coach on Wednesday. “I am very pleased to be able to hire a coach with the pedigree and experience of Quentin Hillsman,” said McPhee-McCuin. “He is an excellent teacher of the game and
Kellie Harper out as Women’s Basketball Coach at Tennessee
Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Danny White announced on Monday a leadership change with Tennessee women’s basketball as head coach Kellie Harper will not return as head coach next season. “After a thorough review of our women’s basketball program, I have informed Kellie we are making a change in leadership,” said White. “Decisions like these are never easy to
Virginia Tech’s Kenny Brooks headed to Kentucky
Virginia Tech Women’s Basketball Head Coach Kenny Brooks has departed and will become the next head coach at Kentucky. No official announcement from the Wildcats yet, but Virginia Tech released the following statement: Kenny Brooks, the architect of one of the most storied stretches in Virginia Tech women’s basketball history, is set to depart as
Elzy relieved of duties as Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Kentucky
Kyra Elzy, head coach of the University of Kentucky women’s basketball team, has been relieved of duties, Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart announced Monday. Elzy has been head coach of the Wildcats since November, 2020, when Matthew Mitchell resigned. Her four seasons as head coach were highlighted by winning the 2022 Southeastern Conference Tournament championship. Elzy