Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 10 WHoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions. These coaches are now eligible to receive the WHoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award presented by Just Play Solutions which will be announced at the conclusion of the 2022-23 college basketball season.
This is the fourth season that WHoopDirt.com has run the Coach of the Week and Coach of the Year programs. The list of 2022-23 Coach of the Week winners, as well as previous Coach of the Year winners can be found below this week’s recipients
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The Week 10 winners are:
NCAA D1: Jacie Hoyt – Oklahoma State
| Weekly Record (Overall): 2-0 (13-4) |
| Past week’s results: 70-65 W at #18 Baylor, 80-70 W vs TCU. |
| Highlights: To open the week, Hoyt led OSU to their first win at Baylor since 2008, and first vs a ranked opponent since January 2020. The Cowgirls also snapped a 14-game losing streak to Baylor, which dated back to 2015. In Saturday’s win vs TCU, OSU tied the program record with 14 made 3’s. Hoyt’s squad is now on a 3-game winning streak, and have moved to 3-2 in the Big 12. |
NCAA D2: Justin Payne – Georgia Southwestern
| Weekly Record (Overall): 2-0 (14-1) |
| Past week’s results: 67-52 W vs Flagler, 75-72 W at USC Aiken. |
| Highlights: Payne’s #10 Hurricanes have now won 11 straight games and have moved to 8-0 at home on the season. They are also 6-0 in the Peach Belt Conference, and sit alone atop the conference standings in first place. |
NCAA D3: Randi Henderson – Washington University in St. Louis
| Weekly Record (Overall): 2-0 (10-4) |
| Past week’s results: 89-59 W vs Brandeis, 57-56 W vs #1 NYU. |
| Highlights: After blowing out league foe Brandeis on Friday, Henderson’s Bears knocked off the #1 D3 team in the nation on Sunday. Down 8 entering the fourth, WashU outscored NYU 19-10 to secure the upset. The Bears are now 3-0 in UAA play, and have won 4 in a row. |
NAIA: Kellie Kennedy – Loyola University New Orleans
| Weekly Record (Overall): 3-0 (16-0) |
| Past week’s results: 82-58 W vs Xavier, 95-55 W vs Blue Mountain Christian, 72-48 W vs Stillman. |
| Highlights: The #9 team in the country remained undefeated (16-0) with three more wins last week. The 16-game winning streak to open the season matches the best in program history. The Wolf Pack are also 9-0 and in first place in the Southern States Athletic Conference. |
JUCO: Olivia Gaines – Richard Bland College of William & Mary
| Weekly Record (Overall): 3-0 (14-0) |
| Past week’s results: 92-60 W at Fayetteville Tech, 85-58 W at Wake Tech, 83-74 W at Denmark Tech. |
| Highlights: The inaugural season for women’s basketball at RBC has been a memorable one for Gaines and her Statesmen. They have yet to lose a game on the season – winning 14 straight to start, including 7-0 in their conference, and 7-0 at home. RBC is also averaging 94.3 ppg while only allowing 54.2ppg. |
2022-23 WHoopDirt.com Coach of the Week Winners:
NCAA DI: Carrie Moore – Harvard University
NCAA DII: Charlie Avercamp – Hillsdale College
NCAA DIII: Cherri Harrer – Baldwin Wallace University
NAIA: Alico Dunk – Stillman College
JUCO: MJ Baker – Eastern Florida State College
NCAA DI: Ashleen Bracey – UIC
NCAA DII: Taylor Harris – Fort Lewis College
NCAA DIII: Lynn Hersey – Smith College
NAIA: Darrick Matthews – University of Science and Arts
JUCO: Kim Muhl – Kirkwood Community College
NCAA DI: Larry Vickers – Norfolk State
NCAA DII: Grahm Smith – Lenoir-Rhyne University
NCAA DIII: Juli Fulks – Transylvania University
NAIA: Jeff Hans – Thomas More University
JUCO: Tanya Kaufmann – Western Technical College
NCAA DI: Teri Moren – Indiana University
NCAA DII: Jenepher Banker -Daemen University
NCAA DIII: J.R. Fredette – Albertus Magnus College
NAIA: Candace Walker – St. Thomas University
JUCO: Clenita “Penny” Belford – Pensacola State College
NCAA DI: Tricia Cullop – Toledo University
NCAA DII: Stephanie Lawrence Yelton – University of West Florida
NCAA DIII: KJ Krasco – Middlebury College
NAIA: Bill Harmsen – Dordt University
JUCO: Riley Maye – Harcum College
NCAA DI: Kim Mulkey – LSU
NCAA DII: Kerry Phayre – Assumption University
NCAA DIII: Maria Williamson – University of Chicago
NAIA: Ginger High Colvin – Campbellsville University
JUCO: Jamarra Robinson – Indian River State College
Week 7:
Christmas Holiday – no winners announced
Week 8:
New Year’s Holiday – no winners announced
NCAA DI: Kevin McGuff – Ohio State
NCAA DII: Kari Pickens – Ashland University
NCAA DIII: Keri Carollo – Wisconsin-Whitewater
NAIA: Mike Davis – Central Methodist University
JUCO: Angelica de Paulo – Eastern Arizona College
Previous WHoopDirt.com / Coach of the Year Award Winners:
Division I
- 2021-22: Dawn Staley – University of South Carolina
- 2020-21: Adia Barnes – University of Arizona
- 2019-20: Dawn Staley – University of South Carolina
Division II
- 2021-22: Kim Stephens – Glenville State College
- 2020-21: Steve Gomez – Lubbock Christian University
- 2019-20: Molly Miller – Drury University
Division III
- 2021-22: Brian Morehouse – Hope College
- 2020-21: Brian Morehouse – Hope College
- 2019-20: Jill Pace – Tufts University
NAIA
- 2021-22: Jeff Hans – Thomas More College
- 2020-21: Kirsten Moore – Westmont College
- 2019-20: Chris Nelson – Bethel University
JUCO
- 2021-22: Trenia Tillis Hoard – Tyler Junior College
- 2020-21: No winner named – COVID season
- 2019-20: Cayla Petree – South Plains College
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