Jonathan Tsipis

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Jonathan Tsipis
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Western Carolina
Conference SoCon
Biographical details
Born (1972-11-07) November 7, 1972 (age 51)
Cleveland, Ohio
Alma mater North Carolina
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–1999 Cornell (Men's asst.)
1999–2000 Le Moyne (Men's asst.)
2000–2002 Elon (Men's asst.)
2003–2012 Notre Dame (Women's assoc.)
2012–2016 George Washington
2016–2021 Wisconsin
2024–present Western Carolina
Head coaching record
Overall142–137 (.509)

Jonathan Peter Tsipis (born November 7, 1972) [1] is the current head coach of the Western Carolina women's team. Previously, he was the head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team. [2]

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Career

He was previously the head coach of the George Washington University women's basketball team, [3] where he had an overall record of 92–38 in four years. During the 2014–15 season he led George Washington to an overall record of 29–4 and A10 regular season and tournament championships. He was named the A10 Coach of the Year at the end of the 2014–2015 regular season. The team made the 2015 and 2016 NCAA tournaments.

Prior to becoming the head coach at George Washington University he was an assistant coach, and then associate head coach, for the Notre Dame women's basketball team. During his time there the team went 228–77 (.748) and reached the NCAA tournament every year, highlighted by three Sweet Sixteens (2004, 2008, 2010) and two National Championship games (2011, 2012).

On March 23, 2016, Tsipis was introduced as the seventh head coach in Wisconsin women's basketball history. He signed a five-year contract through 2021. In the first-year of the contract, he was paid $633,000. He was paid $625,000 in 2017–18 and was paid $650,000 for the remaining duration of the contract. In 2018, Wisconsin extended Tsipis through the 2022–23 season. [4] On March 9, 2021, Wisconsin fired Tsipis. [5]

Tsipis signed one recruit after the conclusion of his first year as head coach at Wisconsin, Niya Beverley. [6] His recruiting class for the 2018–19 season featured three-top 100 players and was one of the highest ranked classes in program history, [7] with another top 100 player transferring to Wisconsin. [8]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
George Washington Colonials (Atlantic 10 Conference)(2012–2016)
2012–13 George Washington 14–167–7T–7th
2013–14 George Washington 23–1111–5T–2nd WNIT Third Round
2014–15 George Washington 29–415–11st NCAA First Round
2015–16 George Washington 26–713–3T–1st NCAA First Round
George Washington:92–38 (.708)46–16 (.742)
Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten Conference)(2016–2021)
2016–17 Wisconsin 9–223–13T–11th
2017–18 Wisconsin 9–212–1413th
2018–19 Wisconsin 15–184–1413th
2019–20 Wisconsin 11–183–1513th
2020–21 Wisconsin 5–192–1814th
Wisconsin:50–99 (.336)14–74 (.159)
Total:142–137 (.509)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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