The following is a list of North Dakota State Bison women's basketball head coaches. There have been 11 head coaches of the Bison in their 58-year history. [1]
North Dakota State's current head coach is Jory Collins. He was hired as the new Bison head coach in April 2019, [2] replacing Maren Walseth who was fired after the 2018–19 season. [3]
No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1966–1969 | Collette Folstad | 4 | 25–10 | .714 |
2 | 1970–1971 | Carol Mondor | 1 | 3–8 | .273 |
3 | 1971–1972 | Sue Feeney | 1 | 7–4 | .636 |
4 | 1972–1973 | Sharon Anderson | 1 | 6–10 | .375 |
5 | 1973–1975 | Pat Halvorson | 2 | 16–14 | .533 |
6 | 1975–1977 | Judy Strachen | 2 | 7–36 | .163 |
7 | 1977–1979 | Paul McKinnon | 2 | 25–40 | .385 |
8 | 1979–2008 | Amy Ruley | 25 | 671–198 | .772 |
9 | 2008–2014 | Carolyn DeHoff | 6 | 72–105 | .407 |
10 | 2014–2019 | Maren Walseth | 5 | 40–106 | .274 |
11 | 2019–present | Jory Collins | 5 | 77–70 | .524 |
Totals | 11 coaches | 58 seasons | 948–600 | .612 | |
Records updated through end of 2023–24 season Source [1] |
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