Michelle Clark-Heard

Michelle Clark-Heard

Current position
Title	Head Coach
Team	Mercer
Conference	SoCon
Record	0–0 (–)
Biographical details
Born	(1968-07-27) July 27, 1968 (age 57) Louisville, Kentucky
Playing career
1987–1990	Western Kentucky
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–2002	Nebraska (assistant)
2002–2005	Cincinnati (assistant)
2005–2007	Kentucky State
2007–2012	Louisville (assistant)
2012–2018	Western Kentucky
2018–2023	Cincinnati
2024–present	Mercer
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2023–2024	Mississippi State (assistant A.D. for women's basketball)
Head coaching record
Overall	252–147 (.632)

Michelle Clark-Heard (born July 27, 1968) ^[1] is the head coach for the Mercer Bears women's basketball team. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Career

In her first year at Western Kentucky University her team posted a 22–11 record, after going 9–21 the season prior to her arrival.

In 2018, the University of Cincinnati hired her as the head coach for the Cincinnati women's basketball team. In her first season, she led the team to more than 20 wins for the first time since 2003 and at least 12 conference wins for the first time since 1999. ^[5]

On March 7, 2023, she was fired as the head coach of the Cincinnati women's basketball team. She finishes with an overall record of 74–74 and a conference record of 35–46. ^[6]

On May 17, 2023, Mississippi State University announced that she was hired as the Assistant Athletic Director for Women's Basketball. ^[7]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
1987–88	Western Kentucky	34	-	-	43.5	0.0	59.6	5.5	0.2	0.4	0.2	-	6.9
1988–89	Western Kentucky	31	-	-	40.0	0.0	67.0	6.9	0.4	0.7	0.5	-	7.3
1990–91	Western Kentucky	29	-	-	48.8	0.0	60.8	5.7	0.6	0.5	0.4	-	8.7
Career		94	-	-	44.1	0.0	62.6	6.1	0.4	0.5	0.4	-	7.6
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. [8]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Kentucky State (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(2005–2007)
2005–06	Kentucky State	5–23	4–12	9th
2006–07	Kentucky State	19–9	12–4	T-4th
Kentucky State:		24–32 (.429)	16–16 (.500)
Western Kentucky (Sun Belt Conference)(2012–2014)
2012–13	Western Kentucky	22–11	13–7	3rd	WNIT Second Round
2013–14	Western Kentucky	24–9	13–5	2nd	NCAA 1st Round
Western Kentucky (Sun Belt):		46–20 (.697)	26–12 (.684)
Western Kentucky (Conference USA)(2014–2018)
2014–15	Western Kentucky	30–5	16–2	1st	NCAA 1st Round
2015–16	Western Kentucky	27–7	15–3	T-2nd	WNIT Quarterfinals
2016–17	Western Kentucky	27–7	16–2	1st	NCAA 1st Round
2017–18	Western Kentucky	24–8	12–4	2nd	NCAA 1st Round
Western Kentucky (C-USA):		108–27 (.800)	59–11 (.843)
Western Kentucky (Overall):		154–47 (.766)
Cincinnati (American Athletic Conference)(2018–2023)
2018–19	Cincinnati	24–11	12–4	3rd	WNIT Quarterfinals
2019–20	Cincinnati	22–9	11–5	2nd
2020–21	Cincinnati	8–16	6–12	7th
2021–22	Cincinnati	11–17	4–11	11th
2022–23	Cincinnati	9–21	2–14	11th
Cincinnati:		74–74 (.500)	35–46 (.432)
Mercer (Southern Conference)(2024–present)
2024–25	Mercer	0–0	0–0
Mercer:		0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)
Total:		252–147 (.632)
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

References

1. "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
2. "2018–19 Women's Basketball Roster".
3. WBKO Staff. "Michelle Clark-Heard leaving WKU for Cincinnati" . Retrieved March 27, 2018.
4. "Mercer Announces Michelle Clark-Heard As Women's Basketball Head Coach". Mercer University Athletics. March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
5. "Bearcats Cap Regular Season with 80–65 Win at Tulane".
6. "UC Athletics Announces Women's Basketball Change in Leadership".
7. "Michelle Clark-Heard Named Assistant A.D. for Women's Basketball". Mississippi State. May 17, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
8. "Michelle Clark-Head College Stats". Sports-Reference . Retrieved April 11, 2024.