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United States Marine Corps/WBCA National Coach of the Year (colleges) Wilson Sporting Goods/WBCA National Coach of the Year (high schools) | |
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Awarded for | The best women's basketball head coaches in college / high schools |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Women's Basketball Coaches Association |
First awarded | 1983 |
Website | http://www.wbca.org |
The United States Marine Corps/WBCA National Coach of the Year is an award given by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association to best women's basketball Head Coaches in college and high schools since 1983. [1] From 2014, the award is named "The Pat Summitt Trophy" in honor of the legendary University of Tennessee Lady Vols head coach. [2] The WBCA presents an award to the National Coach of the year in each of six divisions:
Year | NCAA Division I | NCAA Division II | NCAA Division III | NAIA | Two-Year College | High School |
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1983 | Pat Summitt Tennessee | Jorja Hoehn Central Missouri | Wayne Morgan North Central (IL) | Lin Laursen Central Arizona College | ||
1984 | Jody Conradt Texas | Linda Makowski Dayton | A.J. Stoval Rust | Penny Slagle North Dakota–Williston | ||
1985 | Jim Foster Saint Joseph's | Jorja Hoehn (2) Central Missouri | Mike Strong Scranton | Lewis Bivens Carson–Newman | Ken Hefner Odessa College | |
1986 | Jody Conradt (2) Texas | Brenda Reilly Central Connecticut | Tim Shea Salem State | Sylvia Hatchell Francis Marion | Jerry McCarty Barton County Community College | |
1987 | Theresa Grentz Rutgers | Nancy Winstel Northern Kentucky | Linda Wunder Wisconsin–Stevens Point | Floyd Evans Wayland Baptist | Linda Hargrove Cowley County Community College | |
1988 | C. Vivian Stringer Iowa | Darlene May Cal Poly Pomona | Duane Siverson Concordia College | Johnny Jacumin Wingate | Lorene Ramsey Illinois Central College | |
1989 | Tara VanDerveer Stanford | Jane Williamson West Georgia | LeAnn Henrich California State University | Nelson Brownlee Claflin | Evelyn Blalock Kilgore College | |
1990 | Kay Yow NC State | Darlene May (2) Cal Poly Pomona | Sue Wise Hope | Lisa Bluder St. Ambrose | Evelyn Blalock (2) Kilgore College | Rick Insell Shelbyville Central High School |
1991 | Rene Portland Penn State | James Sweat Norfolk State | Donna Newberry Muskingum | Nelson Brownlee (2) Claflin | Mike Bona Emmanuel College | Sandra Meadows Duncanville High School |
1992 | Ferne Labati Miami (FL) | Barbara Stevens Bentley | Mary Beth Spirk Moravian | Allison McNeill Simon Fraser | Royce Chadwick Howard College | Rick Insell (2) Shelbyvillle Central High School |
1993 | C. Vivian Stringer (2) Iowa | Amy Ruley North Dakota State | Mike Durbin Saint Benedict | Theresa Check Central State | Susan Summons Miami Dade Community College-Kendall | Vincent Cannizzaro Christ the King High School |
1994 | Marsha Sharp Texas Tech | Paula Sullivan Stonehill | Dixie Jeffers Capital | Jon Carey Western Oregon | Lyndal Worth Florida Community College | Pat Hewitt Hartsville High School |
1995 | Pat Summitt (2) Tennessee | Jorja Hoehn (3) UC Davis | Dixie Jeffers (2) Capital | Jerry Finkbeiner Southern Nazarene | Kurt Budke Trinity Valley Community College | Breezy Bishop Western High School |
1996 | Leon Barmore Louisiana Tech | Suzanne Fox Abilene Christian | Kathi Bennett Wisconsin–Oshkosh | Frank Bennett Lipscomb | Bill Brock Grayson County College | Brad Smith Oregon City High School |
1997 | Geno Auriemma UConn | Bob Schneider West Texas A&M | Lisa Stone Wisconsin–Eau Claire | Cindy DeRocher Tri-State | Gary Ashlock Central Florida Community College | Brad Smith (2) Oregon City High School |
1998 | Pat Summitt (3) Tennessee | Cindy Stein Emporia State | Pam Ruder Wisconsin–Oshkosh | Frank Bennett (2) Lipscomb | Lorene Ramsey (2) Illinois Central College | Linda Holt Butler High School |
1999 | Carolyn Peck Purdue | Barbara Stevens (2) Bentley | Pam Ruder (2) Wisconsin–Oshkosh | Frank Bennett (3) Lipscomb | Lorene Ramsey (3) Illinois Central College | Linda Holt (2) Butler High School |
2000 | Geno Auriemma (2) UConn | Nancy Winstel (2) Northern Kentucky | Nancy Fahey Washington (MO) | Steve Crots Auburn–Montgomery | Lee Ann Riley Tyler Junior College | Tom Dineen Buffalo Grove High School |
2001 | Muffet McGraw Notre Dame | Barbara Stevens (3) Bentley | Nan Carney-DeBord Ohio Wesleyan | Sharon Baldwin Life | Jim Littell Seward County | Jeff Jasper Pascack Valley High School |
2002 | Geno Auriemma (3) UConn | Paul Thomas Cal Poly Pomona | Kris Huffman DePauw | Craig Wiginton Southern Nazarene | Mary Scovel Gulf Coast Community College | Kathy McGee Powers Catholic High School |
2003 | Gail Goestenkors Duke | Gordy Presnell Seattle Pacific | Tonja Englund Wisconsin–Eau Claire | Bill Watson Pikeville | Stephanie Smith Wabash Valley Community College | Joe Lombard Canyon High School |
2004 | Rene Portland (2) Penn State | Gordy Presnell (2) Seattle Pacific | Stefanie Pemper Bowdoin | Mark Campbell Union (TN) | Michael Landers Trinity Valley Community College | Brad Smith (3) Oregon City High School |
2005 | Pokey Chatman LSU | Dawn Plitzuweit Grand Valley State | Gary Fifield Southern Maine | Russ Davis Vanguard | Lin Laursen (2) Central Arizona College | Bob Mackey Christ the King High School |
2006 | Sylvia Hatchell (2) North Carolina | Glenn Wilkes Jr. Rollins | Brian Morehouse Hope | Marty Rowe Lee (TN) | Seth Goodman Monroe College | Kevin Kiernan Troy High School |
2007 | Gail Goestenkors (2) Duke | Steve Harold Glenville State | Deena Applebury Mary Washington | Steve Brooks Indiana Wesleyan | Kim Muhl Kirkwood Community College | Joy Couch Dorman High School |
2008 | Geno Auriemma (4) UConn | Chad Lavin South Dakota | Chris Kielsmeier Howard Payne | Mark Campbell (2) Union (TN) | Lin Laursen (3) Central Arizona College | Andy Zihlman Bishop Lynch High School |
2009 | Geno Auriemma (5) UConn | Todd Starkey Lenoir–Rhyne | Scott Rueck George Fox | Russ Davis (2) Vanguard | Ned Mircetic Ventura College | Linus McGinty Cardinal O'Hara High School |
2010 | Connie Yori Nebraska | Cleve Wright Gannon | G.P. Gromacki Amherst | Nathan Teymer Southern Polytechnic | Michael Landers (2) Baton Rouge Community College | Jeff Sink Brea-Olinda High School |
2011 | Tara VanDerveer (2) Stanford | Dennis Cox Clayton State | Nancy Fahey (2) Washington (MO) | Earl Woudstra Northwestern (IA) | Mark Leszczyk Roxbury Community College | Rich Castellano Northport High School |
2012 | Kim Mulkey Baylor | Sue Ramsey Ashland | Mia Smith Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Brooks (2) Indiana Wesleyan | B.J. Smith Highland Community College | Marcia Pinder Dillard High School |
2013 | Muffet McGraw (2) Notre Dame | Barbara Stevens (4) Bentley | Kris Huffman (2) DePauw | George Wilson Ozarks | Kate Lynch Community College of Rhode Island | Curtis Ekmark St. Mary's High School |
2014 | Muffet McGraw (3) Notre Dame | Barbara Stevens (5) Bentley | Marc Mitchell Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham | Russ Davis (3) Vanguard | Trenia Tillis Jones Tyler Junior College | Cathy Self Morgan Duncanville High School |
2015 | Sue Semrau Florida State | Lisa Carlsen Lewis | Carla Berube Tufts | Dale Neal Freed–Hardeman | Greg Franklin Chipola Junior College | Scott Allen Paul VI Catholic High School |
2016 | Geno Auriemma (6) UConn | Steve Gomez Lubbock Christian | Scott Hemer SUNY Geneseo | Chris Minner Our Lady of the Lake | Ben Conrad Johnson County CC | Tom Gonsalves St. Mary’s HS (Stockton, CA) |
2017 | Geno Auriemma (7) UConn | Robyn Fralick Ashland | G.P. Gromacki (2) Amherst | Dale Neal (2) Freed–Hardeman | Kim Muhl (2) Kirkwood CC | Rhonda Farney Georgetown HS (TX) |
2018 | Vic Schaefer Mississippi State [3] | Robyn Fralick (2) Ashland [4] | Bob Amsberry Wartburg [5] | Drew Olson Concordia (NE) [6] | Chad Killinger Moberly CC [7] | Sue Phillips Archbishop Mitty High School |
2019 | Kim Mulkey (2) Baylor [8] | Molly Miller Drury [9] | Adrienne Shibles Bowdoin [10] | Jody Martinez Taylor [11] | Mary Scovel Gulf Coast State College [12] | Kit Kyle Martin Timberview HS, Arlington, TX [13] |
2020 | Dawn Staley South Carolina [14] | Molly Miller (2) Drury [15] | Brian Morehouse (2) Hope [16] | Bo Overton Oklahoma City [17] | Cayla Petree South Plains College [18] | Terri Bamford La Jolla Country Day, San Diego [19] |
2021 | Wes Moore North Carolina State | Amy Eagan Drury | Brian Morehouse (3) Hope | K.C. Basset Sterling (KS) | James Frey South Georgia Technical | Hilda Hankerson Westlake HS (GA) |
2022 | Dawn Staley (2) South Carolina [20] | Kim Stephens Glenville State | Meg Barber New York | Wes Keller Rocky Mountain | Brandan Harrell Georgia Highlands | Alicia Komaki Sierra Canyon |
2023 | Dawn Staley (3) South Carolina | Kari Pickens Ashland University | Lynn Hersey Smith College | Ginger Colvin Campbellsville University | Jeff Allen Collin College | Melissa Hearlihy Harvard-Westlake |
2024 | Dawn Staley (4) South Carolina | Hana Haden Georgia Southwestern State University | Juli Fulks Transylvania University | Ginger Colvin (2) Campbellsville University | Luke Scheidecker Wabash Valley College | TBD TBD |
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