WBCA National Coach of the Year Award

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:

• NCAA Division I
• NCAA Division II
• NCAA Division III
• NAIA
• Two-Year College
• High School

United States Marine Corps/WBCA National Coach of the Year (colleges) Wilson Sporting Goods/WBCA National Coach of the Year (high schools)
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

Winners

Year	NCAA Division I	NCAA Division II	NCAA Division III	NAIA	Two-Year College	High School
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

Geno Auriemma is the recipient of the most WBCA awards with seven (1997, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017), all of them while coaching the University of Connecticut.

Sylvia Hatchell is the only coach to receive the award in different categories: NAIA in 1986 with Francis Marion College and NCAA Division I in 2006 with the University of North Carolina.

Besides Hatchell, other two coaches have received the award with different schools: Jorja Hoehn (NCAA Division II) with Central Missouri State University (1983 and 1985) and University of California-Davis (1995), and Michael Landers (JC/CC) with Trinity Valley Community College (2004) and Baton Rouge Community College (2010).

See also

• Women's Basketball Coaches Association

References

1. "WBCA.org The Address for Women's Basketball". www.wbca.org. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
2. "The Pat Summitt Trophy". www.utsports.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
3. "Mississippi State's Schaefer Named 2018 United States Marine Corps/WBCA NCAA Division I National Coach of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 22, 2018. Archived from the original on March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
4. "Ashland's Fralick Named 2018 United States Marine Corps/WBCA NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 18, 2018. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
5. "Wartburg's Bob Amsberry Named 2018 United States Marine Corps/WBCA NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 18, 2018. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
6. "Concordia University's Drew Olson Named 2018 United States Marine Corps/WBCA NAIA National Coach of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 13, 2018. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
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10. "Adrienne Shibles Named 2019 United States Marine Corps/WBCA NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 14, 2019. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
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12. "Mary Scovel Named 2019 United States Marine Corps/WBCA Two-Year College National Coach of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 7, 2019. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
13. "Kit Kyle Martin Named 2019 Wilson Sporting Goods/WBCA High School National Coach of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 11, 2019. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
14. "Dawn Staley Named 2020 United States Marine Corps/WBCA NCAA Division I National Coach of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 24, 2020. Archived from the original on March 24, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
15. "Molly Miller Named 2020 United States Marine Corps/WBCA NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 23, 2020. Archived from the original on March 24, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
16. "Brian Morehouse Named 2020 United States Marine Corps/WBCA NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 19, 2020. Archived from the original on March 24, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
17. "Bo Overton Named 2020 United States Marine Corps/WBCA NAIA National Coach of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 16, 2020. Archived from the original on March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
18. "Cayla Petree Named 2020 United States Marine Corps/WBCA Two-Year College National Coach of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 11, 2020. Archived from the original on March 24, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
19. "La Jolla's Terri Bamford Named 2020 Wilson Sporting Goods/WBCA High School National Coach of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 9, 2020. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
20. "South Carolina's Dawn Staley named 2022 WBCA NCAA Division I National Coach of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 31, 2022. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.