WBCA National Coach of the Year Award
United States Marine Corps/WBCA National Coach of the Year | |
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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 |
Official 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:
- NCAA Division I
- NCAA Division II
- NCAA Division III
- NAIA
- Junior College / Community College
- High School
Winners
Year | NCAA Division I | NCAA Division II | NCAA Division III | NAIA | Junior College / Community College | High School |
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1983 | Pat Summitt University of Tennessee |
Jorja Hoehn Central Missouri State University |
Wayne Morgan North Central College |
Lin Laursen Central Arizona College |
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1984 | Jody Conradt University of Texas |
Linda Makowski University of Dayton |
A.J. Stoval Rust College |
Penny Slagle University of North Dakota-Williston |
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1985 | Jim Foster St. Joseph's University |
Jorja Hoehn (2) Central Missouri State University |
Mike Strong University of Scranton |
Lewis Bivens Carson-Newman College |
Ken Hefner Odessa College |
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1986 | Jody Conradt (2) University of Texas |
Brenda Reilly Central Connecticut State University |
Tim Shea Salem State College |
Sylvia Hatchell Francis Marion College |
Jerry McCarty Barton County Community College |
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1987 | Theresa Grentz Rutgers University |
Nancy Winstel Northern Kentucky University |
Linda Wunder University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
Floyd Evans Wayland Baptist University |
Linda Hargrove Cowley County Community College |
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1988 | C. Vivian Stringer University of Iowa |
Darlene May California State Polytechnic University |
Duane Siverson Concordia College |
Johnny Jacumin Wingate College |
Lorene Ramsey Illinois Central College |
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1989 | Tara VanDerveer Stanford University |
Jane Williamson West Georgia College |
LeAnn Henrich California State University |
Nelson Brownlee Claflin College |
Evelyn Blalock Kilgore College |
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1990 | Kay Yow North Carolina State University |
Darlene May (2) California State Polytechnic University |
Sue Wise Hope College |
Lisa Bluder St. Ambrose University |
Evelyn Blalock (2) Kilgore College |
Rick Insell Shelbyville Central High School |
1991 | Rene Portland Pennsylvania State University |
James Sweat Norfolk State University |
Donna Newberry Muskingum College |
Nelson Brownlee (2) Claflin College |
Mike Bona Emmanuel College |
Sandra Meadows Duncanville High School |
1992 | Ferne Labati University of Miami |
Barbara Stevens Bentley College |
Mary Beth Spirk Moravian College |
Allison McNeill Simon Fraser University |
Royce Chadwick Howard College |
Rick Insell (2) Shelbyvillle Central High School |
1993 | C. Vivian Stringer (2) University of Iowa |
Amy Ruley North Dakota State University |
Mike Durbin College of St. Benedict |
Theresa Check Central State University |
Susan Summons Miami Dade Community College-Kendall |
Vincent Cannizzaro Christ the King High School |
1994 | Marsha Sharp Texas Tech University |
Paula Sullivan Stonehill College |
Dixie Jeffers Capital University |
Jon Carey Western Oregon State University |
Lyndal Worth Florida Community College |
Pat Hewitt Hartsville High School |
1995 | Pat Summitt (2) University of Tennessee |
Jorja Hoehn (3) University of California-Davis |
Dixie Jeffers (2) Capital University |
Jerry Finkbeiner Southern Nazarene University |
Kurt Budke Trinity Valley Community College |
Breezy Bishop Western High School |
1996 | Leon Barmore Louisiana Tech University |
Suzanne Fox Abilene Christian University |
Kathi Bennett University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
Frank Bennett Lipscomb University |
Bill Brock Grayson County College |
Brad Smith Oregon City High School |
1997 | Geno Auriemma University of Connecticut |
Bob Schneider West Texas A&M University |
Lisa Stone University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
Cindy DeRocher Tri-State University |
Gary Ashlock Central Florida Community College |
Brad Smith (2) Oregon City High School |
1998 | Pat Summitt (3) University of Tennessee |
Cindy Stein Emporia State University |
Pam Ruder University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
Frank Bennett (2) Lipscomb University |
Lorene Ramsey (2) Illinois Central College |
Linda Holt Butler High School |
1999 | Carolyn Peck Purdue University |
Barbara Stevens (2) Bentley College |
Pam Ruder (2) University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh |
Frank Bennett (3) Lipscomb University |
Lorene Ramsey (3) Illinois Central College |
Linda Holt (2) Butler High School |
2000 | Geno Auriemma (2) University of Connecticut |
Nancy Winstel (2) Northern Kentucky University |
Nancy Fahey Washington University |
Steve Crots Auburn-Montgomery University |
Lee Ann Riley Tyler Junior College |
Tom Dineen Buffalo Grove High School |
2001 | Muffet McGraw University of Notre Dame |
Barbara Stevens (3) Bentley College |
Nan Carney-DeBord Ohio Wesleyan University |
Sharon Baldwin Life College |
Jim Littell Seward County |
Jeff Jasper Pascack Valley High School |
2002 | Geno Auriemma (3) University of Connecticut |
Paul Thomas California State Polytechnic University |
Kris Huffman DePauw University |
Craig Wiginton Southern Nazarene University |
Mary Scovel Gulf Coast Community College |
Kathy McGee Powers Catholic High School |
2003 | Gail Goestenkors Duke University |
Gordy Presnell Seattle Pacific University |
Tonja Englund University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
Bill Watson Pikeville College |
Stephanie Smith Wabash Valley Community College |
Joe Lombard Canyon High School |
2004 | Rene Portland (2) Pennsylvania State University |
Gordy Presnell (2) Seattle Pacific University |
Stefanie Pemper Bowdoin College |
Mark Campbell Union University |
Michael Landers Trinity Valley Community College |
Brad Smith (3) Oregon City High School |
2005 | Pokey Chatman Louisiana State University |
Dawn Plitzuweit Grand Valley State University |
Gary Fifield University of Southern Maine |
Russ Davis Vanguard University |
Lin Laursen (2) Central Arizona College |
Bob Mackey Christ the King High School |
2006 | Sylvia Hatchell (2) University of North Carolina |
Glenn Wilkes, Jr. Rollins College |
Brian Morehouse Hope College |
Marty Rowe Lee University |
Seth Goodman Monroe College |
Kevin Kiernan Troy High School |
2007 | Gail Goestenkors (2) Duke University |
Steve Harold Glenville State College |
Deena Applebury University of Mary Washington |
Steve Brooks Indiana Wesleyan University |
Kim Muhl Kirkwood Community College |
Joy Couch Dorman High School |
2008 | Geno Auriemma (4) University of Connecticut |
Chad Lavin University of South Dakota |
Chris Kielsmeier Howard Payne University |
Mark Campbell (2) Union University |
Lin Laursen (3) Central Arizona College |
Andy Zihlman Bishop Lynch High School |
2009 | Geno Auriemma (5) University of Connecticut |
Todd Starkey Lenoir-Rhyne University |
Scott Rueck George Fox University |
Russ Davis (2) Vanguard University |
Ned Mircetic Ventura College |
Linus McGinty Cardinal O'Hara High School |
2010 | Connie Yori University of Nebraska |
Cleve Wright Gannon University |
G.P. Gromacki Amherst College |
Nathan Teymer Southern Polytechnic State University |
Michael Landers (2) Baton Rouge Community College |
Jeff Sink Brea-Olinda High School |
2011 | Tara Vanderveer (2) Stanford University |
Dennis Cox Clayton State University |
Nancy Fahey (2) Washington University |
Earl Woudstra Northwestern College |
Mark Leszczyk Roxbury Community College |
Rich Castellano Northport High School |
2012 | Kim Mulkey Baylor University |
Sue Ramsey Ashland University |
Mia Smith Illinois Wesleyan University |
Steve Brooks (2) Indiana Wesleyan University |
B.J. Smith Highland Community College |
Marcia Pinder Dillard High School |
2013 | Muffet McGraw (2) University of Notre Dame |
Barbara Stevens (4) Bentley College |
Kris Huffman (2) DePauw University |
George Wilson College of the Ozarks |
Kate Lynch Community College of Rhode Island |
Curtis Ekmark St. Mary's High School |
2014 | Muffet McGraw (3) University of Notre Dame |
Barbara Stevens (5) Bentley College |
Marc Mitchell Fairleigh Dickinson University |
Russ Davis (3) Vanguard University |
Trenia Tillis Jones Tyler Junior College |
Cathy Self Morgan Duncanville High School |
2015 | Sue Semrau Florida State University |
Lisa Carlsen Lewis University |
Carla Berube Tufts University |
Dale Neal Freed-Hardeman University |
Greg Franklin Chipola Junior College |
Scott Allen Paul VI Catholic High School |
2016 | Geno Auriemma (6) University of Connecticut |
Steve Gomez Lubbock Christian University |
Scott Hemer State University of New York |
Chris Minner Our Lady of the Lake University |
Ben Conrad Johnson County Community College |
Tom Gonsalves St. Mary’s High School |
Geno Auriemma is the recipient of more WBCA awards with 6 (1997, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2016), 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 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
References
- ↑ "WBCA.org The Address for Women's Basketball". www.wbca.org. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
- ↑ "The Pat Summitt Trophy". www.utsports.com. Retrieved 2016-03-25.