WBCA National Coach of the Year Award

United States Marine Corps/WBCA National Coach of the Year
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
1983	Pat Summitt University of Tennessee	Jorja Hoehn Central Missouri State University	Wayne Morgan North Central College		Lin Laursen Central Arizona College
1984	Jody Conradt University of Texas	Linda Makowski University of Dayton	A.J. Stoval Rust College		Penny Slagle University of North Dakota-Williston
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
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
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
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
1989	Tara VanDerveer Stanford University	Jane Williamson West Georgia College	LeAnn Henrich California State University	Nelson Brownlee Claflin College	Evelyn Blalock Kilgore College
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 Lousiana 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 (1985), 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. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
2. "The Pat Summitt Trophy". www.utsports.com. Retrieved 2016-03-25.