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Celebrating 40 Years! Forty years ago, a group of women's coaches met at the 1981 Olympic Festival in Syracuse, N.Y., to discuss the formation of a coaches association. Among those attending that meeting were Illinois State head coach Jill Hutchison, who was elected the first president of the then-nameless organization; 1984 Olympic coach Pat Summitt of Tennessee; 1988 Olympic coach Kay Yow of North Carolina State; 1992 Olympic coach Theresa Grentz of Illinois, Rutgers and St. Josephs; C. Vivian Stringer of Cheyney State, Iowa and Rutgers; and Colleen Matsuhara of Nebraska and UC-Irvine.

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Convention registration for the 2022 Convention is now open.

Open to all coaches and staffs (members and non-members) at every level of girls' and women's basketball, these clinics are a great opportunity to learn from some of the top coaches in the country and network with colleagues from your area. By attending these clinics, participants gain access to top coaches discussing universal coaching topics such as strength & conditioning, performance as well as X’s and O’s.

The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association today released a video featuring University of Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma, University of South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley, and Stanford University head coach Tara Vanderveer in which they renew the WBCA’s call on behalf of its member coaches for gender equity in basketball.

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Together with our members, the WBCA is driven to improve and advance the game we love — and a community as strong as the leaders we foster.

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2022 WBCA Convention

Join us at the 2022 WBCA Convention, April 1-3 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Connect. Learn. Recognize. Grow.
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MEMBER SERVICES FUND

The Member Services Fund was established this year to assist fellow coaches and staffs having trouble renewing their WBCA memberships due to the financial impact of COVID-19.

Please contribute to this fund. Every penny of your donation is tax deductible and goes directly to help member coaches.

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MAKING HEADLINES

Sep. 07, 2021

WBCA participates in listening session on gender equity hosted by the Biden White House

Aug. 03, 2021

WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew reacts to release of Kaplan Hecker report

Jul. 30, 2021

WBCA President Cori Close statement on Kaplan Hecker report

Jul. 14, 2021

Geno Auriemma, Dawn Staley, Tara VanDerveer restate call for equity in basketball through new video

Jul. 13, 2021

WBCA announces 2020-21 Academic Top 25 Team Honor Rolls

May. 12, 2021

WBCA Statement on Knight Commission Racial Equity Report

May. 11, 2021

Atlanta Westlake’s Hilda Hankerson named 2021 Wilson Sporting Goods/WBCA High School National Coach of the Year

May. 11, 2021

PLAYER OF THE YEAR RAVEN JOHNSON OF ATLANTA’S WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL HEADLINES 2021 WBCA HIGH SCHOOL COACHES’ ALL-AMERICA TEAM

May. 07, 2021

WBCA statement on college women's 3-point line

May. 01, 2021

WBCA stands with Asian-American and Pacific Islander coaches and student-athletes

Apr. 29, 2021

WBCA announces 2021 NCAA Division III Women’s Collegiate All-Star Team

Apr. 28, 2021

Hope’s Brian Morehouse named 2021 United States Marine Corps/WBCA NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year

Apr. 28, 2021

Player of the Year Kendall Sosa of Illinois Wesleyan headlines 2021 WBCA NCAA Division III Coaches’ All-America team

Apr. 27, 2021

South Georgia Tech’s James Frey named 2021 United States Marine Corps/WBCA Two-Year College National Coach of the Year

Apr. 27, 2021

Player of the Year Rebekah Dallinger of Miles headlines 2021 WBCA Two-Year College Coaches’ All-America team

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