ATLANTA (March 30, 2017) — The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced today the 2017 WBCA Victory Club honorees.
The WBCA Victory Club honor is bestowed annually on each WBCA-member head coach who achieves a milestone of 200, 300, 400, 500 or more career victories during the current season on the level of competition at which they currently coach. Victories recorded at differing levels of competition cannot be combined.
Here are the 2017 WBCA Victory Club honorees:
|
Name |
School |
Victory Date |
Victory Number |
|
Karen Aston |
Texas |
01/07/2017 |
200 |
|
Courtney Banghart |
Princeton |
02/03/2017 |
200 |
|
AnnMarie Gilbert |
Virginia Union |
02/04/2017 |
200 |
|
J.D. Gravina |
Western Illinois |
01/17/2017 |
200 |
|
Robin Harmony |
Lamar |
02/25/2017 |
200 |
|
Kim Lusk |
St. Thomas Aquinas |
02/01/2017 |
200 |
|
John Margaritis |
UC Riverside |
03/07/2017 |
200 |
|
Jason Martens |
St. Mary's |
01/14/2017 |
200 |
|
Melissa McFerrin |
Memphis |
01/28/2017 |
200 |
|
Sean Page |
Newberry |
02/22/2017 |
200 |
|
Vic Schaefer |
Mississippi State |
03/17/2017 |
200 |
|
Bob Amsberry |
Wartburg |
11/19/2016 |
300 |
|
Karen Barefoot |
Old Dominion |
12/09/2016 |
300 |
|
Tim Barrett |
Castleton |
11/15/2016 |
300 |
|
Joanne Boyle |
Virginia |
12/04/2016 |
300 |
|
Mary Ellen Burt |
Union |
11/15/2016 |
300 |
|
Jose Fernandez |
South Florida |
01/17/2017 |
300 |
|
Gabby Lisella |
Rowan |
01/11/2017 |
300 |
|
Michael Llanas |
Owens Community College |
11/22/2016 |
300 |
|
Katie Meier |
Miami (FL) |
02/02/2017 |
300 |
|
Karla Nelson |
Minnesota State-Moorhead |
02/17/2017 |
300 |
|
Jeff Soderquist |
John Brown |
01/28/2017 |
300 |
|
Rick Stein |
Southern Indiana |
01/05/2017 |
300 |
|
Kristy Trn |
Shippensburg |
11/12/2016 |
300 |
|
Chancellor Dugan |
Bellarmine |
12/20/2016 |
400 |
|
Julie Heisey |
Seattle Pacific |
12/16/2016 |
400 |
|
Melissa Irvin |
Cumberlands |
02/02/2017 |
400 |
|
Tina Martin |
Delaware |
02/15/2017 |
400 |
|
Stefanie Pemper |
Navy |
02/08/2017 |
400 |
|
Ronald Rohn |
Muhlenberg |
02/01/2017 |
400 |
|
Marlon Wells |
The Bishop's School |
12/08/2016 |
400 |
|
Scott Ballard |
Winona State |
02/22/2017 |
500 |
|
Mike McDevitt |
St. Joseph's College |
02/25/2017 |
500 |
|
Jeff Mittie |
Kansas State |
12/04/2016 |
500 |
|
Kim Mulkey |
Baylor |
02/25/2017 |
500 |
|
Fred Richter |
Desales |
12/05/2016 |
500 |
|
Sandra Rushing |
Central Arkansas |
02/11/2017 |
500 |
|
David Smalley |
Rio Grande |
01/24/2017 |
500 |
|
Darin Spence |
Newman |
12/01/2016 |
500 |
|
Judy Blinstrub |
Babson |
02/08/2017 |
600 |
|
Jim Brown |
Jackson County High School |
11/29/2016 |
600 |
|
Stephanie Findley |
Oklahoma Christian |
02/16/2017 |
600 |
|
Mary Fleig |
Millersville |
12/03/2016 |
600 |
|
Gordy Presnell |
Boise State |
12/18/2016 |
600 |
|
Tara VanDerveer |
Stanford |
02/03/2017 |
1000 |
Visit www.wbca.org/recognize/ to see lists of past honorees.
About the WBCA
Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. The WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches to the organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. Visit www.WBCA.org for more details about the Association.
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