Posts for Category: 2026 Convention

Atlanta (August 12, 2026) – The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and Taymar have signed a multiyear expansion for the firm to begin overseeing sponsorship sales while continuing to handle membership and ticket sales. “The WBCA is proud to expand and extend our partnership with Taymar to now include sponsorship sales,” said WBCA Executive Director […]

ATLANTA (Aug. 6, 2026) – WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew announced today three additions to the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association team. Ivy Abiona joins the WBCA staff as the director of leadership and advocacy, Meredith Mesaris as the director of member learning and advancement, and Talisa Samano as the director of sponsorship sales. Samano begins her […]

ATLANTA (July 28, 2026) — Alabama, Florida A&M, Florida State, North Carolina, Purdue, Texas Tech, UCF and USF will compete in the third annual WBCA Showcase on Nov. 19, 21 and 22, 2026, at Walt Disney World Resort, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today. All games will be played in the State Farm Field House […]

ATLANTA (July 21, 2026) – University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Mercy University, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Bethel University (Tennessee), and Trinity Valley Community College sit atop their respective divisions in the 2025-26 WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Rolls announced today by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The WBCA Academic Top 25 recognizes college women’s basketball teams across […]

ATLANTA (June 16, 2026) — C. Vivian Stringer is the recipient of the 2026 Betty F. Jaynes Lifetime Achievement Award, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today. The award is named in honor of the late Betty F. Jaynes, who was the WBCA’s first and longest-serving executive director. Stringer’s name is one of the most recognizable […]

ATLANTA (June 2, 2026) — The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced today the 2025-26 WBCA Victory Club honorees. The WBCA Victory Club honor is bestowed annually on each WBCA-member head coach who achieves and reports to the WBCA a milestone of 200, 300, 400, 500 or more career victories during the season recently ended on […]

ATLANTA (April 7, 2026) — The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association is pleased to announce the graduates of the 23rd “So You Want To Be A Coach” program. Each student-athlete attended the two-day workshop on April 3 and 4 during the WBCA Convention in Phoenix. The “So” program increases the understanding and application of skills necessary to secure […]

PHOENIX (April 2, 2026) – Sarah Strong of the University of Connecticut is the 2026 Wade Trophy winner and headlines the 2026 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America team, announced today by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. University of Kansas head coach Brandon Schneider, chair of the WBCA NCAA Division I Awards Committee, and WBCA […]

PHOENIX (April 2, 2026) — Shea Ralph, head coach at Vanderbilt University, has been named the 2026 WBCA NCAA Division I Coach of the Year, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today. WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew will present Ralph with the Pat Summitt Trophy, named for the late legendary University of Tennessee coach, here later […]

PHOENIX (April 2, 2026) — Jazzy Davidson of the University of Southern California is the winner of the 2026 WBCA NCAA Division I Freshman of the Year presented by adidas, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today. The Freshman of the Year award honors the best NCAA Division I women’s basketball freshman or redshirt freshman. All […]