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TAMPA, Florida (April 2, 2025) — Lauren Betts of the University of California, Los Angeles, is the 2025 WBCA NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year, announced today by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The Defensive Player of the Year award honors the best defensive women’s basketball player in all of NCAA Division I. All […]

TAMPA, Florida (April 2, 2025) – University of Iowa first-year head coach Jan Jensen is the 2025 Spalding® Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today. The award honors a WBCA member NCAA Division I head coach who has led their team to a successful season during […]

ATLANTA (March 31, 2025) —ESPN basketball analyst Carolyn Peck is the recipient of the 2025 WBCA Mel Greenberg Media Award, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today. “Carolyn Peck has contributed to the game of women’s basketball in many ways — as a collegiate student-athlete, collegiate national championship winning coach, and professional coach. For her efforts as a coach, Carolyn has […]

ATLANTA (March 27, 2025) — The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today the WBCA Thirty Under 30 presented by Morgan Stanley Global Sports and Entertainment honorees for the 2024-25 season. The WBCA Thirty Under 30 program was created to recognize 30 up-and-coming women’s basketball coaches aged 30 and under at all levels of the game. Each […]

ATLANTA (March 26, 2025) — The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today the winners of the 2025 WBCA Assistant Coaches of the Year awards presented by Aflac, a leading provider of supplemental health insurance in the U.S. The WBCA Assistant Coach of the Year award honors one associate head coach or assistant coach in each membership […]

ATLANTA (March 25, 2026) — Madison Booker of Texas, Paige Bueckers of Connecticut, Hannah Hidalgo of Notre Dame, and JuJu Watkins of Southern California are the four finalists for the 2025 Wade Trophy, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today. The prestigious award is presented by the WBCA each year to the best player in college […]

ATLANTA (March 24, 2025) –The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today the NAIA award winners for the 2024-25 season. Coach of the Year – Carlotta Kloppenburg Southern Oregon University head coach Carlotta Kloppenburg is the 2025 WBCA NAIA Coach of the Year. Kloppenburg will receive the Pat Summitt Trophy, named for the late legendary University […]

ATLANTA (March 20, 2025) –The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today the NCAA Division II award winners for the 2024-25 season. Coach of the Year – Mike Williams Grand Valley State University head coach Mike Williams is the 2025 WBCA NCAA Division II Coach of the Year. Williams will receive the Pat Summitt Trophy, named […]

ATLANTA (March 19, 2025) –The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today the NCAA Division III award winners for the 2024-25 season. Coach of the Year – Meg Barber New York University head coach Meg Barber is the 2025 WBCA NCAA Division III Coach of the Year. Barber will receive the Pat Summitt Trophy, named for […]

ATLANTA (March 17, 2025) — The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today the NCAA Division III senior women’s basketball players selected as members of the 2025 Women’s Collegiate All-Star Team presented by the WBCA. The 2025 Women’s Collegiate All-Star Game presented by the WBCA will be played at 1 p.m. ET, Saturday, March 22, preceding […]