Press Releases

Today’s historic vote by the NCAA Division I membership to create the Women’s Basketball Performance Fund is the culmination of decades of hard work by coaches with the support of the WBCA to grow our great game. Beginning with this year’s championship, the NCAA will tangibly recognize the teams that compete in the tournament for their success […]

ATLANTA (Jan. 15, 2025) — The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association is pleased to announce the class for the 22nd “So You Want To Be A Coach” program. Each student-athlete will participate in the two-day workshop on April 3 and 4 during the WBCA Convention in Tampa. The “So” program increases the understanding and application of skills necessary […]

ATLANTA (Dec. 11, 2024) — The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today the class of participants in the 2025 WBCA Next Generation Institute — a high-level education program for experienced assistant coaches who aspire to become collegiate head coaches. Now in its third year, the Next Generation Institute curriculum focuses on the CEO attributes needed to lead a […]

WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew reacts to Geno Auriemma surpassing Tara VanDerveer as the all-time winningest coach in college basketball: “Geno Auriemma is now the most successful college basketball coach of all time. Geno has won more games and more national championships than any other college basketball coach in history. His legacy, however, is far […]

Danielle Donehew, Executive Director of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), has been named a member of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025. The announcement was made during halftime of the UConn-North Carolina game. Donehew joins a distinguished class of contributors to the sport, with the induction ceremony scheduled for June 14, […]