Press Releases

TAMPA, Florida (April 3, 2025) — UCLA head coach Cori Close has been named the 2025 WBCA NCAA Division I Coach of the Year, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today. WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew presented Close with the Pat Summitt Trophy, named for the late legendary University of Tennessee coach, here earlier today. “Cori […]

TAMPA, Florida (April 3, 2025) – Paige Bueckers of the University of Connecticut is the 2025 Wade Trophy winner and headlines the 2025 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America team, announced today by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. Mike Neighbors, chair of the WBCA NCAA Division I Awards Committee, presented the Wade Trophy to Bueckers […]

TAMPA, Florida (April 2, 2025) — The University of Connecticut’s Sarah Strong is the winner of the 2025 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 conference […]

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 […]