Press Releases

WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew reacts to the announcement of the retirement of Stanford University head women’s basketball coach Tara VanDerveer: “You are part of the generation that built women’s basketball into the game it is today. You are one of the sport’s fiercest competitors. You will remain an inspiration to your peers.  “Your student-athletes […]

CLEVELAND (April 4, 2024) – Caitlin Clark of the University of Iowa is the 2024 Wade Trophy winner and headlines the 2024 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America team, announced today by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. University of Arkansas head coach Mike Neighbors, chair of the WBCA NCAA Division I Awards Committee, presented the […]

CLEVELAND (April 4, 2024) — University of South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley has been named the 2024 WBCA NCAA Division I Coach of the Year, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today. WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew presented Staley with the Pat Summitt Trophy, named for the late legendary University of Tennessee coach, here earlier […]

CLEVELAND (April 3, 2024) – Marshall University first-year head coach Kim Caldwell is the 2024 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 their first […]

CLEVELAND (April 3, 2024) — JuJu Watkins of the University of Southern California is the winner of the 2024 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 […]