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The 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 10, 2017 and ended with the Final Four title game at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio on April 1, 2018. Practices officially began in September 29, 2017.

Season headlines

Milestones and records

  • November 13 and 16 – Chastadie Barrs of Lamar recorded triple-doubles in consecutive games, making her the eighth Division I women's player to do so. First, she recorded 14 points, 10 assists, and 10 steals in a 93–62 win over Division III Louisiana College. Barrs fell one rebound short of a quadruple-double in this game.[1] She then recorded 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 steals in the Cardinals' 92–49 blowout of NAIA school Southwestern Assemblies of God.[2]
  • November 13 and 17 – On the night after Barrs recorded her second straight triple-double, Sabrina Ionescu of Oregon matched the feat, becoming the ninth Division I women's player to do so. In the preseason WNIT, Ionescu recorded 29 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in Oregon's quarterfinal against Drake, followed by 16 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds against Texas A&M in the semifinals. This gave the sophomore six triple-doubles in her career, one shy of what was then the Division I women's record of seven.[3]
  • November 25 – Kelsey Mitchell of Ohio State became the all-time Division I women's leader in made three-pointers. Mitchell's seven three-pointers in the Buckeyes' 104–62 romp over Florida Gulf Coast gave her 402 for her career, surpassing the previous record of 398 by Connecticut's Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis.[4]
  • December 17 – Ionescu recorded her seventh career triple-double, tying the NCAA women's all-divisions record then held by Suzie McConnell-Serio (Penn State) and Louella Tomlinson (Saint Mary's). She had 21 points, 11 rebounds, and 14 assists in the Ducks' 90–46 blowout of Ole Miss.[5]
  • December 19 – Two coaches recorded their 1,000th career wins. First, North Carolina's Sylvia Hatchell reached the milestone when the Tar Heels defeated Grambling State 79–63. Later in the evening, Geno Auriemma reached the milestone when UConn defeated Oklahoma 88–64. Auriemma became the fastest coach in either men's or women's Division I history to reach 1,000 wins, doing so in his 33rd season and 1,135th game.[6]
  • December 31 – Ionescu took sole possession of the record for career triple-doubles with 24 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 assists in the Ducks' 94–83 win over Washington.[7] This game was also the 500th career win for Ducks head coach Kelly Graves.[8]
  • January 3 – Grambling State's Shakyla Hill became the first player in Division I basketball to record a quadruple-double since Lester Hudson in 2007, and the first to do so in D-I women's play since 1993. She had 15 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 steals in the Lady Tigers' 93–71 win over Alabama State.[9]
  • January 7 – Mercer's KeKe Calloway hit 12 three-pointers in the Bears' 86–64 win at Furman, tying a Division I women's single-game record.[10]
  • January 13 – Mitchell became the 13th Division I women's player with 3,000 career points, reaching the milestone with her first two points in the Buckeyes' 77–62 win at Indiana.[11]
  • January 27 – Mitchell became the all-time scoring leader in the Big Ten Conference, surpassing Rachel Banham of Minnesota during the Buckeyes' 78–62 win over Michigan State.[12]
  • February 1 – Chattanooga's Jim Foster became the eighth NCAA women's coach and the seventh in Division I with 900 career wins, reaching the mark with a 58–41 win over Western Carolina.[13]
  • February 3 – In a more ignominious milestone, Chicago State set a new Division I women's record with its 59th consecutive loss, reaching the mark with a 59–43 home loss to Grand Canyon.[14]
  • February 17 – Oregon's Ruthy Hebard set a new Division I women's record for consecutive field goals made, going 12-for-12 in the Ducks' 80–74 double-overtime win over USC to finish the game with an ongoing streak of 30. The previous record of 28 was set in 1998 by Southern Utah's Myndee Kay Larsen.[15]
  • February 19 – Hebard made her first three basket attempts in Oregon's 101–94 overtime win over UCLA, ending with a streak of 33 consecutive field goals, the NCAA Division I record for a player of either sex. She had entered the game even with Yale's Brandon Sherrod, who had a streak of 30 in 2016.[16]
  • March 16 – Ionescu recorded her sixth triple-double of the season in Oregon's 88–45 first-round NCAA tournament win over Seattle with 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists. This matched the single-season Division I triple-double record, previously accomplished by Danielle Carson of Youngstown State in 1985–86,[17] and also in men's play by BYU's Kyle Collinsworth in both 2014–15 and 2015–16.[18] It was also the 16th triple-double in Division I women's tournament history, and the first since Iowa's Samantha Logic in 2015.[17]
  • March 17 – UConn crushed Saint Francis (PA) 140–52 in the first round of the NCAA tournament, setting a new scoring record for a Division I women's tournament game. The only team to score more points in a Division I tournament game was the Loyola Marymount men, who scored 149 in a 1990 game against Michigan.[19]

Conference membership changes

Three schools joined new conferences for the 2017–18 season.

School Former conference New conference
IUPUI Summit League Horizon League[20]
Valparaiso Horizon League Missouri Valley Conference[21]
Wichita State Missouri Valley Conference American Athletic Conference[22]

In addition to the schools changing conferences, the 2017–18 season was the last for four schools in their then-current conferences:

Arenas

New arenas

Arenas closing

  • Elon played its final season at Alumni Gym, which opened in 1950 for the Elon men's team and had housed the women's team since its first season of 1971–72. The school opened the new Schar Center, with more than three times the capacity of Alumni Gym, for the 2018 women's volleyball season (which precedes the basketball season).[29]

Temporary arenas

Four Division I women's teams played the 2017–18 season in temporary homes due to renovation of their current venues. A fifth played in a temporary home following the demolition of its previous venue to accommodate a new arena.

Preseason polls

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The top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls.

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Connecticut (22)
2 Texas
3 Baylor
4 South Carolina
5 Ohio State
6 Notre Dame
7 Mississippi State
8 UCLA
9 Louisville
10 Stanford
11 Oregon
12 Duke
13 West Virginia
14 Tennessee
15 Maryland
16 Missouri
17 Marquette
18 Florida State
19 Oregon State
20 Texas A&M
California
22 Oklahoma
23 South Florida
24 Michigan
25 DePaul
USA Today Coaches
Ranking Team
1 Connecticut (25)
2 South Carolina (7)
3 Baylor
4 Mississippi State
5 Notre Dame
6 Texas
7 UCLA
8 Ohio State
9 Stanford
10 Louisville
11 Oregon
12 Duke
13 Maryland
14 Florida State
15 West Virginia
16 Missouri
17 Oregon State
18 Tennessee
19 Marquette
20 DePaul
21 Oklahoma
22 South Florida
23 Michigan
24 Miami (FL)
25 California
Washington

Regular season

Early preseason tournament

Tournament upsets

For this list, an "upset" is defined as a win by a team seeded 7 or more spots below its defeated opponent.

Date Winner Score Loser Region Round
March 16 Minnesota (10) 89–77 Green Bay (7) Spokane Round of 64
March 16 Virginia (10) 68–62 California (7) Albany Round of 64
March 17 Central Michigan (11) 78–69 LSU (6) Spokane Round of 64
March 17 Buffalo (11) 102–79 South Florida (6) Albany Round of 64
March 17 Florida Gulf Coast (12) 80–70 Missouri (5) Lexington Round of 64
March 17 Creighton (11) 76–70 Iowa (6) Kansas City Round of 64
March 19 Buffalo (11) 86–65 Florida State (3) Albany Round of 32
March 19 Central Michigan (11) 95–78 Ohio State (3) Spokane Round of 32

Conference winners and tournaments

Each of the 32 Division I athletic conferences ends its regular season with a single-elimination tournament. The team with the best regular-season record in each conference is given the number one seed in each tournament, with tiebreakers used as needed in the case of ties for the top seeding. The winners of these tournaments receive automatic invitations to the 2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Conference Regular
season first place
Conference
player of the year
Conference
Coach of the Year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (city)
Tournament
winner
America East Conference Maine Imani Watkins, Binghamton[38] Amy Vachon, Maine[38] 2018 America East women's basketball tournament First round: Campus sites
Quarterfinals/semifinals: Cross Insurance Arena (Portland, ME)
Final: Top surviving seed
Maine
American Athletic Conference UConn Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn[39] Jose Fernandez, South Florida[39] 2018 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament Mohegan Sun Arena
(Uncasville, CT)
UConn
Atlantic 10 Conference Dayton Natalie Butler, George Mason[40] Shauna Green, Dayton[40] 2018 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament First round: Campus sites
Remainder: Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, VA)
George Washington
Atlantic Coast Conference LouisvilleШаблон:Refn
Notre Dame
Asia Durr, Louisville[41] Jeff Walz, Louisville[41] 2018 ACC women's basketball tournament Greensboro Coliseum
(Greenshoro, NC)
Louisville
Atlantic Sun Conference Florida Gulf Coast Loren Cagle, Lipscomb[42] Karl Smesko, Florida Gulf Coast[42] 2018 Atlantic Sun women's basketball tournament Campus sites Florida Gulf Coast
Big 12 Conference Baylor Kalani Brown, Baylor[43] Kim Mulkey, Baylor[43] 2018 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament Chesapeake Energy Arena
(Oklahoma City, OK)
Baylor
Big East Conference MarquetteШаблон:Refn
DePaul
Allazia Blockton, Marquette[44] Carolyn Kieger, Marquette & Harry Perretta, Villanova[44] 2018 Big East women's basketball tournament Wintrust Arena
(Chicago, IL)
DePaul
Big Sky Conference Northern Colorado Savannah Smith, Northern Colorado[45] Kamie Ethridge, Northern Colorado[46] 2018 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament Reno Events Center
(Reno, NV)
Northern Colorado
Big South Conference Liberty Keyen Green, Liberty[47] Mike McGuire, Radford[47] 2018 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament Vines Center
(Lynchburg, VA)
Liberty
Big Ten Conference Ohio State Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State (coaches)
Megan Gustafson, Iowa (media)[48]
Amy Williams, Nebraska[48] 2018 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament Bankers Life Fieldhouse
(Indianapolis, IN)
Ohio State
Big West Conference UC Davis Channon Fluker, Cal State Northridge[49] Jennifer Gross, UC Davis[49] 2018 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament First round and quarterfinals: Titan Gym (Fullerton, CA)
Semifinals and final: Honda Center
(Anaheim, CA)
Cal State Northridge
Colonial Athletic Association DrexelШаблон:Refn
James Madison
Nicole Enabosi, Delaware[50] Denise Dillon, Drexel[50] 2018 CAA women's basketball tournament Daskalakis Athletic Center
(Philadelphia, PA)
Elon
Conference USA UAB Tashia Brown, Western Kentucky[51] Randy Norton, UAB[51] 2018 Conference USA women's basketball tournament Ford Center
(Frisco, TX)
Western Kentucky
Horizon League Green Bay Chelsea Welch, Wright State[52] Austin Parkinson, IUPUI[52] 2018 Horizon League women's basketball tournament Little Caesars Arena
(Detroit, MI)
Green Bay
Ivy League Princeton Bella Alarie, Princeton[53] Courtney Banghart, Princeton[53] 2018 Ivy League women's basketball tournament Palestra
(Philadelphia, PA)
Princeton
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Quinnipiac Victoria Rampado, Niagara[54] Tricia Fabbri, Quinnipiac[55] 2018 MAAC women's basketball tournament Times Union Center
(Albany, NY)
Quinnipiac
Mid-American Conference Central Michigan Tinara Moore, Central Michigan[56] Sue Guevara, Central Michigan[56] 2018 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament First round: Campus sites
Remainder: Quicken Loans Arena
(Cleveland, OH)
Central Michigan
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Bethune–Cookman
North Carolina A&TШаблон:Refn
Angel Golden, Bethune–Cookman[57] Vanessa Blair-Lewis, Bethune–Cookman[57] 2018 MEAC women's basketball tournament Norfolk Scope
(Norfolk, VA)
North Carolina A&T
Missouri Valley Conference Drake Becca Hittner, Drake[58] Jennie Baranczyk, Drake[58] 2018 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament TaxSlayer Center
(Moline, IL)
Drake
Mountain West Conference Boise StateШаблон:Refn
UNLV
Liv Roberts, Wyoming[59] Joe Legerski, Wyoming[59] 2018 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament Thomas & Mack Center
(Paradise, NV)
Boise State
Northeast Conference Robert Morris
Saint Francis (PA)Шаблон:Refn
Jessica Kovatch, Saint Francis (PA)[60] Charlie Buscaglia, Robert Morris[60] 2018 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament Quarterfinals and semifinals: Top two seeds
Final: Top remaining seed
Saint Francis (PA)
Ohio Valley Conference Belmont Ke'Shunan James, Murray State[61] Bart Brooks, Belmont[61] 2018 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament Ford Center
(Evansville, IN)
Belmont
Pac-12 Conference Oregon Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon[62][63] Tara VanDerveer, Stanford (coaches)[62]
Kelly Graves, Oregon (media)[63]
2018 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament KeyArena
(Seattle, WA)
Oregon
Patriot League American Emily Kinneston, American[64] Megan Gebbia, American[64] 2018 Patriot League women's basketball tournament Campus sites American
Southeastern Conference Mississippi State A'ja Wilson, South Carolina[65][66] Vic Schaefer, Mississippi State[65][66] 2018 SEC women's basketball tournament Bridgestone Arena
(Nashville, TN)
South Carolina
Southern Conference Mercer Kahlia Lawrence, Mercer[67] Susie Gardner, Mercer[67] 2018 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament U.S. Cellular Center
(Asheville, NC)
Mercer
Southland Conference Lamar Cassidy Barrios, Nicholls[68] Robin Harmony, Lamar[68] 2018 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament Leonard E. Merrell Center
(Katy, TX)
Nicholls State
Southwestern Athletic Conference Southern Joyce Kennerson, Texas Southern[69] Sandy Pugh, Southern[69] 2018 SWAC women's basketball tournament Quarterfinals: Campus sites
Semifinals and final: Delmar Fieldhouse
(Houston, TX)
Grambling State
The Summit League South Dakota Macy Miller, South Dakota State[70] Dawn Plitzuweit, South Dakota[70] 2018 Summit League women's basketball tournament Denny Sanford Premier Center
(Sioux Falls, SD)
South Dakota State
Sun Belt Conference Little Rock Taeler Deer, Texas State[71] Joe Foley, Little Rock[71] 2018 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament Lakefront Arena
(New Orleans, LA)
Little Rock
West Coast Conference Gonzaga Jill Barta, Gonzaga[72] Lisa Fortier, Gonzaga[72] 2018 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament Orleans Arena
(Paradise, NV)
Gonzaga
Western Athletic Conference New Mexico State Brooke Salas, New Mexico State[73] Brooke Atkinson, New Mexico State[73] 2018 WAC women's basketball tournament Orleans Arena
(Paradise, NV)
Seattle

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Award winners

All-America teams

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The NCAA has never recognized a consensus All-America team in women's basketball. This differs from the practice in men's basketball, in which the NCAA uses a combination of selections by the Associated Press (AP), the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), the Sporting News, and the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) to determine a consensus All-America team. The selection of a consensus team is possible because all four organizations select at least a first and second team, with only the USBWA not selecting a third team.

Of the major selectors in women's basketball, the AP and USBWA divide their selections into separate teams, but the 2017–18 season was the first in which the USBWA did so. The women's counterpart to the NABC, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), continues the USBWA's former practice of selecting a single 10-member (plus ties) team. The NCAA does not recognize Sporting News as an All-America selector in women's basketball.

Major player of the year awards

Major freshman of the year awards

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

Conference standings

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Coaching changes

Several teams changed coaches during and after the season.

Team Former
coach
Interim
coach
New
coach
Reason
Albany Joanna Bernabei-McNamee Colleen Mullen Bernabei-McNamee left Albany on April 10 after two seasons for Boston College.[92] On May 14, former Army assistant Colleen Mullen was named the Great Danes' new head coach.[93]
Akron Jodi Kest Melissa Jackson On April 21, Kest announced her retirement after 12 seasons at Akron and 26 seasons as a head coach, finishing with an overall record of 405–348.[94] The school promoted top assistant Jackson to head coach on June 27.
Boston College Erik Johnson Joanna Bernabei-McNamee Johnson resigned from his position on March 1 after six seasons. He finished with a record of 68–115 overall and 19–77 in ACC play.[95] BC announced on April 10 that it had hired Albany's Bernabei-McNamee as the new head coach.[92]
Boston University Katy Steding Marisa Moseley Steding was fired on March 13 after four years in which the Terriers went 31–88 without a winning season.[96] BU announced UConn assistant and BU alum Moseley as the new head coach on April 17.[97]
Bowling Green Jennifer Roos Robyn Fralick Roos was fired from BGSU on March 8 after six seasons. The Falcons went 92–97 during Roos' tenure, capped off by an 11–19 season.[98] The Falcons hired Fralick from Division II in-state power Ashland fresh off a loss in the Division II title game that broke a 73-game winning streak.[99]
Binghamton Linda Cimino Bethann Ord Cimino left Binghamton on May 18 after four seasons for the St. Francis Brooklyn opening.[100] The school tabbed Weber State's Ord as the next head coach on June 15.[101]
Canisius Terry Zeh Scott Hemer Zeh was fired from Canisius on March 8 after 14 seasons and a 195–233 overall record. The Golden Griffins' 10–20 mark this season was their ninth straight losing season.[102] Canisius went to Division III for its new hire, announcing SUNY Geneseo head coach Hemer as Zeh's replacement on April 23.[103]
Chattanooga Jim Foster Katie Burrows Foster announced his retirement on May 8 after five seasons with the Mocs and 40 overall as a D-I head coach. He retired with a 120–40 record at Chattanooga and 903–347 overall, with a coaching tree that includes Hall of Famers Geno Auriemma and Muffet McGraw. The Mocs named top assistant Burrows as interim head coach while the school searched for its new coach,[104] and removed the interim tag on May 25.[105]
Chicago State Angela Jackson Misty Opat Chicago State fired Jackson on the week of March 5 after 15 seasons, although it wasn't officially confirmed until March 12.[106] After a nearly five-month search, the school hired Misty Opat from Rock Valley College of NJCAA Division III on August 7.[107]
Cincinnati Jamelle Elliott Michelle Clark-Heard Cincinnati announced on March 21 that Elliott would not return after nine seasons as head coach.[108] The Bearcats announced Western Kentucky's Clark-Heard, who had previously served as assistant coach at Cincinnati, as the new head coach on March 27.[109]
Clemson Audra Smith Amanda Butler Smith was fired from Clemson on March 27 after five seasons. The Tigers went 52–99 overall and 9–70 in ACC play during her tenure, capped off by an overall record this season of 11–19 with only one win in ACC play.[110] Former Florida head coach Butler, who had been out of coaching since being fired from her alma mater at the end of the 2016–17 season, was announced as Smith's replacement on April 12.[111]
Cleveland State Kate Peterson Abiad Chris Kielsmeier On March 19, Peterson Abiad announced that she would step down to focus on her family. She finished with a 15-year record of 206–252 at Cleveland State.[112] On April 17, former Wayne State head coach Chris Kielsmeier was announced as the next head coach for the Vikings.[113]
Delaware State Barbara Burgess Kyle Adams David Caputo On February 21, Burgess was fired after 3 seasons at Delaware State. She finished at Delaware State with a 3-year record of 17–69. Assistant Kyle Adams was named interim head coach of the Hornets for the remainder of the season.[114] On August 10, the school hired UNC Wilimington assistant Caputo as the program's next head coach.[115]
East Carolina Heather Macy Chad Killinger
Nicole Mealing
After an internal review revealed a misunderstanding of practice rules, Macy announced her resignation from East Carolina on October 17, 2018 after 8 seasons, finishing as the program's most-winning coach with 134 wins.[116] Assistant coach Killinger was initially named interim head coach of the Pirates for the 2018–19 season, but health concerns led to his resignation 11 games into the season on December 26, 2018, and Killinger's top assistant Mealing was named interim coach for the rest of the season.[117]
Gardner–Webb Rick Reeves Alex Simmons On April 3, Reeves announced his retirement after 14 seasons at Gardner–Webb and 32 seasons as head coach. He finished with an overall record of 483–456, and also was the program's most-winning head coach with 216 wins.[118] On April 24, former Ole Miss assistant Alex Simmons was named the next head coach for the Runnin' Bulldogs.[119]
Georgia State Sharon Baldwin-Tener Gene Hill On March 14, head coach Sharon Baldwin's contract was not renewed. She finished with an 88–152 record in eight seasons.[120] On April 19, former NC State assistant Gene Hill was named the Panthers' next head coach.[121]
Indiana State Josh Keister Vicki Hall On March 21, former Toledo associate head coach Vicki Hall was named the next head coach for the Sycamores.[122]
Jackson State Surina Dixon Tomekia Reed On March 2, Surina Dixon's contract was not renewed. She finished at Jackson State with aa 82–93 record in six seasons.[123] On April 15, Jackson State hired former Hinds Community College head coach Tomekia Reed as its new head coach.[124]
Jacksonville Yolett McPhee-McCuin Darnell Haney McPhee-McCuin left Jacksonville on April 4 after five seasons for the Ole Miss vacancy.[125] On April 10, former Jacksonville assistant head coach Darnell Haney was named the new head coach for the Dolphins.[126]
La Salle Jeff Williams Mountain MacGillivray On March 2, Jeff Williams' contract was not renewed. He finished 92–149 in eight seasons at La Salle.[127] On April 21, La Salle hired former Quinnipiac assistant coach Mountain MacGillivray as the new head coach of the Explorers.[128]
Longwood Bill Reinson Rebecca Tillett Reinson and Longwood "parted ways" on March 9, following eight seasons in which Reinson went 58–177 and 28–86 in Big South Conference play.[129] On April 12, Navy assistant Rebecca Tillett was announced as his replacement.[130]
Minnesota Marlene Stollings Lindsay Whalen Stollings left Minnesota on April 9 after four seasons for the Texas Tech opening.[131] The Gophers announced on April 12 that former Gophers and current Minnesota Lynx player Whalen would become the new head coach while still playing for the Lynx.[132] In a postscript, Whalen announced on August 13 that she would retire from play at the end of the 2018 WNBA season.[133]
NJIT Steve Lanpher Mike Lane Lanpher resigned from his position on March 9 after 6 seasons at NJIT.[134] On May 21, NJIT hired former Bucknell assistant coach Mike Lane as the new head coach of the Highlanders.[135]
Northern Colorado Kamie Ethridge Jennifer Roulier-Huth Ethridge left Northern Colorado on April 16 after four seasons for Washington State.[136] On April 30, former UCLA assistant head coach Jennifer Roulier-Huth was named the new head coach for the Bears.[137]
Ole Miss Matt Insell Yolett McPhee-McCuin Insell was fired from Ole Miss on March 2 after the Rebels finished the season 12–19 and a last-place 1–15 in the SEC. He went 70–87 overall in five seasons, including 18–62 in SEC play.[138] The Rebels hired McPhee-McCuin away from Jacksonville on April 4.[125]
Pittsburgh Suzie McConnell-Serio Lance White McConnell-Serio was fired from Pitt on April 5 after five seasons and a 10–20 finish this past season. Although she led the Panthers to the 2015 NCAA tournament, the team failed to win more than 13 games in any of her final three seasons, finishing 67–87 overall during her tenure.[139] On April 18, Pittsburgh hired former Florida State assistant Lance White.[140]
Prairie View A&M Ravon Justice Sandy Pugh Justice left Prairie View A&M on April 12 after two seasons for the Sam Houston State job.[141] Southern's Sandy Pugh was hired as her replacement on May 7.
Presbyterian Todd Steelman Alaura Sharp Steelman resigned from his position on March 13 after just two seasons at Presbyterian.[142] On April 24, former Louisiana Tech assistant coach Alaura Sharp was named the next head coach of the Blue Hose.[143]
St. Francis Brooklyn John Thurston Linda Cimino Thurston announced his retirement on April 5 after six seasons at St. Francis Brooklyn and 23 seasons overall as head coach.[144] On May 18, the Terriers hired former Binghamton head coach Linda Cimino.[145]
Saint Peter's Pat Coyle Marc Mitchell Coyle announced her resignation from Saint Peter's on March 16. She finished at Saint Peter's with a 4-year record of 19–132.[146] On March 26, former Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham head coach Marc Mitchell was named as Coyle's replacement.[147]
Sam Houston State Brenda Welch-Nichols Ravon Justice Welch-Nicholls and Sam Houston State agreed to "part ways" on March 7, following twelve seasons. She finished with a 119–234 record in 12 seasons at Sam Houston.[148] On April 12, former Prairie View A&M head coach Ravon Justice was announced as her replacement.[141]
South Carolina State Doug Robertson, Jr. Audra Smith On March 27 Robertson's contract was not renewed, ending his 10-year tenure at South Carolina State with a 112–175 record.[149] Former Clemson coach Audra Smith was named the new head coach on June 8.
Southern Sandy Pugh Carlos Funchess Pugh left after 18 seasons to take the Prairie View A&M job. Top assistant Funchess was elevated to head coach after serving on the staff for the past 13 seasons.
Southern Utah Chris Boettcher Tracy Sanders On March 13, Boettcher was fired. He finished at Southern Utah with a 4-year record of 29–92.[150] On April 18, former Saint Mary's assistant Tracy Sanders was named the next head coach of the Thunderbirds.[151]
Texas Tech Candi Whitaker Shimmy Gray-Miller Marlene Stollings Whitaker was fired on January 1 after a 6–7 start, capped off by blowout losses in the Lady Raiders' first two Big 12 games. She was 54–82 overall in her fifth season at her alma mater, with the Lady Raiders having no .500 seasons during her tenure. Assistant Gray-Miller was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[152] Tech hired Stollings away from Minnesota, formally introducing her on April 9.[131]
UMass Lowell Jenerrie Harris Tom Garrick On March 5, Harris' contract was not renewed, ending her 4-year tenure at UMass Lowell with a 28–91 record.[153] On April 12, former Boston College assistant coach Tom Garrick was named the next head coach of the River Hawks.[154]
UIC Regina Miller Tasha Pointer Miller and the school agreed to "part ways" on March 6, following seven seasons. She finished at UIC with a 7-year record of 95–122.[155] On April 3, former Northwestern assistant Tasha Pointer was named as Miller's replacement.[156]
UTRGV Larry Tidwell Lane Lord Tidwell resigned from his position on April 21 after 5 seasons at UTRGV to become the Chief of Staff for the women's basketball program at Texas Tech. He finished at UTRGV with a 5-year record of 85–75.[157] On May 21, UTRGV hired former Pittsburg State head coach Lane Lord as the new head coach of the Vaqueros.[158]
Valparaiso Tracey Dorow Mary Evans On March 6, Dorow announced that she would take a medical leave of absence to recover from major neck surgery.[159] On April 13, former Ohio assistant coach Mary Evans was named the next head coach of the Crusaders.[160]
Vermont Chris Day Alisa Kresge Day announced his resignation on April 27 after two seasons, following an internal investigation into his verbal conduct. UVM elevated assistant Kresge to interim head coach through the 2018–19 season.[161] On April 10, 2019, Kresge had the interim tag removed and became head coach of the Catamounts.[162]
Virginia Joanne Boyle Tina Thompson Boyle announced her retirement on March 20. She initially cited an unspecified family matter, but later revealed that she retired because of snags in her ongoing attempt to finalize the adoption of her 6-year-old Senegalese daughter.[163] The Cavaliers went 129–98 in her seven seasons, capped off by the program's first NCAA tournament appearance since 2009.[164] UVA hired former WNBA star, incoming member of both the Naismith and Women's Halls of Fame, and current Texas assistant Thompson on April 16.[165]
Washington State June Daugherty Kamie Ethridge Daugherty was fired on March 13 after 11 seasons and a 130–218 overall record, ending with a 10–20 record in a season she did not finish due to health issues. The Cougars failed to make the NCAA tournament during her tenure.[166] WSU hired Northern Colorado head coach Ethridge on April 16.[136]
Weber State Bethann Ord Velaida Harris Ord left after seven seasons to take the Binghamton job. The school hired Rhode Island assistant Velaida Harris as her replacement on July 17.[167]
Western Kentucky Michelle Clark-Heard Greg Collins Clark-Heard left her alma mater on March 27 after six seasons for the Cincinnati opening. The Lady Toppers elevated assistant Collins the same day.[109]

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