Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Coach of the Year

The Big Ten Conference Woen's Basketball Coach of the Year is an annual college basketball award presented to the top women's basketball coach in the Big Ten Conference. The winner is selected by the Big Ten media association and conference coaches. The award was first given following the 1983–84 season to Tara VanDerveer of Ohio State. Rene Portland and Jim Foster have won the award a record four times each.

Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Coach of the Year
Given forthe top women's basketball coach in the Big Ten Conference
CountryUnited States
Presented byBig Ten head coaches (1995–present)
Big Ten media (1989–present)
History
First award1984
Most recentJoe McKeown, Northwestern

Key

Awarded one of the following National Coach of the Year awards that year:

Associated Press Coach of the Year (AP)
Naismith Coach of the Year (N)
USBWA Women's National Coach of the Year (USBWA)
WBCA National Coach of the Year Award (WBCA)

Coach (X) Denotes the number of times the coach had been awarded the Coach of the Year award at that point
Co-Coaches of the Year
*
Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach but is no longer active
*^
Active coach who has been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (as a coach)
Conf. W–L Conference win–loss record for that season
Conf. St.T Conference standing at year's end (Tdenotes a tie)
Overall W–L Overall win–loss record for that season
Season Team won the NCAA Division I National Championship

Winners

Season Coach School National Coach of
the Year Awards
Conf.
W–L
Conf.
St.
Overall
W–L
Source(s)
1983–84 Tara VanDerveer*^ Ohio State 17–1 1st 22–7 [1]
1984–85 Tara VanDerveer*^ (2) Ohio State 18–0 1st 28–3
1985–86 Ruth Jones Purdue 9–9 5thT 16–11 [2]
1986–87 Don Perrelli Northwestern [1]
1987–88 Karen Langeland Michigan State
1988–89 Lin Dunn Purdue 13–5 3rd 21–10
1989–90 Don Perrelli (2) Northwestern
1989–90 Bud VanDeWege Michigan 11–7 4thT 20–10
1990–91 Lin Dunn (2) Purdue 17–1 1st 26–3
1990–91 C. Vivian Stringer*^ Iowa 13–5 2ndT 21–9
1991–92 Mary Murphy Wisconsin 13–5 3rd 20–9
1992–93 C. Vivian Stringer*^ (2) Iowa N
WBCA
16–2 1stT 27–4
1993–94 Rene Portland Penn State 16–2 1st 28–3
1994–95 Jane Albright Wisconsin 11–5 3rd 20–9
1995–96 Angie Lee Iowa AP 15–1 1st 25–3
1996–97 Nell Fortner Purdue 12–4 1stT 17–11
1996–97 Theresa Grentz Illinois 12–4 1stT 24–8
1997–98 Theresa Grentz (2) Illinois 12–4 2nd 20–10
1997–98 Sue Guevara Michigan 10–6 3rdT 19–10
1998–99 Carolyn Peck Purdue AP
N
USBWA
WBCA
16–0 1st 34–1
1999–2000 Sue Guevara (2) Michigan 13–3 2nd 22–8
1999–2000 Rene Portland (2) Penn State 15–1 1st 30–5
2000–01 Lisa Bluder Iowa 12–4 2nd 21–10
2001–02 Brenda Oldfield Minnesota AP
USBWA
11–6 3rd 22–8
2002–03 Rene Portland (3) Penn State 13–3 1st 26–9
2003–04 Rene Portland (4) Penn State WBCA 15–1 1st 28–6
2004–05 Jim Foster Ohio State 14–2 1stT 30–5
2004–05 Joanne P. McCallie Michigan State AP 14–2 1stT 33–4
2005–06 Jim Foster (2) Ohio State 15–1 1st 29–3
2006–07 Jim Foster (3) Ohio State 15–1 1st 28–4
2007–08 Lisa Bluder (2) Iowa 13–5 1stT 21–11
2008–09 Jim Foster (4) Ohio State 15–3 1st 29–6
2009–10 Lisa Bluder (3) Iowa 13–5 1stT 21–11
2009–10 Lisa Stone Wisconsin 10–8 3rdT 21–11
2010–11 Suzy Merchant Michigan State 13–3 1st 27–6
2011–12 Coquese Washington Penn State 13–3 1st 26–7
2012–13 Coquese Washington (2) Penn State 14–2 1st 26–6
2012–13 Connie Yori Nebraska 12–4 2nd 25–9
2013–14 Coquese Washington (3) Penn State 13–3 1stT 24–8
2013–14 Connie Yori (2) Nebraska 12–4 3rd 26–7
2014–15 Brenda Frese (2) Maryland 18–0 1st 34–3 [3]
2015–16 Teri Moren Indiana 12–6 4th 21–12 [4]
2016–17 Kim Barnes Arico Michigan 11–5 3rd 28–9 [5]
2017–18 Amy Williams Nebraska 11–5 3rdT 21–11 [6]
2018–19 Brenda Frese (3) Maryland 15–3 1st 29–5 [7]
2019–20 Joe McKeown Northwestern 16–2 1stT 26–3 [8]

Winners by school

School (year joined) Winners Years
Iowa 6 1991, 1993, 1996, 2001, 2008, 2010
Ohio State 6 1984, 1985, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Penn State (1992) 6 1994, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2012, 2013
Purdue 5 1986, 1989, 1991, 1997, 1999
Michigan 4 1990, 1998, 2000, 2017
Michigan State 3 1988, 2005, 2011
Nebraska (2011) 3 2013, 2014, 2018
Northwestern 3 1987, 1990, 2020
Wisconsin 3 1992, 1995, 2010
Illinois 2 1997, 1998
Maryland (2014) 2 2015, 2019
Minnesota 1 2002
Indiana 1 2016
Rutgers (2014) 0

References

  1. "2014–15 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  2. "Jones Tops Big Ten Coaches". Journal & Courier. March 11, 1986. p. 9. Retrieved January 2, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Women's Basketball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. March 2, 2015. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  4. "Big Ten Unveils Women's Basketball Postseason Honors on BTN". BigTen.org. February 29, 2016. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  5. "Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced On BTN". BigTen.org. February 27, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  6. "Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced On BTN". BigTen.org. February 26, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  7. "Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced On BTN". BigTen.org. March 4, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  8. "2019-20 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced On BTN". BigTen.org. March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
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