coaching change

Lavender Thornhill holds on with her left hand and waves with her right as she rides a baby hippo on a carousel.

2024 women’s basketball coaching carousel live tracker

By The Next / March 11, 2024

Bookmark this page and track changes here

An orange and white WNBA basketball sits on the court.

Phoenix Mercury set to hire Orlando Magic assistant coach Nate Tibbetts as head coach

By Aya Abdeen / October 16, 2023

Tibbetts is expected to become highest-paid head coach in WNBA history

Teresa Weatherspoon speaks at her Naismith Hall of Fame induction. (Screenshot)

Chicago Sky hire WNBA legend Teresa Weatherspoon as head coach

By Aya Abdeen / October 11, 2023

Trend toward more former players in the league as head coaches continues

Photo of Chicago Sky guard Marina Mabrey (4) during the WNBA game between the Chicago Sky and the Connecticut Sun at Mohegan Sun Arena.

What the Chicago Sky players want in their next head coach and general manager

By Monique Newton / October 2, 2023

The Sky’s first order of business this offseason is hiring two key leaders

Dartmouth head coach Linda Cimino rests her elbows on a rack of basketballs and smiles for a photo.

New Dartmouth head coach Linda Cimino is ready for another rebuild

By Jenn Hatfield / June 24, 2023

Once the class of the Ivy League, Dartmouth went 0-14 in conference last season

Washington Mystics head coach Eric Thibault extends both arms in front of him with his index fingers pointed and his palms facing up.

‘He’s got his big-boy pants on’: Inside the transition from Mike to Eric Thibault in Washington

By Jenn Hatfield / June 7, 2023

A foundation of trust has made the transition smooth

Princeton freshman guard Madison St. Rose stands atop a ladder with streamers around her neck. She holds a piece of the net that she cut after the Tigers won the Ivy League Tournament. The Ivy League logo is shown prominently on the backboard.

Five numbers to know about Ivy League women’s basketball this offseason

By Jenn Hatfield / April 23, 2023

Exploring the Ivy pipeline to Power 6 programs, attendance growth and more

Newly appointed Fordham head coach Bridgette Mitchell poses with director of athletics Ed Kull and a basketball

New beginnings in the Bronx: Bridgette Mitchell looks to ‘revive’ Fordham Rams

By Natalie Heavren / April 16, 2023

What the beginning of the Mitchell era means for the Rams

Michigan State’s Suzy Merchant stepping down as head coach

By Eric Rynston-Lobel / March 13, 2023

Merchant led the Spartans for 16 seasons, won two Big Ten titles.

Pacific's bench celebrates. One player squats, yells and puts her right hand low to the ground.

Sights and sounds from the WCC Tournament, Day 2

By Matthew Walter / March 4, 2023

Dominance from BYU’s Lauren Gustin and a near-comeback by Saint Mary’s highlighted the day