Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Coach of the Year

Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Coach of the Year
Awarded 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
First winnerTara VanDerveer, Ohio State
Most recentKevin McGuff, Ohio State

The Big Ten Conference Women'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, Jim Foster, and Brenda Frese have won the award a record four times each.

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* Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach but is no longer active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 — — — —
Bud VanDeWege Michigan — 11–7 4thT 20–10
1990–91† Lin Dunn (2) Purdue — 17–1 1st 26–3
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
Theresa Grentz Illinois — 12–4 1stT 24–8
1997–98† Theresa Grentz (2) Illinois — 12–4 2nd 20–10
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
Rene Portland (2) Penn State — 15–1 1st 30–5
2000–01 Lisa Bluder Iowa — 12–4 2nd 21–10
2001–02 Brenda (Frese) 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
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
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
Connie Yori Nebraska — 12–4 2nd 25–9
2013–14† Coquese Washington (3) Penn State — 13–3 1stT 24–8
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]
2020–21 Brenda Frese (4) Maryland — 17–1 1st 21–2 [9]
2021–22 Kim Barnes Arico (2) Michigan — 13–4 3rd 22–5 [10]
2022–23 Teri Moren (2) Indiana AP 16–2 1st 28–4 [11]
2023–24 Kevin McGuff Ohio State 16–2 1st 25–4 [12]


Winners by school

School (year joined) Winners Years
Ohio State 7 1984, 1985, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2024
Iowa 6 1991, 1993, 1996, 2001, 2008, 2010
Penn State (1992) 6 1994, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2012, 2013
Michigan 5 1990, 1998, 2000, 2017, 2022
Purdue 5 1986, 1989, 1991, 1997, 1999
Maryland (2014) 3 2015, 2019, 2021
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
Indiana 2 2016, 2023
Minnesota 1 2002
Rutgers (2014) 0 —

See also

References

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