West Virginia junior guard Savannah Samuel is departing the program. She averaged 3.9 PPG and 2.2 RPG this season. Samuel spent her freshman year at Oregon State.
WVU coach Dawn Plitzuweit confirmed after WVU’s win over Oklahoma State on Wednesday that junior guard Savannah Samuel is departing the program.
“She has decided to step away,” Plitzuweit said.
(3/2/2023)
Tarleton has parted ways with head coach Misty Wilson.
Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics Lonn Reisman announced Thursday that Tarleton has parted ways with women’s basketball head coach Misty Wilson, effective immediately.
“First and foremost, I want to thank Misty Wilson for her nine years at the helm of the Tarleton women’s basketball team,” Reisman said. “This decision was not an easy one to make. We will begin our search immediately to find the team’s next leader.”
The Texans ended their 2022-23 campaign on Tuesday at 8-21 overall and 2-16 in conference play.
Wilson just completed her ninth season as head coach of the Texans with a career record of 146-114 (.562). She had been a member of the coaching staff since 2002 following a four-year playing career at Tarleton.
(3/2/2023)
Terry Fowler has been relieved of his duties as South Alabama head coach. He had a ten-year record of 129-173, and the Jaguars went 7-23 in the 2022-23 season
South Alabama Athletic Director Dr. Joel Erdmann announced a change in leadership in the women’s basketball program, relieving Terry Fowler of his duties as head coach of the program on Wednesday.
“Terry has served the University with distinction and always operated with the well-being of his student-athletes at the forefront of his actions,” Erdmann said. “He has positively impacted all of us, we thank him and wish him all the best moving forward.”
The change came after South Alabama (7-23) fell 59-44 to Georgia State in the opening round of the Sun Belt Conference Championships on Tuesday. Fowler posted a 129-173 record in ten years at the helm of the program with a pair of postseason tournament berths including 2019.
The Jags finished 25-11 during the 2019 season and made the Sun Belt Conference championship game before falling to UALR 57-56 with a chance to win at the buzzer. They qualified for the WNIT that same year and won their opening round matchup with Lamar, before falling to Wyoming on the road.
(3/1/2023)
Pepperdine head coach Kristen Dowling has stepped down. Her team went 10-18 overall, 5-13 WCC, in this, her fourth, season. Assistant coach Brian Rosario will serve as acting head coach.
After four seasons as the head coach of the Pepperdine women’s basketball program, Kristen Dowling has announced her departure from the program.
“I want to thank Kristen for her commitment and dedication to our women’s basketball program for the past four years and wish her all the best in her future endeavors,” said Director of Athletics Steve Potts.
Dowling’s first year with the Waves was during the 2019-20 season where she led the team to a 16-15 overall record, including an 8-10 WCC record. The team reached the semifinals of the 2020 WCC Tournament after upsetting higher-seeded BYU.
Prior to Pepperdine, Dowling was the leader of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps’ program for seven years. She led the Athenas to six straight SCIAC regular-season championships as well four SCIAC Tournament championships and four NCAA Division III Tournaments. Along the way, the team had six straight 20-win seasons including five seasons with at least 23 wins.
Dowling had two prior stints with the Waves, as she was a graduate assistant and academic advisor during the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons, then returned as an assistant coach for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 campaigns, all under former head coach Julie Rousseau. The Waves went 32-27 during the 2011 and 2012 seasons, and placed third in the West Coast Conference in 2011 and advanced to the WNIT.
Assistant coach Brian Rosario will continue to be the acting head coach for the Waves and a search will begin immediately for a new head coach.
(2/27/2023)
TCU head coach Raegan Pebley has announced she is stepping down, saying, “While this is hard, the new landscape of college athletics and recruiting make this the right time for this announcement so TCU can make a hire this program and these women deserve.” She will coach the final two games of the regular season.
Pebley, who will coach the final two games of the regular season, informed the team of her decision Monday afternoon.
“TCU has my heart. This school, this city and most of all the people have been so special to my family and I,” Pebley said in a statement. “I believe in the potential of our women’s basketball program and Jeremiah Donati’s leadership.
“Today I met with Jeremiah and shared with him that I think it is time for a change. While this is hard, the new landscape of college athletics and recruiting make this the right time for this announcement so TCU can make a hire this program and these women deserve.”
(2/27/2023)
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