NCAA DI Coaching Changes – Archive | Hoopfeed.com

School Previous Coach New coach Alabama A&M Semeka Randall 
Resigned 5/26/16 Margaret Richards
Hire announced 6/2/2016 Albany Katie Abrahamson-Henderson
Resigned 4/1/15 Joanna Bernabei-McNamee
Hire announced 4/15/16 Arizona Niya Butts
Released 3/1/2016 Adia Barnes
Hire announced 4/4/16 Bradley Michael Brooks 
Released 3/14/161 Andrea Gorski 
Hire announced 4/9/16 Campbell Wanda Watkins 
Resigned 3/16/16 Ronny Fisher 
Hire announced 4/5/16 Central Florida Joi Williams
Released 3/7/2016 Katie Abrahamson-Henderson
Hire announced 4/1/16 Colgate Nicci Hays Fort 
Resigned 3/10/16 Bill Cleary 
Hire announced 3/29/16 Colorado Linda Lappe
Resigned 3/7/2016 JR Payne
Hire announced 3/28/16 Columbia Stephanie Glance
Stepped down 9/14/2015 to become executive director of the Kay Yow Fund Associate
head coach Sheila Roux promoted to promoted to interim head coach Megan Griffith
Hire announced 3/28/16 Coppin State Derek Brown 
Announced retirement 4/22/16 DeWayne Burroughs Hire announced 8/10/16 Dayton Jim Jabir 
Announced resignation 9/7/16 Shauna Green
Hire announced 9/11/16 Eastern Michigan Tory Verdi
Resigned 3/9/16 to take job at Massachusetts Fred Castro
Hire announced 5/5/2016 Evansville Oties Epps 
Resigned 2/29/16 Matt Ruffing named permanent head coach on 12/22/16
Assistant coach Matt Ruffing named interim coach
for rest of season and 2016-17 Florida International Marlin Chinn 
Relieved of duties 3/11/16
Assistant coach Tiara Malcom named interim head coach Tiara Malcom 
Promoted to head coach 4/8/16 George Washington Jonathan Tsipis 
Resigned 3/29/16 Jennifer Rizzoti
Hire announced 4/15/16 Grambling State Nadine Domond
Resigned 6/17/16 Interim coach: Freddie Murray Hartford Jennifer Rizzoti
Resigned to take job at George Washington 4/15/16 Kim McNeill
Hire announced 5/25/16 Incarnate Word Kate Henderson 
Resigned 3/7/2016 Christy Smith 
Hire announced 4/13/16 IPFW Chris Paul
Released 3/9/16 Niecee Nelson 
Hire announced 4/18/16 James Madison Kenny Brooks 
Took job at Virginia Tech 3/28/16 Sean O’Regan 
Promoted to head coach 4/9/16 Kennesaw State Nitra Perry
Released 3/7/2016 Agnus Berenato
Hire announced 3/30/16 Kent State Danielle O’Banion
Released 3/11/16 Todd Starkey 
Hire announced 4/19/16 Louisiana Tech Tyler Summitt 
Resigned 4/7/162
Mickie DeMoss named interim head coach 4/8/16 Brooke Stoehr
Hire announced 4/18/16 Loyola University Chicago Sheryl Swoopes
Released 7/3/2016 Kate Achter 
Hire announced 7/19/16 Manhattan College John Olenowski
Released 3/6/16 Associate head coach Sonia Burke named interim coach3/9/16 Heather Vulin
Hire announced 4/24/16 Massachusetts Sharon Dawley 
Released 3/6/16 Tory Verdi
Hire announced 4/9/16 McNeese State Brooks Donald Williams
Resigned 4/7/16 to become an assistant coach at Alabama Kacie Cryer 
Promoted to head coach 4/8/16 Mississippi Valley State Elvis Robinson
Released 2/4/16
Assistant coach Melvin Williams named acting head coach Jessica Kern
Hire announced 4/4/16 Montana Robin Selvig 
Announced retirement 7/27/16 Shannon Schweyen
Hire announced 8/10/16 Morgan State Donald Beasley 
Reassigned 6/18/16 to another position Edward Davis Jr. 
Named interim coach 6/18/16 Nebraska Connie Yori 
Resigned 4/5/16 Amy Williams 
Hire Announced 4/11/16 New Mexico Yvonne Sanchez
Released 3/18/16 Mike Bradbury
Hire announced 3/31/16 Norfolk State Debra Clark
Removed from position 1/20/16
Men’s basketball assistant coach Larry Vickers named interim head coach Larry Vickers 
Promoted to head coach 3/8/16 Northern Arizona Sue Darling 
“Change in leadership” announced 9/23/16 Robyne Bostick named interim coach
(never announced by NAU) Northern Kentucky Dawn Plitzuweit 
Resigned to take job at South Dakota 4/22/16 Camryn Whitaker 
Hire announced 5/6/16 Northwestern State Brooke Stoehr
Resigned to take job at Louisiana Tech Jordan Dupuy 
Hire announced 5/9/16 Prairie View A&M Dawn Brown 
Released 3/22/16 Ravon Justice 
Hire announced 4/12/16 Presbyterian College Ronny Fisher 
Resigned 4/5/16 Todd Steelman 
Hire announced 4/27/16 Providence Susan Robinson Fruchtl
Left to become director of athletics at St. Francis (PA) Announced 4/11/16 Jim Crowley
Hire announced 5/10/16 Robert Morris Sal Buscaglia 
Announced Retirement 3/7/15His son, associate head coach Charlie Buscaglia, named as successor Charlie Buscaglia Will take over for 2016-17 San Francisco Jennifer Azzi
Resigned 9/15/16 Molly Goodenbour 
Hire announced 9/28/16 Santa Clara JR Payne 
Took job at Colorado Bill Carr 
Hire announced 4/15/16 Seattle University Joan Bonvicini 
Resigned 3/29/16 Suzy Barcomb 
Hire announced 4/18/16 South Dakota Amy Williams 
Resignation announced 4/11/16, took job at Nebraska Dawn Plitzuweit 
Hire announced 4/22/16 Southeastern Louisiana Yolanda Moore 
Released 3/16/2016 Errol Gauff 
Hire announced 4/2/16 Southern Methodist Rhonda Rompola 
Announced retirement 2/22/16 Travis Mays 
Hire announced 4/7/16 St. Bonaventure Jim Crowley 
Resignation announced 5/10/16 Jesse Fleming 
Reported 5/25/16,
Hire announced 5/26/16 Tennessee Tech Jim Davis 
Announced retirement 2/29/16 Kim Rosamond 
Hire announced 3/31 UC Irvine Doug Oliver 
Announced retirement 1/12/16 Tamara Inoue
Hire announced 4/20/16 UNC Greensboro Wendy Palmer 
Released 3/14/16 Trina Patterson 
Hire announced 4/17/16 Vanderbilt Melanie Balcomb 
Resigned 4/27/16 Stephanie White 
Will join team at conclusion of Indiana Fever’s season Vermont Lori Gear McBride 
Released 3/25/16* Courtnay Pilypaitis named interim head coach Chris Day
Hire announced 5/11/16 Virginia Tech Dennis Wolff
Released 3/22/16 Kenny Brooks 
Hire announced 3/28/16 Wagner Lisa Cermignano
Released 3/23/16 Heather Jacobs 
Hire announced 4/15/16 Wichita State Jody Adams-Birch
Released 1/22/17 Linda Hargrove (interim coach) Winthrop Kevin Cook 
Released 2/24/17 Lynette Woodard (interim coach) Wisconsin Bobbie Kelsey
Released 3/4/16 Jonathan Tsipis 
Hire announced 3/31 Wofford Edgar I. Farmer
Resigned 3/4/16 Jimmy Garrity 
Hire announced 4/25/16 Wright State Mike Bradbury 
Resigned 3/31/16 Katrina Merriweather
Hire announced 4/19/16