List of head coaches whose first D1 head coaching job was in a Power 5 Conference(ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC)
ACC
Itoro Umoh-Coleman-Clemson
Lance White- Pittsburgh
Big 10
Coquese Washingto-Penn St.
Big 12
Kim Mulkey-Baylor
Sherri Coale- Oklahoma
Mike Carey-West Virginia
Pac-12
Tia Jackson-Washington
Mike Neighbors-Washington
Niya Butts-Arizona
Adia Barnes-Arizona
Kathy Olivier-UCLA
Nikki Caldwell-UCLA
Cori Close-UCLA
LaVonda Wagner
*Scott Rueck-Oregon St. D3 HC
SEC
Joni Taylor-Georgia
Holly Warlick-Tennessee
Mickie DeMoss-Florida-hired in 1979
*Stephanie White-Vanderbilt. Former WNBA HC.
1 comment:
I note this list excludes Auriemma - on the on hand, correctly, as not in a power conference. Arguably, CT should be on the list, but it is also tru that UConn wasn't much of a team when he started.
BTW, fascinating list.
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