2019-20 Coaches' Carousel

The links provided are usually to the school's official website.  Some schools do not issue a press release when they let go of their head coach.  Other schools do not issue a press release if their head coach left for a head coaching job at another school.

As of  June 25, 2019

Former D1 HC or AC- That coach hired was not coaching last year.  They may have been in private business, doing TV work. etc. 

Gender:

 changes Female was replaced by Female (F-F)

 changes Female was replaced by Male * (F-M)

 changes Male replaced by Female (M-F)

 changes Male replaced by Male(M-M)

Turnaround

Difference- Less wins than the the year before. 

 

Top 5 Turnarounds

1. Eastern Kentucky and Incarnate Ward +9

2. Samford and Portland +8

3. Richmond +6

4. Fairleigh Dickinson, Rhode Island, and Texas Southern +5 

5. LIU, North Dakota St., Princeton +4

 

2019-20 

1. Arkansas Pine Bluff  (M-F) D1 AC

Opened January 15, 2019- Head Coach Nate Kilbert fired.

Filled- May 20, 2019- Dawn Brown

2018-19 Record 5-20
2019-20 Record 7-22
Difference: +2

2. St. Francis PA (M-F) D1 AC

 no release on their official site.

November 13, 2018- Head Coach Joe Haigh takes a leave of absence for personal reasons.  He is no longer listed on their official site.

November 13, 2018- Athletic Director Susan Robinson-Fruchtl named herself the interim head coach.  She was the head coach at Providence and St. Francis PA!

Opened January 31, 2019- Head Coach Joe Haigh officially resigns.

Filled-April 24, 2019- Keila Whittington

2018-19 Record 16-17
2019-20 Record 11-19
Difference: - 5

3. Florida A&M (F-M)

Opened Feb. 12, 2019 LeDawn Gibson fired.
Filled- August 2019.  Kevin Lynum was named HC. No release, just mentioned on his bio.

2018-19 Record 4-24
2019-20 Record 6-21
Difference: +2

4. Louisiana Monroe (M-F) D1 AC

Opened Feb. 13, 2019 Jeff Dow announces on Twitter he will not seek a contract extension.  Interesting story about the lack of resources at ULM!
Filled- April 9, 2019- Brooks Williams

2018-19 Record 10-19
2019-20 Record 3-26
Difference: -7

5.  UMBC- (M-F) D1 HC

 
No release on their official site. First reported by the Baltimore Sun and then whoopdirt.com.
December 13, 2018- Head Coach Phil Stern is placed on leave
Decemeber 13, 2018- Carlee Dewey is named acting Head Coach- D1 AC

Opened- Feb 22, 2019- Phil Stern resigns. A national search will be conducted after the season.
Filled- April 26, 2019- Johnetta Hayes

2018-19 Record 10-20
2019-20 Record 10-18
Difference: 0

6. Eastern Kentucky (F-F) D1 AC

Opened- March 2, 2019- Chrissy Roberts not retained.
Filled- March 27, 2019- Samantha Williams 

2018-19 Record 2-27
2019-20 Record 11-18
Difference: +9

7.  Penn St. (F-F) D1 HC

Opened- March 8, 2019- Coquese Washington
Filled- April 3, 2019- Carolyn Kieger

2018-19 Record 12-18
2019-20 Record 7-23
Difference: -5

8. Lipscomb (M-F) D3 HC

Opened- March 8, 2019- Greg Brown
Filled- April 22, 2019- Lauren Sumski


2018-19 Record 4-25
2019-20 Record 7-23
Difference: +3

9. Georgia Southern. (M-F) D2 HC

Opened- March 10, 2019- Kip Drown
Filled- March 27, 2019- Anita Howard 


2018-19 Record 7-22
2019-20 Record 10-20
Difference: +3

10. Richmond (M-M) D1 HC

Opened- March 10, 2019-Michael Schafer
Filled- April 2, 2019- Aaron Roussell

2018-19 Record 9-21
2019-20 Record 15-17
Difference: +6

11. Incarnate Word (F-M) D1 HC

Opened- March 10, 2019-Christy Smith
Filled- April 1, 2019- Jeff Dow

2018-19 Record 5-24
2019-20 Record 14-15
Difference: +9

12. Xavier (M-F) D1 AC

Opened- March 10, 2019-Brian Neal
Filled- April 5, 2019- Melanie Moore

2018-19 Record- 11-19
2019-20 Record 3-27
Difference: -8

13.  North Dakota St. (F-M) D1 AC

Opened-March 11, 2019- Maren Walseth
Filled April 29, 2019- Jory Collins

2018-19 Record 7-22
2019-20 Record 11-19
Difference: +4

14. Rhode Island  (F-F) D1 AC

Opened March 12, 2019- Daynia La-Force
Filled April 18, 2019- Tammy Reiss

2018-19 Record 8-21
2019-20 Record  13-16
Difference: +5

15.  Portland (F-M) D3 HC

Opened March 12, 2019- Cheryl Sorenson
Filled March 27, 2019- Michael Meek

2018-19 Record 13-17
2019-20 Record 21-11
Difference: +8

16.  Arkansas St. (M-M) Former D1 HC

Opened March 13, 2019- Brian Boyer
Filled March 29, 2019- Matt Daniel

2018-19 Record 12-18
2019-20 Record 11-19
Difference: -1

17.  College of Charleston (F-F) D1 HC

Opened March 14, 2019- Candice Jackson 
Filled April 19, 2019- Robin Harmony

2018-19 Record 7-23
2019-20 Record 13-17
Difference: +6

18. Samford (M-F) D2 HC

Opened March 18, 2019- Mike Morris
Filled April 10, 2019- Carley Kuhns

2018-19 Record 10-20
2019-20 Record 18-14
Difference: +8

19. LIU-Brooklyn (F-F) D1 AC

Opened March 19, 2019- Stephanie Del Preore.  No release yet, on LIU's site.  Link is to the job posting on the WBCA's website.
Filled-April 23, 2019-Rene Haynes  
2018-19 Record 4-25
2019-20 Record 8-22
Difference: +4

20.  Fairleigh Dickinson (M-F) D1 AC

Opened March 25, 2019- Peter Cinella
Filled April 26, 2019- Angelika Szumilo

2018-19 Record 8-22
2019-20 Record 13-17
Difference: +5

21. Georgia Tech (F-F) Former D1 HC

Feb 27, 2019- MaChelle Joseph placed on leave.
Feb. 27, 2019-Mark Simmons named acting coach.

Opened March 26, 2019- MaChelle Joseph
Filled April 9, 2019- Nell Fortner

2018-19 Record 17-13
2019-20 Record 20-11
Difference: +3

22. Hofstra  (F-F) D1 AC

Opened March 26, 2019- Krista Kilburn-Steveskey resigns.
Filled April 13, 2019- Danielle Santos-Atkinson

2018-19 Record 11-22
2019-20 Record 3-27
Difference: -8

23. Tennessee (F-F) D1 HC

Opened March 27, 2019- Holly Warlick
Filled April 9, 2019- Kellie Harper

2018-19 Record 19-13
2019-20 Record 21-10
Difference: +2

24. Western Carolina (F-F-M) D1 AC

Opened March 27, 2019- Stephanie McCormick
Filled May 16, 2019- Heather Kearney

Opened June 20, 2019-Heather Kearney's Contract Not Approved!
Filled July 8, 2019- Kiley Hill 

2018-19 Record 4-26
2019-20 Record 5-25
Difference: +1

25. Hartford (F-F) D1 AC

Opened March 28, 2019- Kim McNeil
Filled April 17, 2019- Morgan Valley

2018-19 Record 23-11
2019-20 Record 1-28
Difference: -22

26. East Carolina (F-F) D1 HC

October 17, 2018- Head Coach Heather Macy resigns.

October 17, 2018-Chad Killinger named Interim Head Coach for the 2018-19 season. D1 AC

December 27, 2018- Chad Killinger steps down due to health reasons.

Deceember 27, 2018-Nicole Mealing named Interim Head Coach.

Filled: March 28, 2019- Kim McNeil 

2018-19 Record 16-15
2019-20 Record 9-21
Difference: -7

27. Bucknell  (M-M) D3 HC

Opened April 2, 2019- Aaron Roussell
Filled April 25, 2019- Trevor Woodruff

2018-19 Record 28-6
2019-20 Record 24-6
Difference: -4

28. Marquette (F-F) D1 HC

Opened April 3, 2019- Carolyn Kieger
Filled April 10, 2019- Megan Duffy

2018-19 Record 27-8
2019-20 Record 24-8
Difference: -3

29. Missouri St. (F-F) D1 AC

Opened April 9, 2019- Kellie Harper
Filled April 17, 2019- Ameka Agugua-Hamilton

2018-19 Record 25-10
2019-20 Record 26-4
Difference: +3

30. Miami (OH) (F-F) D1 HC

Opened April 10, 2019- Megan Duffy
Filled-April 23, 2019- DeUnna Hendrix

2018-19 Record 23-9
2019-20 Record 11-20
Difference: -12

31. North Carolina (F-F) D1 HC

Opened April 18, 2019- Sylvia Hatchell
Filled-April 30, 2019- Courtney Banghart

2018-19 Record 18-15
2019-20 Record 16-14
Difference: -2

32. Lamar (F-F) D1 AC

Opened April 19, 2019- Robin Harmony
Filled May 1, 2019- Aqua Franklin

2018-19 Record 24-7
2019-20 Record 10-19
Difference: -14

33. High Point (F-F) D1 AC

Opened April 23, 2019- DeUnna Hendrix. No release on High Point's website!
Filled May 31, 2019- Chelsea Banbury

2018-19 Record 22-9
2019-20 Record 16-13
Difference: -6

34. Wyoming (M-M) D1 AC

Opened April 24, 2019- Joe Legerski No release. A tweet on their official Twitter account.
Filled May 7, 2019- Gerald Mattinson

2018-19 Record 25-9
2019-20 Record 17-12
Difference: -8

35. Texas Southern (F-F) Former D1 HC

Opened April 26, 2019- Johnetta Hayes
Filled- April 30, 2019- Cynthia Cooper-Dyke

2018-19 Record 15-15 

2019-20 Record 20-10
Difference: +5

36. Utah Valley (F-M) D1 AC

Opened April 29, 2019- Cathy Nixon
Filled May 13, 2019-Dan Nielson

2018-19 Record 15-15
2019-20 Record 12-16
Difference: -3

37. Princeton (F-F) D3 HC

Opened- April 30, 2019- Courtney Banghart
Filled- May 29, 2019- Carla Berube

2018-19 Record 22-10
2019-20 Record 26-1
Difference: +4

38. Cal (F- F) WNBA AC

Opened- June 13, 2019- Lindsay Gottlieb
Filled- June 21, 2019- Charmin Smith

2018-19 Record 20-13
2019-20 Record 12-19
Difference: -8

39. Pepperdine (F-F) D3 HC

Opened June 25, 2019- Delisha Milton-Jones
Filled July 3, 2019- Kristen Dowling

2018-19 Record 22-12
2019-20 Record 16-15
Difference: -6

40. Central Michigan (F-F) D1 AC

Opened July 12, 2019- Sue Guevara
Filled July 12, 2019- Heather Oesterle

2018-19 Record 25-8
2019-20 Record 23-7
Difference: -2

Interim/Acting Head Coaches for the 2018-19 Season

1. Vermont

April 26, 2018 Head Coach Chris Day
No press release on the website.  They did issue a release to the press, which is included in the linked story.

April 26, 2018 Alisa Kresge named interim HC D1 AC

April 9, 2019- Alisa Kresge named permanent HC!

3. Holy Cross

January 31, 2019 Bill Gibbons is suspended for the rest of the 2018-19 season.

Feb. 6, 2019 Bill Gibbons issues a statement.

January 31, 2019  Ann McInerney is named interim head coach.  D1 AC

March 28, 2019 Ann McInerney is named interim head coach for the 2019-20 season.

4. UMBC

Head Coach Phil Stern resigned on Feb. 22, 2019


5. Purdue Fort Wayne- No release on athletics website.

Feb, 12, 2019 Niecee Nelson placed on administrative leave.

Feb. 12, 2019 Marcie Alberts named coach for "upcoming games."

Feb 21, 2019- Niecee Nelson cleared of all allegations!

6. Rutgers

Feb. 25, 2019-C. Vivian Stringer taking a leave of absence for the rest of the regular season.

Feb. 25, 2019- Tim Eatman named acting coach.