# Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Coach of the Year

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| * | Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach but is no longer active |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 ($^T$denotes 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 |
| 1983–84 | Tara VanDerveer* | Ohio State | — | 17–1 | 1st | 22–7 |
| 1984–85 | Tara VanDerveer* (2) | Ohio State | — | 18–0 | 1st | 28–3 |
| 1985–86 | Ruth Jones | Purdue | — | 9–9 | 5th$^T$ | 16–11 |
| 1986–87 | Don Perrelli | Northwestern | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Karen Langeland | Michigan State | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Lin Dunn | Purdue | — | 13–5 | 3rd | 21–10 |
| 1989–90$^†$ | Don Perrelli (2) | Northwestern | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90$^†$ | Bud VanDeWege | Michigan | — | 11–7 | 4th$^T$ | 20–10 |
| 1990–91$^†$ | Lin Dunn (2) | Purdue | — | 17–1 | 1st | 26–3 |
| 1990–91$^†$ | C. Vivian Stringer* | Iowa | — | 13–5 | 2nd$^T$ | 21–9 |
| 1991–92 | Mary Murphy | Wisconsin | — | 13–5 | 3rd | 20–9 |
| 1992–93 | C. Vivian Stringer* (2) | Iowa | N WBCA | 16–2 | 1st$^T$ | 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 | 1st$^T$ | 17–11 |
| 1996–97$^†$ | Theresa Grentz | Illinois | — | 12–4 | 1st$^T$ | 24–8 |
| 1997–98$^†$ | Theresa Grentz (2) | Illinois | — | 12–4 | 2nd | 20–10 |
| 1997–98$^†$ | Sue Guevara | Michigan | — | 10–6 | 3rd$^T$ | 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 |
| 1999–2000$^†$ | 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 | 1st$^T$ | 30–5 |
| 2004–05$^†$ | Joanne P. McCallie | Michigan State | AP | 14–2 | 1st$^T$ | 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 | 1st$^T$ | 21–11 |
| 2008–09 | Jim Foster (4) | Ohio State | — | 15–3 | 1st | 29–6 |
| 2009–10$^†$ | Lisa Bluder (3) | Iowa | — | 13–5 | 1st$^T$ | 21–11 |
| 2009–10$^†$ | Lisa Stone | Wisconsin | — | 10–8 | 3rd$^T$ | 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 |
| 2012–13$^†$ | Connie Yori | Nebraska | — | 12–4 | 2nd | 25–9 |
| 2013–14$^†$ | Coquese Washington (3) | Penn State | — | 13–3 | 1st$^T$ | 24–8 |
| 2013–14$^†$ | Connie Yori (2) | Nebraska | — | 12–4 | 3rd | 26–7 |
| 2014–15 | Brenda Frese (2) | Maryland | — | 18–0 | 1st | 34–3 |
| 2015–16 | Teri Moren | Indiana | — | 12–6 | 4th | 21–12 |
| 2016–17 | Kim Barnes Arico | Michigan | — | 11–5 | 3rd | 28–9 |
| 2017–18 | Amy Williams | Nebraska | — | 11–5 | 3rd$^T$ | 21–11 |
| 2018–19 | Brenda Frese (3) | Maryland | — | 15–3 | 1st | 29–5 |
| 2019–20 | Joe McKeown | Northwestern | — | 16–2 | 1st$^T$ | 26–3 |
| 2020–21 | Brenda Frese (4) | Maryland | — | 17–1 | 1st | 21–2 |
| 2021–22 | Kim Barnes Arico (2) | Michigan | — | 13–4 | 3rd | 22–5 |
| 2022–23 | Teri Moren (2) | Indiana | AP | 16–2 | 1st | 28–4 |
| 2023–24 | Kevin McGuff | Ohio State | | 16–2 | 1st | 25–4 |
| 2024–25 | Lindsay Gottlieb | USC | | 17–1 | 1st | 26–2 |

## 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 |
| USC (2024) | 1 | 2025 |
| Rutgers (2014) | 0 | — |
| Oregon (2024) | 0 | — |
| UCLA (2024) | 0 | — |
| Washington (2024) | 0 | — |