# WBCA National Coach of the Year Award

The United States Marine Corps/WBCA National Coach of the Year is an award given by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association to best women's basketball Head Coaches in college and high schools since 1983. From 2014, the award is named "The Pat Summitt Trophy" in honor of the legendary University of Tennessee Lady Vols head coach. The WBCA presents an award to the National Coach of the year in each of six divisions:
* NCAA Division I
* NCAA Division II
* NCAA Division III
* NAIA
* Two-Year College
* High School

## Winners

| Year | NCAA Division I | NCAA Division II | NCAA Division III | NAIA | Two-Year College | High School |
| 1983 | Pat Summitt Tennessee | Jorja Hoehn Central Missouri | Wayne Morgan North Central (IL) | | Lin Laursen Central Arizona College | |
| 1984 | Jody Conradt Texas | Linda Makowski Dayton | A.J. Stoval Rust | | Penny Slagle North Dakota–Williston | |
| 1985 | Jim Foster Saint Joseph's | Jorja Hoehn (2) Central Missouri | Mike Strong Scranton | Lewis Bivens Carson–Newman | Ken Hefner Odessa College | |
| 1986 | Jody Conradt (2) Texas | Brenda Reilly Central Connecticut | Tim Shea Salem State | Sylvia Hatchell Francis Marion | Jerry McCarty Barton County Community College | |
| 1987 | Theresa Grentz Rutgers | Nancy Winstel Northern Kentucky | Linda Wunder Wisconsin–Stevens Point | Floyd Evans Wayland Baptist | Linda Hargrove Cowley County Community College | |
| 1988 | C. Vivian Stringer Iowa | Darlene May Cal Poly Pomona | Duane Siverson Concordia College | Johnny Jacumin Wingate | Lorene Ramsey Illinois Central College | |
| 1989 | Tara VanDerveer Stanford | Jane Williamson West Georgia | LeAnn Henrich California State University | Nelson Brownlee Claflin | Evelyn Blalock Kilgore College | |
| 1990 | Kay Yow NC State | Darlene May (2) Cal Poly Pomona | Sue Wise Hope | Lisa Bluder St. Ambrose | Evelyn Blalock (2) Kilgore College | Rick Insell Shelbyville Central High School |
| 1991 | Rene Portland Penn State | James Sweat Norfolk State | Donna Newberry Muskingum | Nelson Brownlee (2) Claflin | Mike Bona Emmanuel College | Sandra Meadows Duncanville High School |
| 1992 | Ferne Labati Miami (FL) | Barbara Stevens Bentley | Mary Beth Spirk Moravian | Allison McNeill Simon Fraser | Royce Chadwick Howard College | Rick Insell (2) Shelbyvillle Central High School |
| 1993 | C. Vivian Stringer (2) Iowa | Amy Ruley North Dakota State | Mike Durbin Saint Benedict | Theresa Check Central State | Susan Summons Miami Dade Community College-Kendall | Vincent Cannizzaro Christ the King High School |
| 1994 | Marsha Sharp Texas Tech | Paula Sullivan Stonehill | Dixie Jeffers Capital | Jon Carey Western Oregon | Lyndal Worth Florida Community College | Pat Hewitt Hartsville High School |
| 1995 | Pat Summitt (2) Tennessee | Jorja Hoehn (3) UC Davis | Dixie Jeffers (2) Capital | Jerry Finkbeiner Southern Nazarene | Kurt Budke Trinity Valley Community College | Breezy Bishop Western High School |
| 1996 | Leon Barmore Louisiana Tech | Suzanne Fox Abilene Christian | Kathi Bennett Wisconsin–Oshkosh | Frank Bennett Lipscomb | Bill Brock Grayson County College | Brad Smith Oregon City High School |
| 1997 | Geno Auriemma UConn | Bob Schneider West Texas A&M | Lisa Stone Wisconsin–Eau Claire | Cindy DeRocher Tri-State | Gary Ashlock Central Florida Community College | Brad Smith (2) Oregon City High School |
| 1998 | Pat Summitt (3) Tennessee | Cindy Stein Emporia State | Pam Ruder Wisconsin–Oshkosh | Frank Bennett (2) Lipscomb | Lorene Ramsey (2) Illinois Central College | Linda Holt Butler High School |
| 1999 | Carolyn Peck Purdue | Barbara Stevens (2) Bentley | Pam Ruder (2) Wisconsin–Oshkosh | Frank Bennett (3) Lipscomb | Lorene Ramsey (3) Illinois Central College | Linda Holt (2) Butler High School |
| 2000 | Geno Auriemma (2) UConn | Nancy Winstel (2) Northern Kentucky | Nancy Fahey Washington (MO) | Steve Crots Auburn–Montgomery | Lee Ann Riley Tyler Junior College | Tom Dineen Buffalo Grove High School |
| 2001 | Muffet McGraw Notre Dame | Barbara Stevens (3) Bentley | Nan Carney-DeBord Ohio Wesleyan | Sharon Baldwin Life | Jim Littell Seward County | Jeff Jasper Pascack Valley High School |
| 2002 | Geno Auriemma (3) UConn | Paul Thomas Cal Poly Pomona | Kris Huffman DePauw | Craig Wiginton Southern Nazarene | Mary Scovel Gulf Coast Community College | Kathy McGee Powers Catholic High School |
| 2003 | Gail Goestenkors Duke | Gordy Presnell Seattle Pacific | Tonja Englund Wisconsin–Eau Claire | Bill Watson Pikeville | Stephanie Smith Wabash Valley Community College | Joe Lombard Canyon High School |
| 2004 | Rene Portland (2) Penn State | Gordy Presnell (2) Seattle Pacific | Stefanie Pemper Bowdoin | Mark Campbell Union (TN) | Michael Landers Trinity Valley Community College | Brad Smith (3) Oregon City High School |
| 2005 | Pokey Chatman LSU | Dawn Plitzuweit Grand Valley State | Gary Fifield Southern Maine | Russ Davis Vanguard | Lin Laursen (2) Central Arizona College | Bob Mackey Christ the King High School |
| 2006 | Sylvia Hatchell (2) North Carolina | Glenn Wilkes Jr. Rollins | Brian Morehouse Hope | Marty Rowe Lee (TN) | Seth Goodman Monroe College | Kevin Kiernan Troy High School |
| 2007 | Gail Goestenkors (2) Duke | Steve Harold Glenville State | Deena Applebury Mary Washington | Steve Brooks Indiana Wesleyan | Kim Muhl Kirkwood Community College | Joy Couch Dorman High School |
| 2008 | Geno Auriemma (4) UConn | Chad Lavin South Dakota | Chris Kielsmeier Howard Payne | Mark Campbell (2) Union (TN) | Lin Laursen (3) Central Arizona College | Andy Zihlman Bishop Lynch High School |
| 2009 | Geno Auriemma (5) UConn | Todd Starkey Lenoir–Rhyne | Scott Rueck George Fox | Russ Davis (2) Vanguard | Ned Mircetic Ventura College | Linus McGinty Cardinal O'Hara High School |
| 2010 | Connie Yori Nebraska | Cleve Wright Gannon | G.P. Gromacki Amherst | Nathan Teymer Southern Polytechnic | Michael Landers (2) Baton Rouge Community College | Jeff Sink Brea-Olinda High School |
| 2011 | Tara VanDerveer (2) Stanford | Dennis Cox Clayton State | Nancy Fahey (2) Washington (MO) | Earl Woudstra Northwestern (IA) | Mark Leszczyk Roxbury Community College | Rich Castellano Northport High School |
| 2012 | Kim Mulkey Baylor | Sue Ramsey Ashland | Mia Smith Illinois Wesleyan | Steve Brooks (2) Indiana Wesleyan | B.J. Smith Highland Community College | Marcia Pinder Dillard High School |
| 2013 | Muffet McGraw (2) Notre Dame | Barbara Stevens (4) Bentley | Kris Huffman (2) DePauw | George Wilson Ozarks | Kate Lynch Community College of Rhode Island | Curtis Ekmark St. Mary's High School |
| 2014 | Muffet McGraw (3) Notre Dame | Barbara Stevens (5) Bentley | Marc Mitchell Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham | Russ Davis (3) Vanguard | Trenia Tillis Jones Tyler Junior College | Cathy Self Morgan Duncanville High School |
| 2015 | Sue Semrau Florida State | Lisa Carlsen Lewis | Carla Berube Tufts | Dale Neal Freed–Hardeman | Greg Franklin Chipola Junior College | Scott Allen Paul VI Catholic High School |
| 2016 | Geno Auriemma (6) UConn | Steve Gomez Lubbock Christian | Scott Hemer SUNY Geneseo | Chris Minner Our Lady of the Lake | Ben Conrad Johnson County CC | Tom Gonsalves St. Mary’s HS (Stockton, CA) |
| 2017 | Geno Auriemma (7) UConn | Robyn Fralick Ashland | G.P. Gromacki (2) Amherst | Dale Neal (2) Freed–Hardeman | Kim Muhl (2) Kirkwood CC | Rhonda Farney Georgetown HS (TX) |
| 2018 | Vic Schaefer Mississippi State | Robyn Fralick (2) Ashland | Bob Amsberry Wartburg | Drew Olson Concordia (NE) | Chad Killinger Moberly CC | Sue Phillips Archbishop Mitty High School |
| 2019 | Kim Mulkey (2) Baylor | Molly Miller Drury | Adrienne Shibles Bowdoin | Jody Martinez Taylor | Mary Scovel Gulf Coast State College | Kit Kyle Martin Timberview HS, Arlington, TX |
| 2020 | Dawn Staley South Carolina | Molly Miller (2) Drury | Brian Morehouse (2) Hope | Bo Overton Oklahoma City | Cayla Petree South Plains College | Terri Bamford La Jolla Country Day, San Diego |
| 2021 | Wes Moore North Carolina State | Amy Eagan Drury | Brian Morehouse (3) Hope | K.C. Basset Sterling (KS) | James Frey South Georgia Technical | Hilda Hankerson Westlake HS (GA) |
| 2022 | Dawn Staley (2) South Carolina | Kim Stephens Glenville State | Meg Barber New York | Wes Keller Rocky Mountain | Brandan Harrell Georgia Highlands | Alicia Komaki Sierra Canyon |
| 2023 | Dawn Staley (3) South Carolina | Kari Pickens Ashland University | Lynn Hersey Smith College | Ginger Colvin Campbellsville University | Jeff Allen Collin College | Melissa Hearlihy Harvard-Westlake |
| 2024 | Dawn Staley (4) South Carolina | Hana Haden Georgia Southwestern State University | Juli Fulks Transylvania University | Ginger Colvin (2) Campbellsville University | Luke Scheidecker Wabash Valley College | TBD TBD |
Geno Auriemma is the recipient of the most WBCA awards with seven (1997, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017), all of them while coaching the University of Connecticut.
Sylvia Hatchell is the only coach to receive the award in different categories: NAIA in 1986 with Francis Marion College and NCAA Division I in 2006 with the University of North Carolina.
Besides Hatchell, other two coaches have received the award with different schools: Jorja Hoehn (NCAA Division II) with Central Missouri State University (1983 and 1985) and University of California-Davis (1995), and Michael Landers (JC/CC) with Trinity Valley Community College (2004) and Baton Rouge Community College (2010).