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

Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Coach of the Year
Description:	the top women's basketball coach in the Big Ten Conference
Presenter:	Big Ten head coaches (1995–present) Big Ten media (1989–present)
Country:	United States
Year:	1984
Holder:	Kevin McGuff, Ohio State
Firstwinner:	Tara VanDerveer, Ohio State

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)
	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	Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach but is no longer active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)
	Conference win–loss record for that season
	Conference standing at year's end (^Tdenotes a tie)
	Overall win–loss record for that season
Season^‡	Team won the NCAA Division I National Championship

Winners

Season	Coach	School	class=unsortable	National Coach of the Year Awards	Conf. W–L	Conf. St.	Overall W–L	class=unsortable	Source(s)
1983–84		Ohio State	—	17–1	1st	22–7	^[1]
1984–85	(2)	Ohio State	—	18–0	1st	28–3
1985–86		Purdue	—	9–9	5th^T	16–11	^[2]
1986–87		Northwestern	—	—	—	—
1987–88		Michigan State	—	—	—	—
1988–89		Purdue	—	13–5	3rd	21–10
1989–90^†	(2)	Northwestern	—	—	—	—
	Michigan	—	11–7	4th^T	20–10
1990–91^†	(2)	Purdue	—	17–1	1st	26–3
	Iowa	—	13–5	2nd^T	21–9
1991–92		Wisconsin	—	13–5	3rd	20–9
1992–93	(2)	Iowa	N WBCA	16–2	1st^T	27–4
1993–94		Penn State	—	16–2	1st	28–3
1994–95		Wisconsin	—	11–5	3rd	20–9
1995–96		Iowa	AP	15–1	1st	25–3
1996–97^†		Purdue	—	12–4	1st^T	17–11
	Illinois	—	12–4	1st^T	24–8
1997–98^†	(2)	Illinois	—	12–4	2nd	20–10
	Michigan	—	10–6	3rd^T	19–10
bgcolor=#ffb626	1998–99^‡		Purdue	AP N USBWA WBCA	16–0	1st		34–1
1999–2000^†	(2)	Michigan	—	13–3	2nd	22–8
(2)	Penn State	—	15–1	1st	30–5
2000–01		Iowa	—	12–4	2nd	21–10
2001–02		Minnesota	AP USBWA	11–6	3rd	22–8
2002–03	(3)	Penn State	—	13–3	1st	26–9
2003–04	(4)	Penn State	WBCA	15–1	1st	28–6
2004–05^†		Ohio State	—	14–2	1st^T	30–5
	Michigan State	AP	14–2	1st^T	33–4
2005–06	(2)	Ohio State	—	15–1	1st	29–3
2006–07	(3)	Ohio State	—	15–1	1st	28–4
2007–08	(2)	Iowa	—	13–5	1st^T	21–11
2008–09	(4)	Ohio State	—	15–3	1st	29–6
2009–10^†	(3)	Iowa	—	13–5	1st^T	21–11
	Wisconsin	—	10–8	3rd^T	21–11
2010–11		Michigan State	—	13–3	1st	27–6
2011–12		Penn State	—	13–3	1st	26–7
2012–13^†	(2)	Penn State	—	14–2	1st	26–6
	Nebraska	—	12–4	2nd	25–9
2013–14^†	(3)	Penn State	—	13–3	1st^T	24–8
(2)	Nebraska	—	12–4	3rd	26–7
2014–15	(2)	Maryland	—	18–0	1st	34–3	^[3]
2015–16		Indiana	—	12–6	4th	21–12	^[4]
2016–17		Michigan	—	11–5	3rd	28–9	^[5]
2017–18		Nebraska	—	11–5	3rd^T	21–11	^[6]
2018–19	(3)	Maryland	—	15–3	1st	29–5	^[7]
2019–20		Northwestern	—	16–2	1st^T	26–3	^[8]
2020–21	(4)	Maryland	—	17–1	1st	21–2	^[9]
2021–22	(2)	Michigan	—	13–4	3rd	22–5	^[10]
2022–23	(2)	Indiana	AP	16–2	1st	28–4	^[11]
2023–24		Ohio State		16–2	1st	25–4	^[12]

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
	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
	1	2002
Rutgers (2014)	0	—

See also

• Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year

Notes and References

1. News: 2014–15 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Media Guide . December 31, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304131924/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/B1GWBBALLGUIDE.pdf . March 4, 2016 . dead.
2. News: Jones Tops Big Ten Coaches . . March 11, 1986 . 9 . . January 2, 2020.
3. Web site: Women's Basketball Postseason Honors . BigTen.org . March 2, 2015 . January 1, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160302081544/http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/022916aab.html . March 2, 2016 . dead.
4. Web site: Big Ten Unveils Women’s Basketball Postseason Honors on BTN . BigTen.org . February 29, 2016 . January 1, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160302081544/http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/022916aab.html . March 2, 2016 . dead.
5. Web site: Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced On BTN . https://web.archive.org/web/20200101120242/https://bigten.org/news/2017/2/27/Big_Ten_Women_amp_8217_s_Basketball_Honors_Announced_On_BTN.aspx . dead . January 1, 2020 . BigTen.org . February 27, 2017 . January 1, 2020.
6. Web site: Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced On BTN . https://web.archive.org/web/20200101120239/https://bigten.org/news/2018/2/26/big_ten_women_amp_8217_s_basketball_honors_announced_on_btn.aspx . dead . January 1, 2020 . BigTen.org . February 26, 2018 . January 1, 2020.
7. Web site: Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced On BTN . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306174813/https://bigten.org/news/2019/3/4/big-ten-womens-basketball-honors-announced-on-btn.aspx . dead . March 6, 2019 . BigTen.org . March 4, 2019 . January 1, 2020.
8. Web site: 2019-20 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced On BTN . https://web.archive.org/web/20200303195750/https://bigten.org/news/2020/3/2/big-ten-womens-basketball-honors-announced-on-btn.aspx . dead . March 3, 2020 . BigTen.org . March 2, 2020 . March 2, 2020.
9. Web site: 2020-21 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Honors Announced . https://web.archive.org/web/20210309125931/https://bigten.org/news/2021/3/8/general-2020-21-big-ten-womens-basketball-honors-announced.aspx . dead . March 9, 2021 . BigTen.org . March 8, 2021 . March 8, 2021.
10. Web site: 2021-22 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Honors Announced . https://web.archive.org/web/20220301194733/https://bigten.org/news/2022/3/1/general-2021-22-big-ten-womens-basketball-honors-announced.aspx . dead . March 1, 2022 . BigTen.org . March 1, 2022 . March 1, 2022.
11. Web site: 2022-23 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Honors Announced . https://web.archive.org/web/20230228194532/https://bigten.org/news/2023/2/27/general-2022-23-big-ten-womens-basketball-honors-announced.aspx . dead . February 28, 2023 . BigTen.org . Big Ten Conference . February 28, 2023 . February 28, 2023.
12. Web site: 2023-24 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Honors Announced . https://web.archive.org/web/20240307073834/https://bigten.org/news/2024/3/5/2023-24-big-ten-womens-basketball-honors-announced.aspx . dead . March 7, 2024 . BigTen.org . Big Ten Conference . March 5, 2024 . March 5, 2024.