| Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Coach of the Year | |
| Country: | United States |
| Awardedfor: | the top women's basketball coach in the Pac-12 Conference |
| First: | 1987 |
| Firstwinner: | Chris Gobrecht, Washington |
| Mostrecent: | Tara VanDerveer, Stanford |
The Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Coach of the Year was an annual college basketball award presented to the top women's basketball coach in the Pac-12 Conference. The winner was selected by conference coaches. The award was first given following the 1986–87 season to Chris Gobrecht of Washington. Tara VanDerveer has won the award a record eighteen times.[1]
| 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) | ||
| 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| Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach but is no longer active | ||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 |
| Season | Coach | School | National Coach of the Year Awards | Conf. W–L | Conf. St. | Overall W–L | Source(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986–87 | Chris Gobrecht | Washington | — | 14–4 | 2nd | 23–7 | ||
| 1987–88† | Chris Gobrecht (2) | Washington | — | 16–2 | 1st | 25–5 | ||
| Linda Sharp | USC | — | 15–3 | 2nd | 22–8 | |||
| 1988–89 | Tara VanDerveer | Stanford | WBCA | 18–0 | 1st | 28–3 | ||
| 1989–90‡ | Tara VanDerveer
| Stanford | N USBWA | 17–1 | 1stT | 32–3 | ||
| 1990–91 | Harold Rhodes | Washington State | — | 10–8 | — | 18–11 | ||
| 1991–92 | Gooch Foster | California | — | 12–6 | 3rdT | 20–9 | ||
| 1992–93 | Marianne Stanley | USC | — | 14–4 | 2nd | 22–7 | ||
| 1993–94 | Jody Runge | Oregon | — | 13–5 | 3rd | 20–9 | ||
| 1994–95 | Tara VanDerveer
| Stanford | — | 17–1 | 1st | 30–3 | ||
| 1995–96† | Marianne Stanley
| Stanford | — | 18–0 | 1st | 29–3 | ||
| Amy Tucker | — | |||||||
| 1996–97 | Tara VanDerveer
| Stanford | — | 18–0 | 1st | 34–2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Joan Bonvicini | Arizona | — | 14–4 | 2ndT | 23–7 | ||
| 1998–99 | Jody Runge (2) | Oregon | — | 15–3 | 1stT | 25–6 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Judy Spoelstra | Oregon State | — | – | — | – | ||
| 2000–01 | Charli Turner Thorne | Arizona State | — | – | — | – | ||
| 2001–02 | Tara VanDerveer
| Stanford | — | – | — | – | ||
| 2002–03 | Tara VanDerveer
| Stanford | — | – | — | – | ||
| 2003–04 | Caren Horstmeyer | California | — | 4–14 | 9th | 12–17 | ||
| 2004–05 | Tara VanDerveer
| Stanford | — | – | — | – | ||
| 2005–06 | Tara VanDerveer
| Stanford | — | – | — | – | ||
| 2006–07 | Joanne Boyle | California | — | 12–6 | 3rd | 23–9 | ||
| 2007–08 | Tara VanDerveer
| Stanford | — | – | — | – | ||
| 2008–09 | Tara VanDerveer
| Stanford | — | – | — | – | ||
| 2009–10 | Nikki Fargas | UCLA | — | 15–3 | 2nd | 25–9 | ||
| 2010–11 | Tara VanDerveer
| Stanford | AP N WBCA | – | — | – | ||
| 2011–12 | Tara VanDerveer
| Stanford | — | – | — | – | ||
| 2012–13 | Tara VanDerveer
| Stanford | — | – | — | – | ||
| 2013–14 | Tara VanDerveer
| Stanford | — | – | — | – | ||
| 2014–15 | Scott Rueck | Oregon State | — | – | — | – | ||
| 2015–16 | Charli Turner Thorne (2) | Arizona State | — | – | — | – | ||
| 2016–17 | Scott Rueck (2) | Oregon State | — | – | — | – | ||
| 2017–18 | Tara VanDerveer
| Stanford | — | – | — | – | ||
| 2018–19 | Kelly Graves | Oregon | — | 16–2 | 1st | 33–5 | ||
| 2019–20 | Kelly Graves (2) | Oregon | — | 17–1 | 1st | 31–2 | ||
| 2020–21‡ | Tara VanDerveer
| Stanford | N USBWA | 19–2 | 1st | 31–2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Tara VanDerveer
| Stanford | — | 16–0 | 1st | 32–4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Lynne Roberts | Utah | — | 15–3 | 1stT | 27–5 | [2] | |
| 2023–24 | Tara VanDerveer
| Stanford | — | 13–3 | 1st | 30–6 |
| School (year joined) | Winners | Years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford | 19 | 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024 | |
| Oregon | 4 | 1994, 1999, 2019, 2020 | |
| California | 3 | 1992, 2004, 2007 | |
| Oregon State | 3 | 2000, 2015, 2017 | |
| Arizona State | 2 | 2001, 2016 | |
| USC | 2 | 1988, 1993 | |
| Washington | 2 | 1987, 1988 | |
| Arizona | 1 | 1998 | |
| UCLA | 1 | 2010 | |
| Utah (2011) | 1 | 2023 | |
| Washington State | 1 | 1991 | |
| Colorado (2011) | 0 | — |