COLUMBIA, Mo. - Mizzou Women’s Basketball head coach Robin Pingeton has been named a finalist for the WBCA NCAA Division I National Coach of the Year Award. Pingeton is one of 10 finalists, joining Vic Schaefer (Mississippi State), Cori Close (UCLA), Jennifer Gross (UC Davis), Jeff Walz (Louisville), Kim Mulkey (Baylor), Lisa Bluder (Iowa), Muffet McGraw (Notre Dame), Charlotte Smith (Elon) and Brenda Frese (Maryland).
Only four coaches nationally have been named a WBCA National Coach of the Year finalist for the second consecutive season: Pingeton, Schaefer, McGraw and Frese.
Pingeton steered Mizzou to its third consecutive campaign with at least 22 victories for the first time since 1982-85 and its third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance for the first time since 1984-86. Mizzou is one of 15 Power 5 programs with at least 22 wins and an NCAA Tournament appearance in each of the last three seasons.
The Tigers spent the entire 2017-18 campaign ranked in the Top 25, climbing as high as No. 11 in the AP poll, their highest ranking since 1984, and No. 9 in the Coaches’ Poll, their highest ranking in that poll in program history.
Pingeton and company finished with 24 victories, which is tied for the fifth-most in a campaign in program history. Mizzou had no losses to teams outside the NCAA Tournament field.
The Tigers boasted wins over Tennessee, South Carolina and California, among others. Mizzou has won 16 of its last 22 regular season games over SEC opponents under Pingeton.
Only four coaches nationally have been named a WBCA National Coach of the Year finalist for the second consecutive season: Pingeton, Schaefer, McGraw and Frese.
Pingeton steered Mizzou to its third consecutive campaign with at least 22 victories for the first time since 1982-85 and its third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance for the first time since 1984-86. Mizzou is one of 15 Power 5 programs with at least 22 wins and an NCAA Tournament appearance in each of the last three seasons.
The Tigers spent the entire 2017-18 campaign ranked in the Top 25, climbing as high as No. 11 in the AP poll, their highest ranking since 1984, and No. 9 in the Coaches’ Poll, their highest ranking in that poll in program history.
Pingeton and company finished with 24 victories, which is tied for the fifth-most in a campaign in program history. Mizzou had no losses to teams outside the NCAA Tournament field.
The Tigers boasted wins over Tennessee, South Carolina and California, among others. Mizzou has won 16 of its last 22 regular season games over SEC opponents under Pingeton.
