| After one season at Division II Hawaii Pacific, Katie Novak-Lenoir is returning to Division III and the ASC to coach Mary Hardin-Baylor. Photo by Hawaii Pacific University athletics |
This is where we track all the head coaching changes in Division III women’s basketball that occur from the end of the 2022-23 season to the beginning of the next one. We’ll provide links to the news stories posted on schools’ websites so you can go deeper into the moves that interest you, plus we have the same tracker on the men’s side.
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| School | Last Coach |
Replaced |
Last position | Notes |
| Bethany | Lyle Jones | Emma Purfeerst | Assistant at Bethany | Jones led Bethany’s successful transition from NJCAA to NCAA and won three UMAC titles with the Vikings. |
| Brooklyn | Alex Lang | TBD | ||
| Buffalo State | Marybeth Nugent | TBD | ||
| Carthage | Tim Bernero | TBD | Bernero went 311-208 with four 20-win seasons at Carthage. | |
| Colby-Sawyer | Devon Quattrocchi | TBD | ||
| George Fox | Michael Coppolino | Lauren Howard | Assistant at Division I University of Portland | Howard was an assistant under Michael Meek at George Fox and then joined him at the University of Portland. |
| Goucher | Joya Whittington | TBD | ||
| Grove City | Chelle Fuss | TBD | ||
| Elmhurst | Tethnie Carrillo | TBD | ||
| Elms | Michelle Proulx | TBD | ||
| Johnson & Wales | Kim Dweck | TBD | ||
| Lancaster Bible |
Joy Tharrington | TBD | ||
| Loras | Justin Heinzen | TBD | Heinzen departs as the Duhawks’ all-time winningest coach (254-141 in 15 seasons). | |
| Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mark Morefield | Katie Novak-Lenoir | Head coach at D2 Hawaii Pacific | Novak went 42-83 in five seasons as the head coach at ASC member Sul Ross State. |
| Northland | Lisa Phillips | Benjamin Kluzak | Head coach at Mountain Gateway CC | Kluzak spent the 2021-22 season as a men’s basketball assistant at Northland. |
| Salisbury | Kelly Baskow | TBD | ||
| Southern Maine | Sam Norris | TBD | ||
| SUNY Delhi | Lauren McRoberts | Apostle Jackson | Head coach Cazenovia |
Jackson spent the last two seasons at Cazenovia, which will close after the 2022-23 academic year. |
| Thiel | Paul Clune | TBD | ||
| Wilkes | Tara Macciocco | TBD |
