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NCAAW Basketball: Which schools hired new coaches for 2017-18?

By Daniel Benjamin

DALLAS, TX - APRIL 02: The South Carolina Gamecocks pose for photos with the NCAA trophy after their win over the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs in the championship game of the 2017 NCAA Women's Final Four at American Airlines Center on April 2, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - APRIL 02: The South Carolina Gamecocks pose for photos with the NCAA trophy after their win over the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs in the championship game of the 2017 NCAA Women's Final Four at American Airlines Center on April 2, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images) /
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List of coaching changes (continued)

Winthrop Eagles:  The Eagles erased the interim tag on head coach Lynnette Woodward on March 27. The Hall of Famer took charge of the program late last season following the suspension of head coach Kevin Cook, going winless in 12 games. She joined the Eagles in 2016. Woodward was previously an assistant coach at Kansas from 1999-2004, which included a one year stint as interim head coach (2003-04).

Illinois Fighting Illini: The Illini women basketball program has struggled immensely the past four years, going 42-80 during this period under former coach Matt Bollant.  Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Nancy Fahey will take over the Illini. Fahey comes to Illinois from Washington University (Mo). where she won five NCAA D-III national championships.

Cal State Fullerton Titans: New coach Jeff Harada will be tasked with turning around another program. The Titans are coming off a 4-25 record in 2016-17 and they have a combined seven victories over the last two seasons. 2006-07 was Fullerton’s last non-losing season when they finished the year at 16-16.  Harada has turned around two previous programs with his latest reclamation project being Central Washington, where he compiled a 44-42 record.

Long Beach State 49ers: With former coach Jody Wynn now at Washington, the Beach turned to former assistant Jeff Cammon to lead the program. Cammon returns to the 49ers following stints at Cal and Colorado. This will be Cammon’s first head coaching gig. LBSU reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1991-92.

Delaware Blue Hens: The Blue Hens replaced long-time head coach Tina Martin, who retired following the season, with Natasha Adair. Adair, who is just the fourth coach in program history, was previously at Georgetown where she compiled a 37-54 record. Adair did lead the Hoyas to the WNIT the past two years. Prior to Georgetown, she served two seasons as head coach at the College of Charleston, posting a 35-31 record.

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