Indiana University Athletics
Moren Named 2023 Werner Ladder Naismith Women’s Coach Of The Year Finalist
3/20/2023 12:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana head coach Teri Moren been named a 2023 Werner Ladder Naismith Women's Coach of the Year finalist, announced by the organization on Monday. The award is presented to college basketball's most outstanding coach.
In her ninth season at the helm of Indiana, she has led her squad to a multitude of new program first and record setting numbers in the 2022-23 season. With a 28-3 overall record and a first-place finish in the Big Ten this season, its first regular season title in 40 years, with a mark of 16-2 mark. Indiana is the only team nationally to have nine top 25 wins this season, five of which came against top 5 opponents and currently rank fifth in the NET.
They rank in the top 10 nationally in five team categories, highlighted by its 50.0 field goal percentage, which is second amongst all Division I teams. Indiana is also fourth in scoring margin (+19.5), sixth in scoring offense (81.3) and assist-to-turnover ratio (+1.43) and seventh in assists per game (18.3). The Hoosiers have been ranked in both national polls consecutively for the last three seasons and are No. 2 in the WBCA/USA Today coaches poll and the Associated Press Top 25. They earned the program's first ever No. 1 seed in the 2023 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament.
On Jan. 18 in a win at Illinois, Moren became the program's all-time winningest coach with 189 career victories. She holds a current record of 199-92 (.683) in her nine seasons leading the program and eclipsed the 200 win mark at IU in the victory over Tennessee Tech on Saturday in the NCAA First Round. Moren was also named the 2023 Big Ten Coach of the Year, her second league honor as she also earned the selection in 2016.
Once again this year fans will have a say in the determining the winner. Starting March 21 fans can visit www.naismithfanvote.com or on Twitter (@MarchMadnessWBB) and @naismithtrophy) to cast their ballot for one of these four Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year finalists. Voting ends at 12 p.m. EDT on March 28 and fans are limited to one vote per day. The fan vote will account for 5% of the total vote.
The Hoosiers will face off against 9 seed Miami (FL) for a trip to the Sweet Sixteen on Monday night inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The game is set for 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
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In her ninth season at the helm of Indiana, she has led her squad to a multitude of new program first and record setting numbers in the 2022-23 season. With a 28-3 overall record and a first-place finish in the Big Ten this season, its first regular season title in 40 years, with a mark of 16-2 mark. Indiana is the only team nationally to have nine top 25 wins this season, five of which came against top 5 opponents and currently rank fifth in the NET.
They rank in the top 10 nationally in five team categories, highlighted by its 50.0 field goal percentage, which is second amongst all Division I teams. Indiana is also fourth in scoring margin (+19.5), sixth in scoring offense (81.3) and assist-to-turnover ratio (+1.43) and seventh in assists per game (18.3). The Hoosiers have been ranked in both national polls consecutively for the last three seasons and are No. 2 in the WBCA/USA Today coaches poll and the Associated Press Top 25. They earned the program's first ever No. 1 seed in the 2023 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament.
On Jan. 18 in a win at Illinois, Moren became the program's all-time winningest coach with 189 career victories. She holds a current record of 199-92 (.683) in her nine seasons leading the program and eclipsed the 200 win mark at IU in the victory over Tennessee Tech on Saturday in the NCAA First Round. Moren was also named the 2023 Big Ten Coach of the Year, her second league honor as she also earned the selection in 2016.
Once again this year fans will have a say in the determining the winner. Starting March 21 fans can visit www.naismithfanvote.com or on Twitter (@MarchMadnessWBB) and @naismithtrophy) to cast their ballot for one of these four Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year finalists. Voting ends at 12 p.m. EDT on March 28 and fans are limited to one vote per day. The fan vote will account for 5% of the total vote.
The Hoosiers will face off against 9 seed Miami (FL) for a trip to the Sweet Sixteen on Monday night inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The game is set for 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
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