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Tampa, Fla. \u2013 July 22, 2025\u00a0\u2013 South Florida women’s basketball was honored by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) on Tuesday with a team honor roll special mention. The Bulls finished out the 2024-25 academic year with a 3.584 GPA.
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\nThe WBCA Academic Top 25 recognizes college women’s basketball teams across the nation in their respective divisions that carry the highest combined GPAs, inclusive of all student-athletes on their rosters for the entire season. The 2024-25 season is the 30th in which the WBCA has compiled the honor rolls.
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\n“The WBCA is pleased to recognize those women’s basketball programs that have committed themselves to excellence on the court and in the classroom,” said WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew.\u00a0 “The 119 teams we honor this year strive to achieve all-around success, and we commend their efforts. Congratulations!”
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\nSouth Florida was one of five American Athletic Conference members to earn the academic distinction this season, as it is joined by Tulsa, North Texas, UAB, and Temple.
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\n\t\t\tRank
\n\t\t\tInstitution
\n\t\t\tHead Coach
\n\t\t\tGPA
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\n\t\t\t1
\n\t\t\tUW-Green Bay
\n\t\t\tKayla Karius
\n\t\t\t3.862
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\n\t\t\t2
\n\t\t\tBoise State
\n\t\t\tGordy Presnell
\n\t\t\t3.803
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\n\t\t\t3
\n\t\t\tYoungstown State
\n\t\t\tMelissa Jackson
\n\t\t\t3.781
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\n\t\t\t4
\n\t\t\tWestern Illinois
\n\t\t\tJD Gravina
\n\t\t\t3.775
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\n\t\t\t5
\n\t\t\tSouth Dakota State
\n\t\t\tAaron Johnston
\n\t\t\t3.760
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\n\t\t\t6
\n\t\t\tCreighton
\n\t\t\tJim Flanery
\n\t\t\t3.757
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\n\t\t\t7
\n\t\t\tDePaul
\n\t\t\tJill Pizzotti
\n\t\t\t3.750
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\n\t\t\t8
\n\t\t\tDrake
\n\t\t\tAllison Pohlman
\n\t\t\t3.741
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\n\t\t\t9
\n\t\t\tCalifornia Baptist
\n\t\t\tJarrod Olson
\n\t\t\t3.733
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\n\t\t\t10
\n\t\t\tUtah Valley
\n\t\t\tDan Nielson
\n\t\t\t3.716
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\n\t\t\t11
\n\t\t\tDavidson
\n\t\t\tGayle Fulks
\n\t\t\t3.711
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\n\t\t\t12
\n\t\t\tSaint Peter’s
\n\t\t\tJennifer Leedham
\n\t\t\t3.700
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\n\t\t\t13
\n\t\t\tTennessee Tech
\n\t\t\tKim Rosamond
\n\t\t\t3.699
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\n\t\t\t14
\n\t\t\tMontana State
\n\t\t\tTricia Binford
\n\t\t\t3.694
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\n\t\t\t15
\n\t\t\tWyoming
\n\t\t\tHeather Ezell
\n\t\t\t3.692
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\n\t\t\t16
\n\t\t\tMaine
\n\t\t\tAmy Vachon
\n\t\t\t3.691
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\n\t\t\t17
\n\t\t\tCleveland State
\n\t\t\tChris Kielsmeier
\n\t\t\t3.685
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\n\t\t\t18
\n\t\t\tNorthern Kentucky
\n\t\t\tJeff Hans
\n\t\t\t3.678
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\n\t\t\t19
\n\t\t\tKent State
\n\t\t\tTodd Starkey
\n\t\t\t3.669
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\n\t\t\tT20
\n\t\t\tManhattan
\n\t\t\tHeather Vulin
\n\t\t\t3.667
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\n\t\t\tT20
\n\t\t\tUW-Milwaukee
\n\t\t\tKyle Rechlicz
\n\t\t\t3.667
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\n\t\t\t22
\n\t\t\tIowa State
\n\t\t\tBill Fennelly
\n\t\t\t3.658
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\n\t\t\t23
\n\t\t\tLafayette
\n\t\t\tKia Damon-Olson
\n\t\t\t3.630
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\n\t\t\t24
\n\t\t\tPurdue Fort Wayne
\n\t\t\tMaria Marchesano
\n\t\t\t3.624
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\n\t\t\t25
\n\t\t\tNorthern Iowa
\n\t\t\tTanya Warren
\n\t\t\t3.621
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\nSpecial Mention:\u00a0East Tennessee State, Brenda Mock Brown, 3.616; Lehigh, Addie Micir, 3.615; Portland, Michael Meek, 3.605; Quinnipiac, Tricia Fabbri, 3.602; Eastern Michigan, Sahar Nusseibeh, 3.597; Illinois, Shauna Green, 3.597; Georgia State, Gene Hill, 3.587; Northern Illinois, Lisa Carlson, 3.585; Marist, Erin Doughty, 3.584; South Florida, Jose Fernandez<\/a>, 3.584; Stonehill College , Trisha Brown, 3.583; NJIT, Mike Lane, 3.581; Illinois State, Kristen Gillespie, 3.581; Nebraska, Amy Williams, 3.579; Cincinnati, Katrina Merriweather, 3.576; West Georgia, Joanna Reitz, 3.571; Fairleigh Dickinson, Stephanie Gaitley, 3.541; Belmont, Bart Brooks, 3.540; Northern Colorado, Kristen Mattio, 3.536; North Carolina, Courtney Banghart, 3.532; Eastern Illinois, Marqus Mcglothan, 3.530; Michigan State, Robyn Fralick, 3.530; Indiana, Teri Moren, 3.528; Portland State, Chelsey Gregg, 3.528; Albany, Colleen Mullen, 3.525; Minnesota, Dawn Plitzuweit, 3.521; Abilene Christian, Julie Goodenough, 3.511; Colorado State, Ryun Williams, 3.511; Kentucky, Kenny Brooks, 3.504; Saint Joseph’s, Cindy Griffin, 3.503; Iowa, Jan Jensen, 3.495; Richmond, Aaron Roussell, 3.492; SIUE, Samantha Quigley Smith, 3.489; Drexel, Amy Mallon, 3.489; California, Charmin Smith, 3.462; Duke, Kara Lawson, 3.456; Merrimack, Kelly Morrone, 3.454; UAB, Randy Norton, 3.447; Sacramento State, Aaron Kallhoff, 3.447; Pennsylvania, Michael Mclaughlin, 3.446; South Carolina, Dawn Staley, 3.438; Alabama, Kristy Curry, 3.432; Missouri, Robin Pingeton, 3.431; Robert Morris, Chandler McCabe, 3.431; Northwestern, Joe McKeown, 3.427; Miami, Tricia Cullop, 3.426; Missouri State, Beth Cunningham, 3.426; Denver, Doshia Woods, 3.425; Texas A&M, Joni Taylor, 3.422; Bradley, Kate Popovec-Goss, 3.398; UNC Greensboro, Trina Patterson, 3.395; Liberty, Carey Green, 3.394; Fairfield, Carly Thibault-Dudonis, 3.392; Lipscomb, Lauren Sumski, 3.377; Texas Tech, Krista Gerlich, 3.376; Florida State, Brooke Wyckoff, 3.375; Temple, Diane Richardson, 3.373; Texas, Vic Schaefer, 3.372; Longwood , Erika Lang-Montgomery, 3.369; Vanderbilt, Shea Ralph, 3.367; Hofstra, Danielle Santos, 3.366; Colorado, Jr Payne, 3.366; Louisville, Jeff Walz, 3.363; Virginia Tech, Megan Duffy, 3.360; UNC Asheville, Tynesha Lewis, 3.358; USC, Lindsay Gottlieb, 3.348; Marquette, Cara Consuegra, 3.345; Hawaii, Laura Beeman, 3.343; Yale, Dalila Eshe, 3.338; Oklahoma, Jennie Baranczyk, 3.334; Tennessee, Kim Caldwell, 3.323; Kansas State, Jeff Mittie, 3.317; Notre Dame, Niele Ivey, 3.314; Elon, Charlotte Smith, 3.271; Ohio State, Kevin Mcguff, 3.263; Oklahoma State, Jacie Hoyt, 3.254; West Virginia, Mark Kellogg, 3.242; Akron, Ryan Gensler, 3.225; Seton Hall, Anthony Bozzella, 3.205; UNLV, Lindy La Rocque, 3.201; BYU, Lee Cummard, 3.189; Oregon, Kelly Graves, 3.168; Georgia Tech, Nell Fortner, 3.162; Baylor, Nicki Collen, 3.133; North Texas, Jason Burton, 3.128; Connecticut, Geno Auriemma, 3.061; Tulsa, Angie Nelp, 3.047; Troy, Chanda Rigby, 3.046; Georgetown, Darnell Haney, 3.008; Navy, Tim Taylor, 3.005. 2025-26 SEASON TICKETS
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\nABOUT THE WBCA
\nThe Women’s Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women’s and girls’ basketball at all levels of competition. Founded in 1981, the WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of coaches to those organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. Visit WBCA.org for more details about the association.<\/p>\n
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\nSouth Florida women’s basketball has made 19 postseason tournament appearances and had 10 NCAA Tournament berths in head coach Jose Fernandez<\/a>‘s 25 seasons. The all-time winningest coach in program history, Fernandez has guided the Bulls to 12 20-win seasons, two WNIT final four appearances, the 2008-09 WNIT championship, and has won 485 career games, and is the all-time wins leader in the American Athletic Conference.
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