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Tulsa Women’s Basketball Earns WBCA Academic Special Mention Recognition
7/24/2026 8:48:00 AM | Women's Basketball
ATLANTA, Ga. — The Tulsa women's basketball team earned 2025-26 Women's Basketball Coaches' Association (WBCA) Academic Special Mention recognition with a 3.393 cumulative team grade point average last season.
College teams having a 3.0 combined GPA or higher qualified for consideration in their respective division to receive the award. The WBCA ranked the top 25 programs in each division by GPA, with Wisconsin-Green Bay leading Division I with a 3.965 GPA.
"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. "The 119 ranked teams we honor this year across all five collegiate membership divisions strive to achieve all-around success and we commend their efforts. Congratulations!"
It's the fourth time in program history the Golden Hurricane has received Special Mention status, earning it in each of the last three seasons. This past season's team GPA of 3.393 is the best so far under Nelp.
NCAA Division I
Special Mention: Northern Ky., Jeff Hans, 3.650; Portland, Michael Meek, 3.648; American, Kelly Killion, 3.647; Virginia Tech, Megan Duffy, 3.643; BYU, Lee Cummard, 3.639; Rice, Lindsay Edmonds, 3.634; Drexel, Amy Mallon, 3.628; Illinois, Shauna Green, 3.624; Boise St., Gordy Presnell, 3.623; Saint Joseph's, Cindy Griffin, 3.618; Louisiana Tech, Brooke Stoehr, 3.615; George Mason, Vanessa Blair-Lewis, 3.612; Wisconsin, Robin Pingeton, 3.611; UCLA, Cori Close, 3.610; ETSU, Brenda Mock Brown, 3.606; UNI, Tanya Warren, 3.606; Stonehill, Trisha Brown, 3.605; Kent St., Fran Recchia, 3.602; SIUE, Samantha Smith, 3.599; Abilene Christian, Julie Goodenough, 3.597; Marshall, Juli Fulks, 3.597; Purdue Fort Wayne, Maria Marchesano, 3.590; Wright St., Kari Hoffman, 3.588; Evansville, Robyn Scherr, 3.586; Eastern Mich., Sahar Nusseibeh, 3.585; Tennessee Tech, Kim Rosamond, 3.583; Wichita St., Terry Nooner, 3.581; Lafayette, Kia Damon-Olsen, 3.580; Villanova, Denise Dillon, 3.580; Minnesota, Dawn Plitzuweit, 3.577; Iona, Angelika Szumilo, 3.574; Marist, Erin Doughty, 3.572; Gardner-Webb, Terri Williams, 3.571; Northern Colo., Kristen Mattio, 3.568; Dayton, Tamika Jeter, 3.553; Missouri, Kellie Harper, 3.553; Rhode Island, Tammi Reiss, 3.549; Bowling Green, Fred Chmiel, 3.548; Santa Clara, Loree Payne, 3.548; DePaul, Jill M. Pizzotti, 3.545; NJIT, Mike Lane, 3.537; Wyoming, Heather Ezell, 3.534; North Texas, Jason Burton, 3.528; Ga. Southern, Hana Haden, 3.527; NIU, Jacey Brooks, 3.526; East Texas A&M, Valerie King, 3.525; Michigan St., Robyn Fralick, 3.523; Wake Forest, Megan Gebbia, 3.522; Arizona St., Molly Miller, 3.518; St. Bonaventure, Jim Crowley, 3.516; Loyola Maryland, Danielle O'Banion, 3.514; UC Santa Barbara, Renee Jimenez, 3.508; Manhattan, Heather Vulin, 3.506; South Carolina, Dawn Staley, 3.506; West Georgia, Joanna Reitz, 3.502; Lehigh, Addie Micir, 3.500; Temple, Diane Richardson, 3.494; Longwood, Erika Lang-Montgomery, 3.493; Colorado St., Ryun Williams, 3.492; East Carolina, Kimberly McNeill, 3.484; Florida St., Brooke Wyckoff, 3.481; Texas, Vic Schaefer, 3.479; Detroit Mercy, Kiefer Haffey, 3.476; UAB, Randy Norton, 3.474; Fla. Atlantic, LeAnn Freeland, 3.469; UC Irvine, Tamara Inoue, 3.456; Creighton, Jim Flanery, 3.453; Oregon St., Scott Rueck, 3.450; Liberty, Alexis Sherard, 3.443; North Carolina, Courtney Banghart, 3.442; Kentucky, Kenny Brooks, 3.436; St. John's, Joe Tartamella, 3.430; Princeton, Carla Berube, 3.428; South Fla., Michele Woods-Baxter, 3.428; Nebraska, Amy Williams, 3.426; Utah, Gavin Petersen, 3.421; Sacred Heart, Jessica Mannetti, 3.421; Ohio St., Kevin McGuff, 3.406; Bradley, Kate Popovec-Goss, 3.402; Tulsa, Angie Nelp, 3.393; Louisville, Jeff Walz, 3.374; Notre Dame, Niele Ivey, 3.373; Penn, Mike McLaughlin, 3.371; Harvard, Carrie Moore, 3.370; South Alabama, Yolisha Jackson, 3.365; Duke, Kara Lawson, 3.354; Hofstra, Danielle Santos Atkinson, 3.350; Marquette, Cara Consuegra, 3.349; Stony Brook, Joy McCorvey, 3.339; Columbia, Megan Griffith, 3.334; Washington, Tina Langley, 3.331; UT Martin, Kevin McMillan, 3.330; Vanderbilt, Shea Ralph, 3.328; Akron, Ryan Gensler, 3.323; Southeastern La., Jeffrey Dow, 3.306; Belmont, Bart Brooks, 3.301; Xavier, Billi Chambers, 3.298; Seton Hall, Anthony Bozzella, 3.297; Tennessee, Kim Caldwell, 3.285; Yale, Dalila Eshe, 3.269; Rider, Jackie Hartzell, 3.259; Elon, Charlotte Smith, 3.257; Charlotte, Tomekia Reed, 3.247; California, Charmin Smith, 3.244; Rutgers, Coquese Washington, 3.243; Portland St., Karlie Burris, 3.234; UNC Asheville, Tynesha Lewis, 3.233; Southern California, Lindsay Gottlieb, 3.212; West Virginia, Mark Kellogg, 3.183; Baylor, Nicki Collen, 3.178; Mississippi, Yolett McPhee-McCuin, 3.176; Iowa, Jan Jensen, 3.171; Georgetown, Darnell Haney, 3.039.
2026-27 SEASON TICKETS
Starting at just $75, ticket members will receive 1 (one) ALL-IN-1 pass that will be good for all 2026-27 Tulsa Women's basketball regular-season home games in the Donald W. Reynolds Center. No refunds for canceled games due to weather-related or any other cause. CLICK HERE to start the process of ordering tickets or call 918-631-GoTU (4688).
Visit www.TulsaHurricane.com for the latest news and information on the women's basketball program. Fans can also follow the team on X, Facebook and Instagram.
College teams having a 3.0 combined GPA or higher qualified for consideration in their respective division to receive the award. The WBCA ranked the top 25 programs in each division by GPA, with Wisconsin-Green Bay leading Division I with a 3.965 GPA.
"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. "The 119 ranked teams we honor this year across all five collegiate membership divisions strive to achieve all-around success and we commend their efforts. Congratulations!"
It's the fourth time in program history the Golden Hurricane has received Special Mention status, earning it in each of the last three seasons. This past season's team GPA of 3.393 is the best so far under Nelp.
NCAA Division I
| Rank | Institution | Head Coach | GPA |
| 1 | Green Bay | Kayla Karius | 3.965 |
| 2 | North Dakota St. | Jory Collins | 3.926 |
| 3 | UAlbany | Colleen Mullen | 3.826 |
| 4 | Youngstown St. | Melissa Jackson | 3.820 |
| 5 | Chattanooga | Deandra Schirmer | 3.807 |
| 6 | Western Ill. | JD Gravina | 3.785 |
| 7 | Maine | Amy Vachon | 3.777 |
| 8 | Texas Tech | Krista Gerlich | 3.769 |
| 9 | South Dakota St. | Aaron Johnston | 3.762 |
| 10 | Washington St. | Kamie Ethridge | 3.759 |
| 11 | Montana St. | Tricia Binford | 3.757 |
| 12 | South Dakota | Carrie Eighmey | 3.754 |
| 13 | Iowa State | Bill Fennelly | 3.749 |
| 14 | Saint Peter's | Jennifer Leedham | 3.741 |
| 15 | Eastern Wash. | Joddie Gleason | 3.735 |
| 16 | Cincinnati | Katrina Merriweather | 3.714 |
| 17 | Drake | Allison Pohlman | 3.707 |
| 18 | Milwaukee | Kyle Rechlicz | 3.699 |
| 19 | Fairfield | Carly Thibault-DuDonis | 3.698 |
| 20 | Cleveland St. | Chris Kielsmeier | 3.693 |
| 21 | Utah Valley | Dan Nielson | 3.677 |
| 22 | Middle Tenn. | Rick Insell | 3.674 |
| T23 | Toledo | Ginny Boggess | 3.664 |
| T23 | Lipscomb | Lauren Sumski | 3.664 |
| T25 | Davidson | Gayle Fulks | 3.651 |
| T25 | Kansas | Brandon Schneider | 3.651 |
Special Mention: Northern Ky., Jeff Hans, 3.650; Portland, Michael Meek, 3.648; American, Kelly Killion, 3.647; Virginia Tech, Megan Duffy, 3.643; BYU, Lee Cummard, 3.639; Rice, Lindsay Edmonds, 3.634; Drexel, Amy Mallon, 3.628; Illinois, Shauna Green, 3.624; Boise St., Gordy Presnell, 3.623; Saint Joseph's, Cindy Griffin, 3.618; Louisiana Tech, Brooke Stoehr, 3.615; George Mason, Vanessa Blair-Lewis, 3.612; Wisconsin, Robin Pingeton, 3.611; UCLA, Cori Close, 3.610; ETSU, Brenda Mock Brown, 3.606; UNI, Tanya Warren, 3.606; Stonehill, Trisha Brown, 3.605; Kent St., Fran Recchia, 3.602; SIUE, Samantha Smith, 3.599; Abilene Christian, Julie Goodenough, 3.597; Marshall, Juli Fulks, 3.597; Purdue Fort Wayne, Maria Marchesano, 3.590; Wright St., Kari Hoffman, 3.588; Evansville, Robyn Scherr, 3.586; Eastern Mich., Sahar Nusseibeh, 3.585; Tennessee Tech, Kim Rosamond, 3.583; Wichita St., Terry Nooner, 3.581; Lafayette, Kia Damon-Olsen, 3.580; Villanova, Denise Dillon, 3.580; Minnesota, Dawn Plitzuweit, 3.577; Iona, Angelika Szumilo, 3.574; Marist, Erin Doughty, 3.572; Gardner-Webb, Terri Williams, 3.571; Northern Colo., Kristen Mattio, 3.568; Dayton, Tamika Jeter, 3.553; Missouri, Kellie Harper, 3.553; Rhode Island, Tammi Reiss, 3.549; Bowling Green, Fred Chmiel, 3.548; Santa Clara, Loree Payne, 3.548; DePaul, Jill M. Pizzotti, 3.545; NJIT, Mike Lane, 3.537; Wyoming, Heather Ezell, 3.534; North Texas, Jason Burton, 3.528; Ga. Southern, Hana Haden, 3.527; NIU, Jacey Brooks, 3.526; East Texas A&M, Valerie King, 3.525; Michigan St., Robyn Fralick, 3.523; Wake Forest, Megan Gebbia, 3.522; Arizona St., Molly Miller, 3.518; St. Bonaventure, Jim Crowley, 3.516; Loyola Maryland, Danielle O'Banion, 3.514; UC Santa Barbara, Renee Jimenez, 3.508; Manhattan, Heather Vulin, 3.506; South Carolina, Dawn Staley, 3.506; West Georgia, Joanna Reitz, 3.502; Lehigh, Addie Micir, 3.500; Temple, Diane Richardson, 3.494; Longwood, Erika Lang-Montgomery, 3.493; Colorado St., Ryun Williams, 3.492; East Carolina, Kimberly McNeill, 3.484; Florida St., Brooke Wyckoff, 3.481; Texas, Vic Schaefer, 3.479; Detroit Mercy, Kiefer Haffey, 3.476; UAB, Randy Norton, 3.474; Fla. Atlantic, LeAnn Freeland, 3.469; UC Irvine, Tamara Inoue, 3.456; Creighton, Jim Flanery, 3.453; Oregon St., Scott Rueck, 3.450; Liberty, Alexis Sherard, 3.443; North Carolina, Courtney Banghart, 3.442; Kentucky, Kenny Brooks, 3.436; St. John's, Joe Tartamella, 3.430; Princeton, Carla Berube, 3.428; South Fla., Michele Woods-Baxter, 3.428; Nebraska, Amy Williams, 3.426; Utah, Gavin Petersen, 3.421; Sacred Heart, Jessica Mannetti, 3.421; Ohio St., Kevin McGuff, 3.406; Bradley, Kate Popovec-Goss, 3.402; Tulsa, Angie Nelp, 3.393; Louisville, Jeff Walz, 3.374; Notre Dame, Niele Ivey, 3.373; Penn, Mike McLaughlin, 3.371; Harvard, Carrie Moore, 3.370; South Alabama, Yolisha Jackson, 3.365; Duke, Kara Lawson, 3.354; Hofstra, Danielle Santos Atkinson, 3.350; Marquette, Cara Consuegra, 3.349; Stony Brook, Joy McCorvey, 3.339; Columbia, Megan Griffith, 3.334; Washington, Tina Langley, 3.331; UT Martin, Kevin McMillan, 3.330; Vanderbilt, Shea Ralph, 3.328; Akron, Ryan Gensler, 3.323; Southeastern La., Jeffrey Dow, 3.306; Belmont, Bart Brooks, 3.301; Xavier, Billi Chambers, 3.298; Seton Hall, Anthony Bozzella, 3.297; Tennessee, Kim Caldwell, 3.285; Yale, Dalila Eshe, 3.269; Rider, Jackie Hartzell, 3.259; Elon, Charlotte Smith, 3.257; Charlotte, Tomekia Reed, 3.247; California, Charmin Smith, 3.244; Rutgers, Coquese Washington, 3.243; Portland St., Karlie Burris, 3.234; UNC Asheville, Tynesha Lewis, 3.233; Southern California, Lindsay Gottlieb, 3.212; West Virginia, Mark Kellogg, 3.183; Baylor, Nicki Collen, 3.178; Mississippi, Yolett McPhee-McCuin, 3.176; Iowa, Jan Jensen, 3.171; Georgetown, Darnell Haney, 3.039.
2026-27 SEASON TICKETS
Starting at just $75, ticket members will receive 1 (one) ALL-IN-1 pass that will be good for all 2026-27 Tulsa Women's basketball regular-season home games in the Donald W. Reynolds Center. No refunds for canceled games due to weather-related or any other cause. CLICK HERE to start the process of ordering tickets or call 918-631-GoTU (4688).
Visit www.TulsaHurricane.com for the latest news and information on the women's basketball program. Fans can also follow the team on X, Facebook and Instagram.
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