2026 women's basketball coaching carousel

Mar 04, 2026
Tonja Englund finished her playing career in Division III and recently retired as head coach at UW-Eau Claire as well.
 2024 d3photography.com photo by Wade Gardner
 

This is where we'll track all the head coaching changes in Division III women's basketball until next season starts. We'll provide links to the news stories posted on schools' websites so you can go deeper into the moves that interest you. You can also check out our listing of men's coaching changes.

If you see anything amiss, please email us at Gordon.Mann@d3sports.com.

School Outgoing coach Incoming coach Last position
Heidelberg Erin Eaton    
Eaton was "no longer employed," according to local reports, after a season in which the university allowed her to coach through multiple allegations of her verbally, mentally and emotionally abusing players. Eaton went 14-46 as a head coach at Muskingum, 80-102 at Pitt-Greensburg, and 4-45 (.082) at Heidelberg.
Lake Forest Tamlyn Tills    
Tills retired after 18 years as head coach, with a career record of 135-164.
LeTourneau Scott McAllister    
McAllister spent four years at LetU, and was 28-74, including 5-20 overall in the program's first season in the SCAC.
Mary Hardin-Baylor Katie Novak-Lenoir    
UMHB went from 21 wins to 17 to just 8 in Novak-Lenoir's three seasons.
Moravian Mary Beth Spirk    
Spirk, a Division III lifer and athletic director as well as coach at Moravian, with a career mark of 657-360. 
Muhlenberg Ron Rohn    
Before the season, Rohn announced he would retire. He finishes with a 437-203 at Muhlenberg in 24 seasons and was previously head coach at Hofstra and Colgate.
Nichols Ava Limonciello Jacque Rivera AC at Nichols
Limonciello was named interim coach on Nov. 7, one day before the Bison tipped off, after one year as a GA. Nichols went 13-12, which was the same record it compiled in 2024-25, and the best in 16 seasons.
North Park Annie Radenkovich    
The school "parted ways" with Radenkovich after four seasons in which the Vikings were 21-79, 6-57 in CCIW play.
Pacific Lutheran Lee Aduddell    
Aduddell's first team won two games, then peaked as high as 11 wins before slipping back to two this year.
Rhodes Judi Vignuelle-Thurman    
Thurman was let go with a week and a half left in the season and was replaced on an interim basis by former coach Matt Dean. Thurman was 28-44 in two-plus seasons.
UW-Eau Claire Tonja Englund    
Englund retired after more than a quarter-century at UW-Eau Claire, where she won 427 career games.