The Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Coach of the Year is an annual college basketball award presented to the top women's basketball coach in the Pac-12 Conference. The winner is selected by conference coaches. The award was first given following the 1986–87 season to Chris Gobrecht of Washington. Tara VanDerveer has won the award a record eighteen times.

Key Awarded one of the following National Coach of the Year awards that year: Associated Press Coach of the Year (AP)

Naismith Coach of the Year (N)

USBWA Women's National Coach of the Year (USBWA)

WBCA National Coach of the Year Award (WBCA)Denotes the number of times the coach had been awarded the Coach of the Year award at that point†Co-Coaches of the Year*Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach but is no longer active*^Active coach who has been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (as a coach)Conference win–loss record for that seasonConference standing at year's end (Tdenotes a tie)Overall win–loss record for that seasonSeason‡Team won the NCAA Division I National Championship

Winners SeasonCoachSchoolNational Coach of the Year AwardsConf. W–LConf. St.Overall W–LSource(s)1986–87Chris GobrechtWashington—14–42nd23–71987–88†Chris Gobrecht (2)Washington—16–21st25–5Linda SharpUSC—15–32nd22–81988–89Tara VanDerveer*StanfordWBCA18–01st28–31989–90‡Tara VanDerveer* (2)StanfordNUSBWA17–11stT32–31990–91 Harold RhodesWashington State—10–8—18–111991–92Gooch FosterCalifornia—12–63rdT20–91992–93Marianne Stanley*USC—14–42nd22–71993–94Jody RungeOregon—13–53rd20–91994–95Tara VanDerveer* (3)Stanford—17–11st30–31995–96†Marianne Stanley* (2)Stanford—18–01st29–3Amy Tucker—1996–97Tara VanDerveer* (4)Stanford—18–01st34–21997–98Joan BonviciniArizona—14–42ndT23–71998–99Jody Runge (2)Oregon—15–31stT25–61999–2000Judy SpoelstraOregon State—–—–2000–01Charli Turner ThorneArizona State—–—–2001–02Tara VanDerveer* (5)Stanford—–—–2002–03Tara VanDerveer* (6)Stanford—–—–2003–04Caren HorstmeyerCalifornia—4–149th12–172004–05Tara VanDerveer* (7)Stanford—–—–2005–06Tara VanDerveer* (8)Stanford—–—–2006–07Joanne BoyleCalifornia—12–63rd23–92007–08Tara VanDerveer* (9)Stanford—–—–2008–09Tara VanDerveer* (10)Stanford—–—–2009–10Nikki FargasUCLA—15–32nd25–92010–11Tara VanDerveer* (11)StanfordAPNWBCA–—–2011–12Tara VanDerveer* (12)Stanford—–—–2012–13Tara VanDerveer* (13)Stanford—–—–2013–14Tara VanDerveer* (14)Stanford—–—–2014–15Scott RueckOregon State—–—–2015–16Charli Turner Thorne (2)Arizona State—–—–2016–17Scott Rueck (2)Oregon State—–—–2017–18Tara VanDerveer* (15)Stanford—–—–2018–19Kelly GravesOregon—16–21st33–52019–20Kelly Graves (2)Oregon—17–11st31–22020–21‡Tara VanDerveer* (16)StanfordNUSBWA19–21st31–22021–22Tara VanDerveer* (17)Stanford—16–01st32–42022–23Lynne RobertsUtah—15–31stT27–52023–24Tara VanDerveer* (18)Stanford—13–31st30–6

Winners by school School (year joined)WinnersYearsStanford191989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024Oregon41994, 1999, 2019, 2020California31992, 2004, 2007Oregon State32000, 2015, 2017Arizona State22001, 2016USC21988, 1993Washington21987, 1988Arizona11998UCLA12010Utah (2011)12023Washington State11991Colorado (2011)0—

See also

Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year

References