Lisa Bluder discussed her decision to retire after an impressive 24-year tenure as the head women’s basketball coach at Iowa.
116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Lisa Bluder discussed her decision to retire after an impressive 24-year tenure as the head women’s basketball coach at Iowa.
Caitlin Clark struggled early in her WNBA debut before finishing with 20 points as the Indiana Fever fell to the Connecticut Sun 92-71 on Tuesday night.
Lisa Bluder answered questions from reporters ahead of an I-Club event in West Des Moines on Tuesday, a day after she announced her retirement as Iowa women’s basketball coach.
The University of Iowa will hire former Colorado State athletics director Joe Parker as its next deputy athletics director.
The Hawk Off the Press podcast examines the legacy Lisa Bluder leaves a day after her surprise announcement that she is retiring as Iowa women’s basketball coach. Plus, what Jan Jensen’s promotion to head coach means for the program moving forward.
Caitlin Clark's much anticipated WNBA debut is set for Tuesday night in Connecticut. The No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft is coming off a record-setting college career at Iowa.
The Las Vegas Aces open regular-season play Tuesday — 9 p.m. (CT), ESPN — at home against the Phoenix Mercury, and Kate Martin will be a part of it. She understands her role, and she embraces it.
Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder announced her retirement on Monday. Longtime assistant Jan Jensen has been named head coach. Photos of Bluder, Jensen and their Iowa teams are included in this photo gallery.
Jan Jensen has been the Iowa women’s basketball program’s top assistant, recruiting coordinator and post developer for 24 years. Monday, mere minutes after Lisa Bluder’s retirement was announced, Jensen was announced as the successor.
Lisa Bluder ended her career as Iowa’s women’s basketball coach Monday, leaving behind a program that has taken up residence in so many hearts
The stunned reactions Monday afternoon on social media quickly gave way to tributes. Here’s what former Iowa women’s basketball players and others in the women’s basketball community are saying about Lisa Bluder after she announced her retirement as Iowa women’s basketball coach.
The Lisa Bluder era featured unprecedented success both for the Hawkeyes on the court and for the sport of women’s basketball as a whole off the court.
© 2025 The Gazette | All Rights Reserved.
Daily Newsletters