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.
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.
In a shocking turn of events Monday afternoon, Lisa Bluder announced her retirement as University of Iowa women’s basketball coach. Longtime lieutenant Jan Jensen has been named head coach, effective immediately.
Hear from Iowa women’s basketball players and coaches after the Hawkeyes booked a return to the NCAA women’s basketball championship game with a 71-69 win over UConn in a Final Four game Friday night.
NCAA women’s basketball: Addison O’Grady holds Angel Reese to 1-of-10 shooting in the second half, a key factor in Iowa’s 94-87 Elite Eight triumph.
Women’s basketball: With its Big Ten regular-season title hopes greatly diminished, No. 4 Iowa tries to rebuild momentum Sunday vs. Illinois. “You can’t sulk about one game; that’s not how this works,” Caitlin Clark said.
“The Glue” for the Iowa women’s basketball team, Kate Martin is destined for a “long, successful career” as a coach. Now, though, she is having “the best times of my life.“
Women’s basketball: Sharon Goodman’s perseverance and Sydney Affolter’s toughness have been notable complements to Caitlin Clark’s brilliance for the fourth-ranked Hawkeyes.
The UI women’s basketball coaches kicked off The Gazette’s Iowa Ideas conference with a keynote address Thursday that’s now available to watch online.
Medical school, Iowa’s Monika Czinano said, “will always be there.” A chance to play in the WNBA, though, is once in a lifetime.
Lisa Bluder, Jan Jensen and Jenni Fitzgerald have been “best friends” for decades. It was Bluder who convinced the Jensen and Fitzgerald to make the move with her from Drake to Iowa in 2000. That history is making this year’s Final Four run extra special.
Iowa coaches Lisa Bluder and Jan Jensen never stopped pounding away after arriving 23 years ago, and here they are in the national semifinals.
NCAA women’s basketball tournament: For Iowa assistant coach Jan Jensen, Sunday was a day of loss, a night of victory.
Women’s basketball: Iowa’s Big Ten chase resumes Thursday vs. Purdue. Hawkeyes have won 5 straight, but there are issues to be addressed. Also, junior Taylor Stremlow commits.
Women’s basketball: Central Florida’s defensive challenge awaits the Hawkeyes
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