The Coaches of Women’s teams
See who’ll be be leading the Women’s teams on the first ever Carrier Classic women game.
Muffet McGraw 
Position: Head Coach
Alma Mater: Saint Joseph’s (1977)
Experience: 31th year (26th at Notre Dame)
Coaching Stats:
- Lehigh, 5 seasons, 88 – 41
- Notre Dame, 25 Seasons, 591-215
- Total overall career record: 679-256
Coaching Highlights:
- 4 Final Fours (1997, 2001, 2011 and 2012)
- made it to the Sweet Sixteen in 6 out of the last 11 seasons
- has had 20-win seasons in 13 out of the past 14 seasons
- led the Irish to 14 NCAA tournament appearances including a current streak of 12 straight.
- compiled 50 wins over ranked opponents, including 40 over the last 8 seasons.
- one of only six coaches in the 125-year history of Fighting Irish athletics to win 500 games at Notre Dame
- a perfect 100-percent graduation rate for all players entering the program since 1987
- finished in the Top 3 of the Big East in 9 out of the 11 seasons they have been in the league
- gotten 11 consecutive Top 20 ranked recruiting classes
- the 27th coach in NCAA history to win over 500 career games, and is currently 25th on the all-time NCAAWB wins list with 644 victories
- awarded the US Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Coach of the Year award in 2001
Jim Foster
Position: Head Coach
Alma Mater: Temple (1980)
Experience: 35th Year (11th season at Ohio State)
Coaching Stats:
- Ohio State, 10 seasons, 261 – 69
- Vanderbilt, 11 seasons, 256 – 99
- St. Joseph’s, 13 seasons, 248 – 126
- Total overall career record: 765 - 294
Coaching Highlights
- 27 postseason appearances (26 NCAA tournaments), including 13 consecutive NCAA tournaments
- his is the eighth-winningest active coach in Division I and is just the second collegiate coach - men’s or women’s at any level - to win at least 200 games at three different schools
- helped the Buckeyes qualify for a school-record 10 consecutive NCAA tournaments and rank in the national Top 10 in five of the last the last seven seasons
- a four-time Big Ten coach of the year (2005-07, ‘09)
- led the Buckeyes to a record-setting sixth consecutive Big Ten regular season title
- a second straight tournament title in 2010 while setting a program record with 31 wins
- during the last eight seasons, Ohio State has the ninth-most wins (218) in Division I women’s college basketball and is one of eight schools to win at least 20 games over the last 10 years
