By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
Robin Pingeton, who led Missouri women's basketball to 10 postseason appearances – including four NCAA Tournaments – over the past 15 seasons, has been hired to lead the Wisconsin women's basketball program,Athletic Director Chris McIntosh announced.
Pingeton, a Naismith Coach of the Year semifinalist in both 2017 and 2018, is one of just 14 "Power Four" conference coaches with more than 500 career victories.
Pingeton has compiled 585 wins during her 30-year head coaching career. Her teams have played in the postseason 20 times and she has coached 45 all-conference players, nine All-Americans, seven academic All-Americans and five conference players of the year. She has guided three teams to regular-season conference titles, two postseason conference tournament crowns and been named conference coach of the year three times.
"I am excited to get to Madison and get to work," Pingeton said in a news release. "Relationships are very important to me. I appreciate the time I spent with Chris McIntosh and Marcus Sedberry and I can tell my value system aligns with the people at Wisconsin. I learned a lot in almost 15 years in the Southeastern Conference and I am ready to apply that in Madison while also evolving with the changing landscape in college athletics. There is a rich tradition of athletics success at Wisconsin and I can't wait to get started!"
Pingeton directed Missouri's program from 2010-25 and led the Tigers to a 250-218 record, including five 20-win seasons. Under Pingeton's direction, the Tigers recorded 30 wins over top-25 opponents and seven over top-10 foes, including an upset of top-ranked South Carolina in 2021. Among Pingeton's players at Missouri were WNBA draft picks Sophie Cunningham, Bri Kulas and Christine Flores. Pingeton signed the No. 11 class in the nation in 2019. Off the court, Pingeton developed two SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year award winners, 97 Academic Honor Roll members and 12 Community Service Team selections.
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