2025–26 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

2025–26 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
Regular season
2026 MAC tournament
Tournament
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Akron 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Ball State 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Bowling Green 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Buffalo 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Central Michigan 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Eastern Michigan 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Kent State 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Miami (OH) 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Northern Illinois 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Ohio 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Toledo 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
UMass 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Western Michigan 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
† 2026 MAC tournament winner

The 2025–26 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season will be the season for Mid-American Conference women's basketball teams. It will begin with practices in October 2024, followed by the start of the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play will begin in January 2026 and conclude in March 2026. The 2026 MAC tournament will be held at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio for the 26th consecutive season.[1] This season marks the conference's first change in membership since 2005 with the addition of UMass.[2] It will also be the last MAC season for Northern Illinois, which will rejoin the Horizon League in 2026 after a nearly 30-year absence.[3]

Head coaches

Coaching changes

Buffalo

After a 30 win season, a WNIT Championship, and a 61–37 record at Buffalo over three seasons, Becky Burke was hired as the head coach at Arizona on April 14, 2025.[4] On April 18, Buffalo hired Kristen Sharkey, former Buffalo basketball player and assistant coach, as the school's 14th women's basketball head coach.[5]

Northern Illinois

Lisa Carlsen resigned from as the Northern Illinois women's basketball coach on March 10, 2025 after a 13–17 season and a overall 147-155 record over nine seasons with the Huskies.[6] On April 1, NIU hired Buffalo associate head coach Jacey Brooks as the new head coach.[7]

Western Michigan

Shane Clipfell announced his retirement from coaching on March 17, 2025 after 13 seasons and a 184–209 record as the head coach of Western Michigan University.[8] On March 28, Detroit Mercy head coach Kate Achter was named the seventh head coach in program history.[9]

Coaches

Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Overall record School record MAC record MAC titles MAC tournament titles NCAA tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA championships
Akron Ryan Gensler Illinois (Asst.) 3 20–38 (.345) 20–38 (.345) 9–25 (.265) 0 0 0 0 0
Ball State Brady Sallee Eastern Illinois 14 400–265 (.602) 264–155 (.630) 159–76 (.677) 1 1 1 0 0
Bowling Green Fred Chmiel South Carolina (Asst.) 3 34–28 (.548)† 34–28 (.548) 21–15 (.583) 0 0 0 0 0
Buffalo Kristen Sharkey Syracuse (Assoc. HC) 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0 0 0
Central Michigan Kristin Haynie Michigan State (Asst.) 3 18–38 (.321) 18–38 (.321) 11–23 (.324) 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Michigan Sahar Nusseibeh Canisius 2 34–87 (.281) 2–27 (.069) 1–17 (.056) 0 0 0 0 0
Kent State Todd Starkey Indiana (Asst.) 10 329–206 (.615) 164–111 (.596) 97–65 (.599) 0 1 1 0 0
Miami Glenn Box Indiana (Assoc HC.) 3 92–62 (.597) 28–31 (.475) 17–19 (.472) 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Illinois Jacey Brooks Buffalo (Assoc HC.) 1 79–32 (.712) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0 0 0
Ohio Bob Boldon Youngstown State 13 300–251 (.544) 202–161 (.556) 118–97 (.549) 2 1 1 0 0
Toledo Ginny Boggess Monmouth 2 78–51 (.605) 24–9 (.727) 13–5 (.722) 0 0 0 0 0
UMass Mike Leflar UMass (Assoc. HC) 3 22–42 (.344) 22–42 (.344) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0 0 0
Western Michigan Kate Achter Detroit Mercy 1 104–166 (.385) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0 0 0

Notes:

  • Appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
  • Years at school includes 2024–25 season.
  • MAC records are from time at current school only.
  • All statistics and records are through the beginning of the season.
  • †Chmiel's overall record does not include his coaching record at Feather River College and Lassen College because it is unknown to the author.

Source:[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

See also

References

  1. ^ Zarrella, Tony. "MAC Tournament staying in downtown Cleveland through 2030". Cleveland 19 News. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  2. ^ Withers, Tom (February 27, 2024). "UMass will join Mid-American Conference as a full sports member in 2025, MAC commissioner says". APNews. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  3. ^ "Horizon League Welcomes NIU" (Press release). Horizon League. February 27, 2025. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  4. ^ Wohl, Ari (April 14, 2025). "'Bear down, baby': Becky Burke introduced as new Arizona Wildcats women's basketball coach". AZ Central]. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  5. ^ "Buffalo women's hoops program hires former player Kristen Sharkey to replace Becky Burke". AP News. April 18, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  6. ^ Leber, Scott (March 10, 2025). "Lisa Carlsen resigns as NIU women's head basketball coach". My State Line. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  7. ^ Kreuzer, Jack (April 1, 2025). "Jacey Brooks Hired as NIU WBB Head Coach". Buffalo Toronto Public Media. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
  8. ^ "Shane Clipfell, winningest coach in WMU women's hoops history, is retiring". Detroit News. March 17, 2025. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  9. ^ Paul, Tony. "Western Michigan women's basketball hires Kate Achter away from Detroit Mercy". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  10. ^ "Ryan Gensler". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  11. ^ "Brady Sallee". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  12. ^ "Fred Chmiel". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  13. ^ "Kristen Sharkey". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
  14. ^ "Kristen Haynie". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  15. ^ "Sahar Nusseibeh". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  16. ^ "Todd Starkey". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  17. ^ "Glenn Box". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  18. ^ "Jacey Brooks". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
  19. ^ "Bob Boldon". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  20. ^ "Ginny Boggess". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  21. ^ "Mike Leflar". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
  22. ^ "Kate Achter". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
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