Summit League

Kerry Cremeans (krah-MEANS) enters her fourth season as head coach of the University of Denver women's basketball program for the upcoming 2015-16 season. Cremeans has compiled a 31-63 record at DU, including a runner-up finish at the Summit League Championships in 2013-14.

The winningest coach in program history, Chris Paul now enters his 11th season at IPFW with a career record of 118-172. Chris Paul laid a foundation at IPFW during his first five full seasons as the head coach of the Mastodons as the team set and met multiple goals, each year winning more games than in any of the five prior seasons.

In his five seasons as coach of the IUPUI women's basketball program, Austin Parkinson has lifted the Jaguars program into a perennial Summit League contender.

The North Dakota State University Bison women's basketball team is part of the athletic program at North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota, USA. They are members of the NCAA Division I. The Bison head coach is Maren Walseth.

Brittany Lange is entering her third season as the head coach for the Mavericks and fifth with the program overall. Lange came to Omaha at the start of its Division I era and became the youngest to lead the program and the 2nd youngest head coach in all of Division I basketball. In her second year, Lange continued to diagram a top ranked defense. During Summit League play, Omaha ranked first in the league in opponents' field goal percentage (38.8) for the second straight year, while also ranking second in blocked shots (5.1) and third in steals per game (7.4). Omaha allowed the fourth-fewest points per game (66.3) during Summit League play and ended the season with a dominating defensive display limiting Denver to 40 points.

Having 4 conference championships under their belt in the 8 years since joining the Mid-Continent Conference (now The Summit League), the team has a solid reputation among fellow mid-major programs. Head coach Jerry Finkbeiner was hired in July 1996 and has delivered all four of the school's NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship appearances.

Amy Williams is set to begin her fourth season as the head women's basketball coach at the University of South Dakota. Williams has won 64 games through her first three seasons. Her team is 35-7 inside the DakotaDome and has advanced to the finals of the Summit League Tournament in all three years.

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team is part of the athletic program at South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota. The NCAA Division I team is a member of The Summit League. The Jackrabbits head coach is Aaron Johnston.

In his four years at the helm of Western Illinois Women's Basketball, JD Gravina has transformed the Leathernecks into one of the highest-powered offenses in the Summit League.