Dawn Plitzuweit Named New Gopher Head Coach!

[Ignatius L Hoops]

ORIGINAL Tweet Is Unavailable

 

[GopherLady]

Here's her bio...

Dawn Plitzuweit - Head Coach - Staff Directory - West Virginia University Athletics

Follow @CoachDawnP The Plitzuweit File Personal Information Birthday October 31 Hometown West Bend, Wis. Education Michigan

wvusports.com

 

[adamj95]

Proven record at every stop. I was hoping for Duffy but I am all in with Plitzuweit! She knows how to coach post players ala Sjerven at USD!

 

[Some Day...Maybe]

Looks like a decent hire, not a great hire.

 

[UnFadeable21]

Gophers Women Basketball hire

Dawn Plitzuweit as new head coach replacing Lindsay Whalen. Dawn is the current West Virigina head coach.

Coached at South Dakota for 7 seasons and had a 158-36 record. Making the NCAA tourney 4 straight seasons and the sweet 16.

Born and raised in Wisconsin and played at Michigan Tech. She’s a Midwest gal.

She made 550k at WV. So looks like she’s getting a bump here

 

[Katogopher]

Feeling a bit underwhelmed. I was pulling for Duffy, I guess I was hoping for a big splash hire, maybe this is it but was hoping for someone with P 5 conference experience. Big Ten is so hard to climb.

 

[Ignatius L Hoops]

 

[UnFadeable21]

I was a Johnston guy but this seems like a good hire. She knows the region and wanted to move back to the Midwest.

Lots of experience

 

[Lynx]

Dawn was my first place choice! I wasn’t sure we could get her one year into her West Virginia tenure. I watched South Dakota’s NCAA run last year and they were amazing. winning AT #2 seed Baylor ending a 12 year Sweet 16 run. Tied under 30 seconds left with Michigan just missing the Elite 8. An excellent coach. Very familiar with the area. I was one of those fans really upset that Whalen wasn’t coming back, but looking forward think this is an outstanding hire.

 

[GopherLady]

 

[GringaGopher]

Looks like a decent hire, not a great hire.

Agreed. Count me unimpressed but hoping she can be successful …..

 

[UnFadeable21]

Looks like she just wanted to be home. Midwest family through and through.

Her son plays college basketball in South Dakota. Her daughter plays in Michigan. Both her parents still live in Wisconsin.

 

[NateDawgUM]

The Gophers possibly hire a coach who has been to five straight NCAA tournaments (I'm counting her 30-2 2020 COVID year as a tournament team), has a Division 2 National Title, is currently a coach for a P5 program and it's "not a good hire."

I guess Dawn Staley was busy.

You're all funny.

 

[Gopher Ally]

Agreed. Count me unimpressed but hoping she can be successful …..

Unimpressed?? This is a home run hire, she can coach and her success speaks for itself, her name would have been mentioned with every opening! Let’s go!

 

[Ignatius L Hoops]

West Virginia's Dawn Plitzuweit emerges as the top candidate for Gophers basketball job

The Gophers are working to replace Lindsay Whalen, and an announcement could come as soon as Saturday.

www.startribune.com

West Virginia coach Dawn Plitzuweit has emerged as a leading candidate for the Gophers women's basketball head coaching job, according to sources familiar with the search, and an announcement on Minnesota's decision could come as soon as Saturday.

 

[gwbbfan82]

Hard to believe there would be an announcement today after their 1st round loss. Would be kinda mean. I think it is a premature announcement.

 

[gopherdudepart2]

Agreed. Count me unimpressed but hoping she can be successful …..

She is a really good basketball coach. Surprised U of M was, or is willing to pay buyout. I didn't think she was a realistic option so surprised if she accepts the job. Ready to support the next head coach.

 

[SHGopher]

I think Lynx was the one who raised this name late in the GH discussions.

Was the original list a smokescreen or did it evolve?

 

[Ignatius L Hoops]

Original tweet is unavailable!

 

[UnFadeable21]

The Star tribune said an official announcement is expected tomorrow

 

[SHGopher]

I think Lynx was the one who raised this name late in the GH discussions.

Was the original list a smokescreen or did it evolve?

 

[Spaulding!No!]

Hmmmmm

 

[bigticket1]

Hard to believe there would be an announcement today after their 1st round loss. Would be kinda mean. I think it is a premature announcement.

A premature congratulation ?

 

[GopherLady]

FYI - here's the screenshot of the original tweet being deleted.

Hoping this was to give her time to talk to her team, but she seems like a great hire.

 

[GopherLady]

Per Kent Youngblood:

West Virginia coach Dawn Plitzuweit has emerged as a leading candidate for the Gophers women's basketball head coaching job, according to sources familiar with the search, and an announcement on Minnesota's decision could come as soon as Saturday.

West Virginia's Dawn Plitzuweit emerges as the top candidate for Gophers basketball job

The Gophers are working to replace Lindsay Whalen, and an announcement could come as soon as Saturday.

www.startribune.com

 

[NateDawgUM]

Nothing confirms a hire quite like the first leak tweet being deleted...somebody got yelled at lol.

 

[dpodoll68]

was hoping for someone with P 5 conference experience

lolwut

 

[60's Guy]

Philosophy and West Virginia beginning last year.
And, looking at West Virginia stats for this season, she played 10 girls 9 plus minutes per game.
I like that.
All you people not thrilled...could you give a specific reason why you don't like the hire, please.
She is the best Gopher coach in quite awhile on paper.

 

[bball_craz_31]

Confirmed it’s Dawn Plitzuweit.

I’ll withhold my thoughts as not thrilled.

 

[Gopherfan84]

Confirmed it’s Dawn Plitzuweit.

I’ll withhold my thoughts as not thrilled.

Why?