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FILE – Vanderbilt head coach Shea Ralph cheers on her players in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Alabama, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
FILE – Vanderbilt head coach Shea Ralph reacts during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
FILE – Vanderbilt head coach Shea Ralph smiles during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
Vanderbilt head coach Shea Ralph celebrates with forward Sacha Washington (35) during the second half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament against Illinois, Monday, March 23, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
Vanderbilt head coach Shea Ralph celebrates with center Aalyah Del Rosario, right, after winning against Illinois in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Monday, March 23, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
Associated Press deputy global sports editor Oscar Dixon, left, presents Vanderbilt women’s basketball head coach Shea Ralph with the 2026 AP Women’s Coach of the Year award during a news conference at the Women’s Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Phoenix.
FILE – Vanderbilt head coach Shea Ralph cheers on her players in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Alabama, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
FILE – Vanderbilt head coach Shea Ralph reacts during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
FILE – Vanderbilt head coach Shea Ralph smiles during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
Vanderbilt head coach Shea Ralph celebrates with forward Sacha Washington (35) during the second half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament against Illinois, Monday, March 23, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
Vanderbilt head coach Shea Ralph celebrates with center Aalyah Del Rosario, right, after winning against Illinois in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Monday, March 23, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
Associated Press deputy global sports editor Oscar Dixon, left, presents Vanderbilt women’s basketball head coach Shea Ralph with the 2026 AP Women’s Coach of the Year award during a news conference at the Women’s Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Phoenix.
PHOENIX (AP) — Shea Ralph of Vanderbilt was named The Associated Press women’s basketball Coach of the Year on Thursday after turning the Commodores into one of the top teams in the nation.
Ralph led a team that returned just one starter to the most successful season in school history. The team went 29-5, with 13 of those wins coming in the regular season against a rugged Southeastern Conference schedule. The Commodores finished tied for second in the conference, which matched the best finish in program history. They earned a 2-seed in the NCAA Tournament and reached the Sweet 16.
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