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Updated: April 2, 2026 @ 10:43 pm
Vanderbilt women’s basketball head coach Shea Ralph, left, the 2026 AP Women’s Coach of the Year and UConn’s Sarah Strong, the 2026 AP Women’s Player of the Year, pose for photographs during a news conference at the Women’s Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Phoenix.
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.
Associated Press deputy global sports editor Oscar Dixon, center, talks about Vanderbilt women’s basketball head coach Shea Ralph as the 2026 AP Women’s Coach of the Year and UConn’s Sarah Strong as the 2026 AP Women’s Player of the Year, during a news conference at the Women’s Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Phoenix.
Associated Press deputy global sports editor Oscar Dixon, left, presents UConn’s Sarah Strong with the 2026 AP Women’s Player 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.
Vanderbilt women’s basketball head coach Shea Ralph, left, the 2026 AP Women’s Coach of the Year and UConn’s Sarah Strong, the 2026 AP Women’s Player of the Year, pose for photographs during a news conference at the Women’s Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Phoenix.
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.
Associated Press deputy global sports editor Oscar Dixon, center, talks about Vanderbilt women’s basketball head coach Shea Ralph as the 2026 AP Women’s Coach of the Year and UConn’s Sarah Strong as the 2026 AP Women’s Player of the Year, during a news conference at the Women’s Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Phoenix.
Associated Press deputy global sports editor Oscar Dixon, left, presents UConn’s Sarah Strong with the 2026 AP Women’s Player 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 surveyed the room as she received The Associated Press Coach of the Year award and all she saw was family.
On one side was the Vanderbilt coach’s assistants and school administrators, as well as her husband, daughter and mother. On the other, was her mentors from UConn, including Huskies coaches Geno Auriemma and Chris Dailey, for whom she played and worked alongside.
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