On Friday, Iowa women’s basketball announced it intends to celebrate the coaching legacy of former Hawkeyes head coach Lisa Bluder on its Jan. 5 game vs. Maryland from Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Bluder retired after 25 seasons as head coach at Iowa following their second consecutive National Championship game appearance in April.
Grew the game.
We can’t wait to celebrate @LisaBluder at our game vs. Maryland on Jan. 5. #Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/GIZadFKwIM
— Iowa Women’s Basketball (@IowaWBB) December 20, 2024
During her tenure at Iowa, she finished with a cumulative record of 528-254 (67.51%), is 23-17 all-time in NCAA Tournaments at Iowa, No. 10 on the all-time wins list in Division-I women’s basketball history, hosts the title of most Big Ten conference wins in conference history, and won seven Big Ten titles (five Big Ten Tournament and two Regular Season).
While the announcement of the intended celebration did not elaborate upon how the program plans to honor the coach, it will surely bring a well-deserved amount of attention to a coach who has transformed Iowa over the past two-and-a-half decades.
This follows up on Wednesday’s plan to have Caitlin Clark’s No. 22 raised to the rafters of Carver-Hawkeye Arena as part of a jersey retirement ceremony planned for Feb. 2, 2025, vs. USC.
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