IU women's basketball coach Teri Moren received a contract extension on Thursday, one that would extend through 2027.
Moren will now become the highest paid women's coach in the Big Ten.
Moren and the Hoosiers are fresh off of the program's first ever Elite Eight NCAA Tournament appearance.
Below is the full release.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University and IU head women's basketball coach Teri Moren have agreed to a new contract thru 2027 that will make her among the highest compensated women's basketball coaches in the Big Ten.
Moren's new deal runs through the 2026-27 season and increases her annual average compensation to $862,500. In addition, the contract includes an assortment of performance bonuses that can enhance the deal, including bonuses for:Big Ten regular and postseason championships;NCAA Tournament or WNIT Tournament participation and victories;conference and/or national coach of the year accolades; andteam academic accomplishments.
"Teri Moren is the architect of an unprecedented era of success for our women's basketball program, and I'm excited that we have agreed to a new deal that ensures she will be here for many years to come," said IU Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Scott Dolson. "With six straight 20-win seasons and this year's run to the Elite Eight, Teri has built our program into one of the very best in the Big Ten.
"This new contract places her in the upper echelon among her conference peers, rewards those achievements, and recognizes the upward trajectory that we are on. In my more than 30 years with the department I've never been as excited about the future of IU Women's Basketball, and that's because we have the right person leading us in the right direction."
In seven years at the helm of the IU program, Moren has compiled a 148-80 overall record (.649) and led the team to the postseason five times, including three trips to the NCAA Tournament. She has won 20 or more games in each of the last six seasons, surpassing the 20-win seasons in the program's first 41 years (four). She has established new program records for conference wins in each of the past two seasons, highlighted by year's 16-2 Big Ten mark.
Her teams have also been ranked nationally for 37 straight weeks dating back to last season, and entered the nation's top 10 for the first time in program history earlier this season. Ranked No. 12 nationally entering the NCAA Tournament, Indiana earned the program's highest-ever NCAA Tournament seed (No. 4) and defeated No. 13 VCU, No. 12 Belmont and No. 1 North Carolina State on its way to the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament Elite Eight appearance.
"I would like to thank President McRobbie, Scott Dolson, Mattie White and Fred Glass for believing in our program and giving us the opportunity to build something truly special at Indiana," Moren said. "Along with my staff, we are dedicated to building successful young women on and off the court. I am truly blessed to be a part of the Hoosier Nation, who continue to show their love and gratitude for our team. We see you and appreciate you. As a lifelong Hoosier, I will continue to represent this incredible university with great pride and dedication."
Accomplishments
Six consecutive 20-win seasons – the longest streak in program history
Three NCAA Tournament berths (2016, 2019 and 2021) and 2018 WNIT Championship – overall five postseason appearances
2016 Big Ten Coach of the Year
Highest ever NCAA Tournament seed in 2021 as the No. 4 seed
Made the program's first appearances in the NCAA Elite Eight in 2021
Mackenzie Holmes earned the program's first Associated Press All-American honorable mention honor (2021).
Collectively, Moren's players have earned four All-American honors in her tenure.
37 consecutive weeks ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 and 22 consecutive weeks in the WBCA/USA Today coaches poll
Three top four finishes in the Big Ten regular season in the last five seasons
A combined 21 All-Big Ten selections
Three CoSIDA Academic All District Selections and two CoSIDA Academic All-American honors32 Academic All-Big Ten honorees
Holds a five-game win streak in the annual Barn Burner Trophy series with Purdue dating back to 2017 and winning eight of the last nine in the series overall.
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