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Published Feb 15, 2023

Teri Moren Named to Naismith Coach of the Year late Season Watch List

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Indiana women's basketball coach Teri Moren was named tot he 2023 Naismith Women's Coach of the Year late season watch list on Wednesday.

Moren has led Indiana to a 24-1 record this season and a No. 2 ranking in the country -- Indiana's highest in program history.

Indiana has eight ranked wins this season. The Hoosiers are a projected No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Below is the full release:

ATLANTA – Indiana head coach Teri Moren has been named to the 2023 Werner Ladder Naismith Women’s Coach of the Year late season watch list, announced by the organization on Wednesday.

In her ninth season at the helm of Indiana, she has led her squad to a multitude of new program first and record setting numbers in the 2022-23 season. With a 24-1 overall record and a league-leading 14-1 mark in Big Ten play. Indiana is the only team nationally to have eight top 25 wins this season, five of which came against top 5 opponents. The Hoosiers currently rank fifth in the NET and are in the midst a 12-game win streak, the longest under Moren and third-longest in program history.

They rank in the top 10 nationally in five team categories, highlighted by its 50.4 field goal percentage, which is third amongst all Division I teams. Indiana is fourth in scoring margin (+21.3), sixth in assist-to-turnover ratio (+1.45), seventh in assists per game (18.5) and 10th in scoring offense (81.6). They set a program record for highest ranking in the polls, currently coming in at No. 2 nationally in both the Associated Press Top 25 and WBCA/USA Today Coaches Top 25.

On Jan. 18 in a win at Illinois, Moren became the program’s all-time winningest coach with 189 career victories. She holds a current record of 196-90 (.685) in her nine seasons leading the program. She also repeats as a nominee on the late season watch list, also appearing in 2021-22. She was previously named the 2016 Big Ten Coach of the Year.

Indiana hosts No. 12/13 Michigan on Thursday night at 8:30 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network.

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