Michelle Clark-Heard
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Cincinnati |
| Conference | The American |
| Record | 54–36 (.600) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 27, 1968 Louisville, Kentucky |
| Playing career | |
| 1987–1990 | Western Kentucky |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1998–2002 | Nebraska (assistant) |
| 2002–2005 | Cincinnati (assistant) |
| 2005–2007 | Kentucky State |
| 2007–2012 | Louisville (assistant) |
| 2012–2018 | Western Kentucky |
| 2018–present | Cincinnati |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 232–115 (.669) |
Michelle Clark-Heard (born July 27, 1968)[1] is the current head coach for the Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team.[2][3]
In her first year at Western Kentucky University her team posted a 22-11 record, after going 9-21 the season prior to her arrival.
In 2018 the University of Cincinnati hired her as the head coach for the Cincinnati women's basketball team. In her first season, she led the team to more than 20 wins for the first time since 2003 and at least 12 conference wins for the first time since 1999.[4]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky State (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2005–2007) | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | Kentucky State | 5–23 | 4–12 | 9th | |||||
| 2006–07 | Kentucky State | 19–9 | 12–4 | T-4th | |||||
| Kentucky State: | 24–32 (.429) | 16–16 (.500) | |||||||
| Western Kentucky (Sun Belt Conference) (2012–2014) | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | Western Kentucky | 22–11 | 13–7 | 3rd | WNIT Second Round | ||||
| 2013–14 | Western Kentucky | 24–9 | 13–5 | 2nd | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| Western Kentucky (Sun Belt): | 46–20 (.697) | 26–12 (.684) | |||||||
| Western Kentucky (Conference USA) (2014–2018) | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | Western Kentucky | 30–5 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| 2015–16 | Western Kentucky | 27–7 | 15–3 | T-2nd | WNIT Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2016–17 | Western Kentucky | 27–7 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| 2017–18 | Western Kentucky | 24–8 | 12–4 | 2nd | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| Western Kentucky (C-USA): | 108–27 (.800) | 59–11 (.843) | |||||||
| Western Kentucky (Overall): | 154–47 (.766) | ||||||||
| Cincinnati (American Athletic Conference) (2018–present) | |||||||||
| 2018–19 | Cincinnati | 24–11 | 12–4 | 3rd | WNIT Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2019–20 | Cincinnati | 22–9 | 11–5 | 2nd | |||||
| 2020–21 | Cincinnati | 8–16 | 6–12 | 7th | |||||
| Cincinnati: | 54–36 (.600) | 29–21 (.580) | |||||||
| Total: | 232–115 (.669) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster".
- ^ WBKO Staff. "Michelle Clark-Heard leaving WKU for Cincinnati". Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ "Bearcats Cap Regular Season with 80-65 Win at Tulane".
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