The Iowa Hawkeyes will look drastically different next season.
Alongside the departure of NCAA's all-time leading scorer Caitlin Clark to the pros, head coach Lisa Bluder has also announced her retirement after four decades of coaching.
"There is never an ideal time to retire and I am sure this fall that I will miss the games, the practices, the road trips, the atmosphere, the tremendous fans and, most importantly, the players," the 63-year-old tactician said in a lengthy statement.
Bluder has led the Hawkeyes since 2000, guiding them to the last two NCAA national title games.
She has had an impressive tenure in Iowa City, boasting 889 wins, five Big Ten Tournament championships, and two Big Ten regular season titles, among many other accolades.
Lisa Bluder has been in Iowa for most of her life
The Wisconsin-born coach has dedicated most of her life to the state of Iowa, attending Linn-Mar High School in Marion.
She began her college basketball playing career at the University of Northern Iowa as a power forward from 1979 to 1983.
Soon after, she transitioned to a head coaching role as early as 1984, assuming the position at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa, until 1990.
Bluder then moved to Drake University, this time in Des Moines, Iowa, where she coached for another decade from 1990 to 2000 before accepting the Hawkeyes job.
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