US EditionNorthwestern Hires Former UConn Star Carla Berube as Women's Hoops Coach
Berube brings a 147-29 record at Princeton and experience as a UConn NCAA champion to revive a program that has not won more than nine games since 2021-22.
- Northwestern University appointed Carla Berube as women's basketball coach on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, with Athletic Director Mark Jackson confirming the hire to revitalize the struggling program.
- The Wildcats have not achieved a winning season in five years and won just 14.3% of Big Ten games over the last four years, missing the NCAA Tournament since 2021.
- At Princeton, Berube compiled a 147-29 record with an 83.5% winning percentage over six seasons. She previously built Division III Tufts into a powerhouse with 11 NCAA Tournament appearances and four Final Fours.
- Northwestern is offering a head coaching salary of about $800,000 and approximately $1 million in revenue-sharing resources for roster construction at the Power 4 level.
- Berube succeeds retired coach Joe McKeown, who led the Wildcats for 18 seasons, and said, "I'm excited to build a championship culture that reflects that standard" competing in the Big Ten Conference.
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Northwestern hires former UConn star Carla Berube to succeed Joe McKeown as women’s basketball coach
Carla Berube replaces the retired Joe McKeown and will be tasked with turning around a Northwestern program that hasn’t won more than nine games in a season since 2021-22.
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USA TodayNorthwestern hires Princeton's Carla Berube as women's basketball coach
Northwestern hired former UConn star and Princeton coach Carla Berube as its women's basketball coach on Wednesday.Berube replaces the retired Joe McKeown and will be tasked with turning around a program that hasn't won more than nine games in a season since 2021-22.Berube, who helped UConn win its first NCAA championship in 1995 under Hall of Fame coach Geno Auriemma, led Princeton to a 147-29 record and five NCAA Tournament appearances in six …
Women’s Basketball: Princeton coach Carla Berube tapped as Joe McKeown successor
Princeton coach Carla Berube will be the seventh Northwestern women’s basketball coach in program history, NU announced Wednesday. A 26-year coaching veteran, Berube replaces another longtime coach in Joe McKeown, who retired after the 2025-26 season. When hiring Berube, Athletic Director Mark Jackson and the committee focused on three goals, he said in a news...
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