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a day ago
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Minnesota women's basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit gets 2-year contract extension with raise
Minnesota women's basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit has received a two-year contract extension that was approved Thursday by the university's board of regents. Plitzuweit is 47-29 over two seasons at Minnesota, including 13-23 in Big Ten play, with leading scorer Mara Braun missing much of them with foot injuries. The Gophers capped Plitzuweit's second year by winning the WBIT championship. They have not appeared in the NCAA Tournament since 2018. Minnesota head coach Dawn Plitzuweit watches play during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Washington, Feb. 26, 2025, in Minneapolis. Abbie Parr / AP The new deal, which covers the next six seasons through 2031, gives Plitzuweit a raise of roughly 7% to bring her base salary to $900,000 for 2025-26, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune, with annual increases of $30,000. That's in the middle of the pack in the 18-team Big Ten, which sent 12 of them to the NCAA Tournament this year. Plitzuweit was hired away from West Virginia, where she spent one season, to replace Lindsay Whalen. Plitzuweit is the 13th head coach in the program's history.
Washington Post
2 days ago
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- Washington Post
Minnesota women's coach Dawn Plitzuweit gets 2-year contract extension with raise
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota women's basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit has received a two-year contract extension that was approved Thursday by the university's board of regents. Plitzuweit is 47-29 over two seasons at Minnesota, including 13-23 in Big Ten play, with leading scorer Mara Braun missing much of them with foot injuries. The Gophers capped Plitzuweit's second year by winning the WBIT championship. They have not appeared in the NCAA Tournament since 2018.
CBS News
04-03-2025
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- CBS News
Gophers' Mara Braun out for season with foot injury, as expected
Minnesota guard Mara Braun will not return to play this season, preserving a year of eligibility after breaking her right foot for the second straight season. Coach Dawn Plitzuweit confirmed Monday that Braun won't play in the postseason. The Gophers (20-10), who are on the bubble for an NCAA Tournament at-large bid, are the No. 13 seed in the Big Ten Tournament and play Washington in the first round in Indianapolis on Wednesday. Braun, who was sixth in the Big Ten last season with an average of 17 points per game, first suffered the injury on Jan. 28, 2024, against Illinois when her foot landed on an opponent. She returned after surgery and a two-month recovery to play in Minnesota's first two WNIT games last year, but she aggravated the injury and was sidelined for the remaining three games in that tournament including the championship game loss to Saint Louis. After playing in the first five games for the Gophers this season, Braun broke the same bone in practice on Nov. 20 and needed another procedure. With her own professional aspirations and the opportunity for Minnesota to have her in the lineup for two more years, taking the cautious approach to her recovery was the easy and expected decision. "Was it realistic? I think it was hopeful, but probably not something that we were banking on if that's a safe way to say it," Plitzuweit said. "You certainly can't go through this again, or you never want to. You just can't risk any of those type of situations.
NBC Sports
04-03-2025
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- NBC Sports
Minnesota standout Mara Braun's foot injury will keep her sidelined for the postseason as expected
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota guard Mara Braun will not return to play this season, preserving a year of eligibility after breaking her right foot for the second straight season. Coach Dawn Plitzuweit confirmed that Braun won't play in the postseason. The Gophers (20-10), who are on the bubble for an NCAA Tournament at-large bid, are the No. 13 seed in the Big Ten Tournament and play Washington in the first round in Indianapolis. Braun, who was sixth in the Big Ten last season with an average of 17 points per game, first suffered the injury on Jan. 28, 2024, against Illinois when her foot landed on an opponent. She returned after surgery and a two-month recovery to play in Minnesota's first two WNIT games last year, but she aggravated the injury and was sidelined for the remaining three games in that tournament including the championship game loss to Saint Louis. After playing in the first five games for the Gophers this season, Braun broke the same bone in practice on Nov. 20 and needed another procedure. With her own professional aspirations and the opportunity for Minnesota to have her in the lineup for two more years, taking the cautious approach to her recovery was the easy and expected decision. 'Was it realistic? I think it was hopeful, but probably not something that we were banking on if that's a safe way to say it,' Plitzuweit said. 'You certainly can't go through this again, or you never want to. You just can't risk any of those type of situations.'
Yahoo
03-03-2025
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Minnesota standout Mara Braun's foot injury will keep her sidelined for the postseason as expected
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota guard Mara Braun will not return to play this season, preserving a year of eligibility after breaking her right foot for the second straight season. Coach Dawn Plitzuweit confirmed Monday that Braun won't play in the postseason. The Gophers (20-10), who are on the bubble for an NCAA Tournament at-large bid, are the No. 13 seed in the Big Ten Tournament and play Washington in the first round in Indianapolis on Wednesday. Braun, who was sixth in the Big Ten last season with an average of 17 points per game, first suffered the injury on Jan. 28, 2024, against Illinois when her foot landed on an opponent. She returned after surgery and a two-month recovery to play in Minnesota's first two WNIT games last year, but she aggravated the injury and was sidelined for the remaining three games in that tournament including the championship game loss to Saint Louis. After playing in the first five games for the Gophers this season, Braun broke the same bone in practice on Nov. 20 and needed another procedure. With her own professional aspirations and the opportunity for Minnesota to have her in the lineup for two more years, taking the cautious approach to her recovery was the easy and expected decision. 'Was it realistic? I think it was hopeful, but probably not something that we were banking on if that's a safe way to say it,' Plitzuweit said. 'You certainly can't go through this again, or you never want to. You just can't risk any of those type of situations.' ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP women's college basketball:
