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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.
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09-04-2025
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Gophers beat Belmont 75-63 to win WBIT Championship
Minnesota Golden Gophers players and coaches celebrate after winning the final game of the 2025 Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament over the Belmont Bruins at Hinkle Fieldhouse on April 2, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. ((Photo by Doug McSchooler/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)) The Brief The Gophers women's basketball team beat Belmont 75-63 Wednesday night to claim their first WBIT Championship. Tori McKinney had 26 points. Mallory Heyer had 18 points and 16 rebounds. Minnesota finishes 25-11 in its second season under Dawn Plitzuweit. MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The University of Minnesota women's basketball team is finishing Year 2 under Dawn Plitzuweit with a championship. The Gophers beat Belmont 75-63 Wednesday night to win the WBIT title, women's college basketball's version of the NIT. It was Minnesota's first WBIT appearance. How it happened Why you should care The Gophers got out to an early 11-2 lead over the Bruins and got the wire-to-wire win. Minnesota led 37-23 at half and by as many as 24 points in the second half. Belmont got as close as eight points before the Gophers pulled away. Tori McKinney led Minnesota with a career-high 26 points, shooting 10-of-14 from the field and 4-of-7 from the perimeter. Mallory Heyer had a double-double with 18 points and 16 rebounds, and Amaya Battle had 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Advertisement The Gophers shot 9-of-23 from the perimeter as a team, while holding Belmont to 33.3 percent from the field overall. Bright future for Gophers What's next Minnesota's season ends with a 25-11 overall record. The Gophers finished on a five-game win streak. They'll get Mara Braun back from a season-ending foot injury, and Taylor Woodson back from a knee injury.
