Tiffany O'Donnell talks to Lisa Bluder, who spent 24 seasons as the P. Sue Beckwith, MD, Head Women’s Basketball Coach at The University of Iowa.

As the all-time winningest coach in Big Ten history with an overall record of 528-254 and a Big Ten record of 262-145. Under her leadership, the Hawkeyes advanced to the last two National Championship Games and made 22 postseason appearances overall (18 NCAA and 4 WNIT), including 14 of the last 16 NCAA Tournaments. Bluder led the Hawkeyes to five Big Ten Tournament titles, and two shared Big Ten regular season championships.
 
Bluder was the Naismith National Coach of the Year in 2019, three-time Big Ten Coach of the Year (2001, 2008, 2010), three-time WBCA Regional Coach of the Year (2001, 2008, 2018, 2019), and had posted a winning record in 23 of her 24 years at Iowa, including 18 upper-division finishes in the Big Ten Conference. She had the third-most victories among active coaches in Division I women’s college basketball when she retired in 2024.

On today's episode, Lisa talks about her journey to getting to where she is today, coaching Caitlin Clark, women in sports and what's next for her.

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