Congrats to Spoon! (And nice to know the WBCA is as smart as the WHB)

The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) has selected Louisiana Tech University’s Teresa Weatherspoon as the recipient of the 2010 Maggie Dixon Division I Rookie Coach of the Year award. This distinguished award honors a WBCA Division I head coach who has led their team to a successful season during their first year at the helm.

“One of the WBCA’s core values is to assist in the growth and development of young coaches,” said WBCA CEO Beth Bass. “I look forward each season to watching these first-time Division I head coaches take the reign of their programs and lead them to success. Teresa Weatherspoon has done just that this season, and we are proud to honor her and Louisiana Tech with this award.”

In her first season at LA Tech, Weatherspoon led the Lady Techsters to a 23-9 mark(11-5 in the Western Athletic Conference) and won the WAC Tournament Championship title. Her team went on to make its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2006. LA Tech went an impressive 10-3 on the road this year, and of the nine losses the Lady Techsters had on the season, four came by four points or less.