Lisa Bluder

Lisa Bluder
Biographical details
Born (1961-04-16) April 16, 1961 (age 63)
Appleton, Wisconsin, U.S.
Playing career
1979–1983Northern Iowa
Position(s)Power forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1984–1990St. Ambrose
1990–2000Drake
2000–2024Iowa
Head coaching record
Overall889–394 (.693)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
Medal record
Women's Basketball
Assistant Coach for  United States
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Beijing, China National Team
Head Coach for  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto, Canada National Team

Lisa Marie Bluder (née Geske, born April 16, 1961)[1] is the former head coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball program. Formerly, she served as coach of St. Ambrose University and the Drake Bulldogs.

Bluder notably led Iowa to two NCAA national championship games, in 2023 and 2024. During this time, Bluder led the program through the Caitlin Clark era, which was characterized with an intense and explosive rise in popularity for NCAA Division I Women's Basketball, particularly due to Clark's play. The Hawkeyes lost to LSU in the former year and South Carolina in the latter.

On May 13, 2024, Bluder announced her retirement.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference NCAA Coaches was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Bluder Announces Retirement, Jensen Named Head Coach". University of Iowa Athletics. May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.