MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee women's basketball Head Coach Rick Insell was named the Pat Summitt Coach of the Year as announced by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Wednesday morning.
Insell guided the Blue Raiders to a 30-5 overall record, including a perfect 16-0 in Conference USA play, winning both the regular season and tournament titles. Middle Tennessee became the fourth team in CUSA history to cap off an undefeated conference regular season and just the second team in league history to sweep both the regular season and tournament titles while remaining unbeaten.
MTSU put together a 20-game winning streak during the year, holding opponents to 55.