Michelle Clark-Heard
Current position
TitleAssistant Athletic Director for Women's Basketball
TeamMississippi State
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Biographical details
Born (1968-07-27) July 27, 1968 (age 55)
Louisville, Kentucky
Playing career
1987–1990Western Kentucky
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–2002Nebraska (assistant)
2002–2005Cincinnati (assistant)
2005–2007Kentucky State
2007–2012Louisville (assistant)
2012–2018Western Kentucky
2018–2023Cincinnati
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2023–presentMississippi State (assistant A.D. for women's basketball)
Head coaching record
Overall252–147 (.632)

Michelle Clark-Heard (born July 27, 1968)[1] is a former head coach for the Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team.[2][3]

Career

In her first year at Western Kentucky University her team posted a 22–11 record, after going 9–21 the season prior to her arrival.

In 2018 the University of Cincinnati hired her as the head coach for the Cincinnati women's basketball team. In her first season, she led the team to more than 20 wins for the first time since 2003 and at least 12 conference wins for the first time since 1999.[4]

On March 7, 2023, she was fired as the head coach of the Cincinnati women's basketball team. She finishes with an overall record of 74–74 and a conference record of 35–46.[5]

On May 17, 2023, Mississippi State University announced that she was hired as the Assistant Athletic Director for Women's Basketball.[6]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Kentucky State (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2005–2007)
2005–06 Kentucky State 5–23 4–12 9th
2006–07 Kentucky State 19–9 12–4 T-4th
Kentucky State: 24–32 (.429) 16–16 (.500)
Western Kentucky (Sun Belt Conference) (2012–2014)
2012–13 Western Kentucky 22–11 13–7 3rd WNIT Second Round
2013–14 Western Kentucky 24–9 13–5 2nd NCAA 1st Round
Western Kentucky (Sun Belt): 46–20 (.697) 26–12 (.684)
Western Kentucky (Conference USA) (2014–2018)
2014–15 Western Kentucky 30–5 16–2 1st NCAA 1st Round
2015–16 Western Kentucky 27–7 15–3 T-2nd WNIT Quarterfinals
2016–17 Western Kentucky 27–7 16–2 1st NCAA 1st Round
2017–18 Western Kentucky 24–8 12–4 2nd NCAA 1st Round
Western Kentucky (C-USA): 108–27 (.800) 59–11 (.843)
Western Kentucky (Overall): 154–47 (.766)
Cincinnati (American Athletic Conference) (2018–2023)
2018–19 Cincinnati 24–11 12–4 3rd WNIT Quarterfinals
2019–20 Cincinnati 22–9 11–5 2nd
2020–21 Cincinnati 8–16 6–12 7th
2021–22 Cincinnati 11–17 4–11 11th
2022–23 Cincinnati 9–21 2–14 11th
Cincinnati: 74–74 (.500) 35–46 (.432)
Total: 252–147 (.632)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  2. ^ "2018–19 Women's Basketball Roster".
  3. ^ WBKO Staff. "Michelle Clark-Heard leaving WKU for Cincinnati". Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  4. ^ "Bearcats Cap Regular Season with 80–65 Win at Tulane".
  5. ^ "UC Athletics Announces Women's Basketball Change in Leadership".
  6. ^ "Michelle Clark-Heard Named Assistant A.D. for Women's Basketball". Mississippi State. 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2023-05-18.


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