Lisa Bluder has coached her last game as head coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes.
In a stunning turn of events Monday afternoon, Bluder called it a day through posts on social media, calling it quits as the head Hawk after 24 seasons:
Basketball Icon.
Legendary Leader.
All-Time Great.
Lisa Bluder announces retirement.#Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/zaCehITUu3— Iowa Women's Basketball (@IowaWBB) May 13, 2024It’s a shocking, albeit understandable, move for Bluder, fresh off taking the program to back-to-back national championship game appearances. She closes the book as the all-time winningest coach in Big Ten history with 538-254 overall record, taking the Hawkeyes to 18 NCAA Tournaments, including 14 of the last 16.