Salt Lake Community College’s Betsy Specketer, one of two coaches in the state’s history with 500 wins in one college basketball program, announced her retirement Monday.
Specketer is leaving SLCC after a 25-6 season and a sixth consecutive trip to the NJCAA tournament. The Illinois native posted a 545-196 record in 23 seasons as the Bruins’ head coach, following two years as an assistant. Her move was “definitely not something that was decided in haste,” Specketer said in a school news release. “My experience at SLCC has been nothing but positive, but there comes a time when maybe you would like to do some different things.