Bradley's Kate Popovec-Goss to be next Boston College women's basketball coach
After leading Bradley to a 20-win season, Kate Popovec-Goss will be the next head women's basketball coach at Boston College.
Boston College has found its next women’s basketball coach. The Eagles are hiring Kate Popovec-Goss, four people familiar with Boston College’s search told USA TODAY Sports on Friday. An official announcement is expected within the next few days.
Popovec-Goss comes to Boston College after spending four years at Bradley in the Missouri Valley Conference. She guided the Braves to a 20-13 overall record this season, marking just the fourth time the program has reached 20 wins in a single year. Bradley also tied its program record for most conference wins in a season with 13.
At Boston College, Popovec-Goss succeeds Joanna Bernabei-McNamee, whose contract was not renewed earlier this month after eight seasons at the helm of the Eagles . Bernabei-McNamee had her worst season yet as the Boston College coach, going 5-25 overall and 1-17 in ACC play. That’s the least number of wins the Eagles have had in a single season since joining the ACC in 2005.
In Popovec-Goss, Boston College has found a coach who has shown an ability to outperform the resources given to her and to turn a downtrodden program around in a reasonable amount of time. Bradley won four games in her first season as head coach and then incrementally improved each season before capturing 20 victories this year and appearing in the WNIT. People familiar with Boston College’s search said the Eagles told potential candidates that $500,000 is available for roster construction through revenue sharing and NIL.