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Boston College Parts Ways with Coach After Disastrous Season

3/2/2026

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Boston College will not extend the contract of Joanna Bernabei-McNamee, the head coach of the women's basketball program, after a season that produced the program's worst .161 winning percentage and a 1-17 ACC record, leaving the Eagles tied for last.
The season included a 90-65 loss to Syracuse and a 20-game losing streak.
Bernabei-McNamee was hired in 2018 and won ACC Coach of the Year in 2020.

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Boston College will not extend the contract of Joanna Bernabei-McNamee, the head coach of the women's basketball program, after a season that produced the program's worst .161 winning percentage and a 1-17 ACC record, leaving the Eagles tied for last.
The season included a 90-65 loss to Syracuse and a 20-game losing streak.
Bernabei-McNamee was hired in 2018 and won ACC Coach of the Year in 2020.