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Pauline Love Named Head Coach of Alabama Women's Basketball

4/2/2026

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Pauline Love has been named the University of Alabama's head coach of the women's basketball program, announced by Athletics Director Greg Byrne.
Love previously served as associate head coach at Oklahoma.
She returns to Tuscaloosa after a season as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator.
Her appointment is pending financial approval from the University of Alabama Board of Trustees, with a press conference scheduled for April 2 to formally introduce her.

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Pauline Love has been named the University of Alabama's head coach of the women's basketball program, announced by Athletics Director Greg Byrne.
Love previously served as associate head coach at Oklahoma.
She returns to Tuscaloosa after a season as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator.
Her appointment is pending financial approval from the University of Alabama Board of Trustees, with a press conference scheduled for April 2 to formally introduce her.