Lindy La Rocque (born December 15, 1989) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).[1] At the time of her hiring, La Rocque was the second-youngest coach in Division I women's basketball at the age of 30.[2]
| Current position | |
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| Title | Head coach |
| Team | UNLV |
| Conference | Mountain West |
| Record | 41–16 (.719) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1989-12-15) December 15, 1989 (age 32) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Playing career | |
| 2008–2012 | Stanford |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2014–2015 | Oklahoma (graduate assistant) |
| 2015–2017 | Belmont (assistant) |
| 2017–2020 | Stanford (assistant) |
| 2020–present | UNLV |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 41–16 (.719) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
| Mountain West Coach of the Year (2021) | |
In 2021, the Mountain West Conference named La Rocque its Coach of the Year in women's basketball after La Rocque's debut season in which UNLV finished 13–5 in Mountain West play and second in conference standings.[3]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| UNLV Lady Rebels (Mountain West Conference) (2020–present) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | UNLV | 15–9 | 13–5 | 2nd | |||||
| 2021–22 | UNLV | 26–7 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA first round | ||||
| UNLV: | 41–16 (.719) | 28–8 (.778) | |||||||
| Total: | 41–16 (.719) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Current women's basketball head coaches of the Mountain West Conference | |
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UNLV Lady Rebels head basketball coaches | |
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Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach. |