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Virginia Fires Women's Basketball Coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton After Making 1st Sweet 16 Since 2000 Sports
Amaka Agugua-Hamilton was dismissed after Virginia reached the Sweet 16, ending her four-year tenure despite the program's postseason breakthrough.
- On Saturday, Virginia parted ways with head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton after four seasons leading the women's basketball program.
- Despite a 22-12 record and the program's first Sweet 16 appearance since 2000, the season ended with a 79-69 loss to the TCU Horned Frogs in the regional semifinal.
- Agugua-Hamilton finished her tenure with a 70-58 overall record, going 29-42 in ACC play since arriving at Virginia in 2022.
- South Carolina coach Dawn Staley, a former Virginia player, confirmed she discussed the departure with the athletic director and hopes the program "gets it together."
- A national search for a new head coach is underway immediately, the university announced, to prepare for the next campaign.
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Virginia fires women's basketball coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton after making 1st Sweet 16 since 2000 Sports
Virginia fired Amaka Agugua-Hamilton as head coach of the women's basketball program on Saturday.Agugua-Hamilton led the Cavaliers to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2000. She went 70-58, including a 29-42 mark in ACC play.Virginia became the first double-digit seed to reach the regional semifinals since 2022 and pulled off the upset of the tournament, knocking off No. 2 seed Iowa on the road in double overtime in the second round.They bec…
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