Harmon Named to ABIS Head Coach Watch List

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa women’s basketball assistant coach, Raina Harmon, was named to the 2025 ABIS Women’s Basketball Coach Watchlist. Harmon was previously named to the watchlist in 2024.

Harmon is in her eighth season as an assistant coach with the Hawkeyes.

THE HARMON FILE
• In Harmon’s seven seasons with the Hawkeyes, she has helped Iowa to a 207-62 overall record, including back-to-back National Championship appearances.
• Iowa is the first Big Ten team to compete for back-to-back National Championships in Big Ten conference history.
• The Hawkeyes won a share of the Big Ten regular-season title in 2022 with a 14-4 record, finished second in the Big Ten with an 14-4 conference mark in 2019 and third in 2020 with a 14-4 record.
• Helped Iowa to Big Ten Tournament Championships in 2019, 2022, 2023, and 2024.
• One of 15 leaders part of the Big Ten Conference’s LGBTQ+ Working Group.
• With Harmon on the sidelines, the Hawkeyes have been to the NCAA Tournament six times; 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
• Kathleen Doyle earned consensus All-America status with nods from Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), United States Basketball Writers Association (WSBWA), and Associated Press (AP.)
• Guided Doyle (2019 and 2020) to first team All-Big Ten honors as well as 2020 Big Ten Player of the Year.

The ABIS Black Coaches Watchlist includes collegiate and professional sports top Black mem and women head and assistant coaches, across the country, in various sports. Thirty-five collegiate women’s basketball coaches were selected for this honor.

The watchlist is shared with search firms, college commissioners, athletic directors, and professional sports organizations.