PROVIDENCE, RI – Barbara Jacobs, associate commissioner for women’s basketball at the American Athletic Conference, has been named the 2020 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Administrator of the Year, announced today by the WBCA.
The WBCA Administrator of the Year award is presented annually to an administrator, athletic director, associate or assistant athletic director, or senior woman administrator who has excelled at encouraging the growth and quality of women’s basketball programs and women’s athletic programs overall. The candidate also must have served as a professional role model for student-athletes.
“This is a well-deserved honor for Barbara and I could not be happier for her,” said American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco.