A conversation with former Princeton coach and Dartmouth guard Courtney Banghart

Courtney Banghart was named the 2015 Naismith National Coach of the Year and one of Fortune Magazine’s World’s 50 Greatest Leaders during her 12 seasons as Princeton coach from 2007 to 2019, a span during which the Tigers went 254-103 (.711) and won seven Ivy titles after previously never having played in the NCAA Tournament. (University of North Carolina Athletics)

Princeton coaching and Dartmouth playing legend Courtney Banghart spent 45 minutes in conversation with Ivy Hoops Online contributor Steve Silverman.

Banghart reflected on how she and some of the best players in Ivy League basketball history built Princeton into a perennial Ivy title winner before she left to take the helm at North Carolina in 2019, looked ahead to her Tar Heels’ date with Penn set for next season, considered whether the Tigers will make it to the Final Four in her lifetime, and much more. It’s a must-listen: