Neighbors named to WBCA Board of Directors
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — An active member of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, Arkansas women’s basketball coach Mike Neighbors has been named to the organization’s board of directors. Neighbors is now one of five NCAA Division I coach directors across the country and becomes the first Arkansas coach to serve on the board.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — An active member of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, Arkansas women’s basketball coach Mike Neighbors has been named to the organization’s board of directors. Neighbors is now one of five NCAA Division I coach directors across the country and becomes the first Arkansas coach to serve on the board.
The seventh-year coach of the Hogs was one of seven new voting directors welcomed to the board during the board’s annual in-person summer meeting, which took place July 20 at the Atlanta Airport Marriott Gateway Hotel. The WBCA Board is composed of directors representing programs in NCAA Division I, II and II, as well as high school. “I’m very honored to be entrusted to serve the WBCA during these ever-changing times that we are facing in women’s basketball,” Neighbors said. “We have more eyes on our game than any other time in history. It’s vital that we take ourselves seriously and put the very best product we can on the floor, while helping these student-athletes navigate the challenges of NIL and the transfer portal.”
Neighbors is also the Chairman of the Wade Trophy Committee and the WBCA All-America Committee.
“The WBCA has been the caretaker of our sport since 1981, and I will fill whatever role the leadership assigns to the very best of my ability,” Neighbors said.
Arkansas is coming off a 2413 season, which finished with Arkansas’ fifth postseason berth in the Neighbor’s era. Arkansas made it to the Great 8 of the Postseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament before falling to eventually 2023 Postseason WNIT Champion Kansas 78-64.
Samara Spencer is the leading returning scorer, who is coming off averaging 14.4 points per game and a team-leading 154 assists. Saylor Poffenbarger paced the team on the boards with 6.9 per game and four-year starter Makayla Daniels is back for her fifth year after having averaged 13.2 points per game last season.
The Hogs also bring in the No. 17 ranked recruiting class and return eight total from last year’s squad.
