REPORT: Wisconsin fires WBB head coach Marisa Moseley after four seasons at the helm

UW has denied that Moseley is out.

UPDATE (March 9, 2025; 5:24 p.m. CT): Per Talia Goodman of On3 Sports, Moseley has resigned from her position as head coach of Wisconsin. Goodman says that it was Moseley’s decision. I have my doubts about that part however.

UPDATE (March 9, 2025; 7:29 p.m. CT): UW makes it official. Marisa Moseley resigns as head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers.

"I notified Chris McIntosh of my decision to resign for personal reasons," Moseley said. "It has been a privilege to lead the program at Wisconsin. I am grateful for the student-athletes, coaches and staff in our program who have put in so much time and effort. I am appreciative, also, of the Badger fans who supported us at the Kohl Center and around the country."

Associate head coach Margaret McKeon is assuming the duties of interim head coach of the program.

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In a move that was somehow both surprising, yet expected, the Wisconsin Badgers women’s basketball team will, reportedly, be searching for a new head coach this off-season. On Sunday afternoon, multiple sources said that UW parted ways with Marisa Moseley after four seasons with her in charge of the program.

Wisconsin has denied the reports saying, “Head coach Marisa Moseley has not been relieved of her duties at UW Athletics.”

Courtesy of, uh, my email inbox

Moseley had a record of 47-75 overall (0.385 winning percentage) and 21-51 in the Big Ten (0.292) in her four years in charge in Madison, improving record-wise in each of her first three years before taking a step back in year four.

• 2021-22: 8-21 overall, 5-13 Big Ten (T-11th)

• 2022-23: 11-20 overall, 6-12 Big Ten (T-10th); beat No. 12 Michigan

• 2023-24: 15-17 overall, 6-12 Big Ten (10th); beat South Dakota State; made it to Great 8 of WNIT

• 2024-25: 13-17 overall, 4-14 Big Ten (14th); beat Michigan; UAlbany

Wisconsin is historically not a great women’s basketball program and building a successful team in Madison has proven incredibly difficult for myriad coaches. Moseley is just the latest in a long line of head coaches who either underestimated how difficult the job was or overestimated how good their program-building abilities were.

What’s funny (in a gallows humor sort of way) is that Moseley’s winning percentages were both better than either of the last two coaches (Jonathan Tsipis and Bobbie Kelsey) who each got five years on the job. However, Moseley had more than just “on the court” issues with which she was dealing.

Allegations of mental/emotional abuse were levied against Moseley back at the end of January by former Wisconsin player Tessa Towers.

While nothing has officially come out from UW in response to these allegations, it’s hard to imagine that they didn’t play a major part in the decision to move on from Moseley. I have filed a FOIA request asking UW about what they know/knew and when, but Lord knows when I’ll get that back and what all will be redacted.

Once the coaching change is officially announced by UW, there will be a national search for a new head coach and then transfer portal comings and goings on which to report, but for now Wisconsin is starting from scratch yet again.