Jennie Baranczyk, who has led the Drake University women’s basketball program to historic success the past nine years, has been named the head coach at the University of Oklahoma.

As the Suzie Glazer Burt Drake Women’s Basketball Head Coach, Baranczyk compiled a record of 190-96 and led the Bulldogs to an unprecedented three-straight NCAA Tournament appearances. The Bulldogs were poised for a fourth-straight NCAA berth until the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the 2020 postseason. The Bulldogs compiled a program-record six-straight 20-win seasons during her tenure.

Under her leadership, the Bulldogs won four regular-season Missouri Valley Conference titles and two MVC Tournament titles. In MVC games, her teams compiled a 123-39 record (.759).

“The impact Jennie Baranczyk has made on our Drake women’s basketball program, our university and our community as the Suzie Glazer Burt Head Women’s Basketball Coach over the past nine years cannot be overstated,” said Drake director of athletics Brian Hardin. “She has led our women’s basketball program with passion and integrity and developed a culture that will continue the standard of excellence her teams established. We are grateful to Jennie, Scott, and their family and we wish them the very best in their next journey.”

Baranczyk, who was hired in April 2012, was named MVC Coach of the Year twice after leading the Bulldogs to perfect 18-0 conference records in 2016-17 and 2017-18 to become the first MVC program to accomplish the feat. She coached her student-athletes to a total of five MVC Jackie Stiles Players of the Year awards and re-energizing a fanbase that regularly ranked among the top 50 nationally.

Baranczyk’s exciting style of basketball led to the Bulldogs’ annually being one of the national leaders in scoring and assists.

Her program’s selfless culture was even more evident off the court as the program annually completed more than 1,000 hours of community service and became a source of pride for the greater Des Moines community.

“We wish Jennie nothing but the best in her future and are confident that she will be as outstanding a coach for the University of Oklahoma as she was for Drake,” said Drake University President Marty Martin. “Drake University, and I personally, are tremendously grateful to Jennie for her leadership of our women’s basketball program, her mentoring of our student-athletes, and her engagement with the broader Drake and Des Moines communities. She has done a wonderful job leading our program, and she leaves an incredibly strong program for the next coach of our women’s basketball team to take us to that next level.”

In the classroom, Baranczyk’s team has ranked in the top-10 nationally in team GPA for six-straight seasons and the Bulldogs have earned a total of five CoSIDA Academic All-America honors to rank among the national leaders.

Drake will begin an immediate national search for the next Suzie Glazer Burt Women’s Basketball Head Coach. Allison Pohlman will serve as the Bulldogs’ interim head coach effective immediately.