Indiana University Women's Basketball

Loyd is in his second year with the Indiana women's basketball program as assistant coach. Loyd has 19 years of collegiate coaching experience. In his first year in Bloomington in 2014-15, the Hoosiers achieved the program's best scoring average (71.9 ppg) since 1995-96, the best team free throw percentage (74.3 percent) since 2003-04 and the most steals (284) since 2010-11. IU nailed 236 3-point field goals, the second best total in school history and also cracked the top five in program history in free throw percentage (4th), points scored (5th, 2,229), points per game (5th) and 3-point field goal percentage (5th, 33.1 percent). Indiana also set single game records for scoring (115) and 3-pointers made (16) in the season opening win over Gardner-Webb on Nov. 15, 2014. IU also tied the school mark for field goals made in that game (46). Off the court, the Hoosiers achieved a team grade point average of 3.23 in 2014-15. Prior to IU, Loyd spend four years at Minnesota.  He was elevated to associate head coach at Minnesota for each of the last two years after serving as assistant coach in his first two seasons in Minneapolis. He oversaw the Gopher defense during his tenure and in 2013-14, Minnesota led the Big Ten, ranked 32nd nationally and set a school record for field goal defense (.369). The Gophers ranked second in the conference in scoring defense (63.5). Loyd was instrumental at Minnesota in the recruitment of the Big Ten's leading scorer last season and two-time first team all-conference player Rachel Banham as well as 2014 Big Ten Freshman of the Year Amanda Zahui B. Prior to his time at Minnesota, Loyd spent one season as associate head coach at the University of Akron in 2009-10. That year the Zips posted an 18-14 record, a seven-win improvement for the program from prior year to his arrival in Akron. Before Akron, Loyd was an assistant at the University of Virginia for five years. During his time there, the Caveliers posted a record of 107-57. Virginia made national postseason tournament appearances in each of his five seasons, including three NCAA appearances in 2005, 2008 and 2009. He helped mentor current WNBA player Monica Wright while at Virginia. Loyd spent five seasons as an assistant at the University of Arizona prior to his stint in Charlottesville. He oversaw the posts at Arizona and coached five All-Pac-10 frontcourt players. From 1996-99, Loyd was an assistant at Colorado State University. During his second year there, he helped the Rams to an NCAA Tournament berth and a 24-6 record. In his third year at CSU, the Rams played into the Sweet Sixteen of the 1999 NCAA Tournament and finished the season with a 33-3 record. CSU ended the year ranked No. 7 nationally. He helped mentor All-American and Naismith Trophy winner Becky Hammon, who has had an illustrious WNBA career and is now an assistant coach for the NBA's San Antonio Spurs. Prior to Colorado State, Loyd was an assistant coach at Fort Collins (Colorado) High School. That followed a three-year stint as a professional basketball player in Switzerland. Loyd played college basketball for two years at Northeastern Junior College (1990-91) and transferred to finish his eligibility at Southern Utah (1992-93) for two years. At Northeastern, Loyd earned National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-America and All-Region Nine honors both seasons. He was named Region Nine Most Valuable Player in 1991 after averaging 22 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. At Southern Utah during his senior season, Loyd earned a starting spot and averaged 11.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. He also ran track for one season at Southern Utah. Loyd earned degrees in physical education and sociology at Southern Utah in 1994. He received an associate's degree in physical education from Northeastern in 1991.    

Wierzba helped guide the Hoosiers to the most regular season wins (20) in program history en route to an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 14 years. IU picked up its first win in the NCAA Tournament since 1983 with its first round win over Georgia.   The 2015-16 squad also for overall wins (21) in a single season and the schools second-most Big Ten victories (12) ever. Indianas 21 wins marked the sixth time in program history that IU had won at least 21 games in a season as its 12 Big Ten victories were the schools most since 1982-83. In his first year in Bloomington in 2014-15, the Hoosiers achieved the program's best scoring average (71.9 ppg) since 1995-96, the best team free throw percentage (74.3 percent) since 2003-04 and the most steals (284) since 2010-11. IU nailed 236 3-point field goals, the second best total in school history and also cracked the top five in program history in free throw percentage (4th), points scored (5th, 2,229), points per game (5th) and 3-point field goal percentage (5th, 33.1 percent). Indiana also set single game records for scoring (115) and 3-pointers made (16) in the season opening win over Gardner-Webb on Nov. 15, 2014. IU also tied the school mark for field goals made in that game (46). Off the court, the Hoosiers achieved a team grade point average of 3.23 in 2014-15. Prior to arriving in Bloomington, Wierzba spent the 2013-14 season on head coach Teri Morens staff at Indiana State. In 2013-14, Wierzba helped lead Indiana State to a Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) championship, the program's first since 2006. ISU also made a WNIT appearance during his time there. Before ISU, Wierzba was an assistant coach at Mercer for three seasons and helped improve the program from a combined eight wins from 2010-12 to a 20-12 overall record in 2012-13 and a trip to the postseason for the first time since 1985. Wierzba is no stranger to one of the newest members of the Big Ten as he spent three years on staff at Maryland as the director of operations (2007-10). During his tenure in College Park, Wierzba was part of two NCAA Tournament Elite Eight appearances and an ACC championship. A Farmington, Ill. native, Wierzba also served a director of operations on the men's side at the University of Evansville for two seasons (2005-07). He got his start at his alma mater, Austin Peay, spending one season with the Governors (2004-05) as a graduate assistant. As a player at Austin Peay, Wierzba helped the Governors to back-to-back Ohio Valley Conference titles, while making an NCAA appearance in 2003 and a NIT berth the year after. He was a team captain for two years and was named OVC Scholar Athlete his senior year. He also earned the Austin Peay's Joy Award, presented to the most outstanding senior student-athlete. He was also twice selected APSU's Male Scholar-Athlete while earning honorable mention Academic All-American honors three times. In 2004, Wierzba earned his undergraduate degree from Austin Peay in business management. He completed his master's degree a year later in science in health and human performance, with a concentration in sports administration. Wierzba and his wife, Tiffany, have one son Brayden and reside in Bloomington. Rhet Wierzba enters his third season on staff at Indiana in 2016-17. In his second season, Wierzba helped guide the Hoosiers to the most regular season wins (20) in program history en route to an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 14 years. IU picked up its first win in the NCAA Tournament since 1983 with its first round win over Georgia.   The 2015-16 squad also for overall wins (21) in a single season and the schools second-most Big Ten victories (12) ever. Indianas 21 wins marked the sixth time in program history that IU had won at least 21 games in a season as its 12 Big Ten victories were the schools most since 1982-83. In his first year in Bloomington in 2014-15, the Hoosiers achieved the program's best scoring average (71.9 ppg) since 1995-96, the best team free throw percentage (74.3 percent) since 2003-04 and the most steals (284) since 2010-11. IU nailed 236 3-point field goals, the second best total in school history and also cracked the top five in program history in free throw percentage (4th), points scored (5th, 2,229), points per game (5th) and 3-point field goal percentage (5th, 33.1 percent). Indiana also set single game records for scoring (115) and 3-pointers made (16) in the season opening win over Gardner-Webb on Nov. 15, 2014. IU also tied the school mark for field goals made in that game (46). Off the court, the Hoosiers achieved a team grade point average of 3.23 in 2014-15. Prior to arriving in Bloomington, Wierzba spent the 2013-14 season on head coach Teri Morens staff at Indiana State. In 2013-14, Wierzba helped lead Indiana State to a Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) championship, the program's first since 2006. ISU also made a WNIT appearance during his time there. Before ISU, Wierzba was an assistant coach at Mercer for three seasons and helped improve the program from a combined eight wins from 2010-12 to a 20-12 overall record in 2012-13 and a trip to the postseason for the first time since 1985. Wierzba is no stranger to one of the newest members of the Big Ten as he spent three years on staff at Maryland as the director of operations (2007-10). During his tenure in College Park, Wierzba was part of two NCAA Tournament Elite Eight appearances and an ACC championship. A Farmington, Ill. native, Wierzba also served a director of operations on the men's side at the University of Evansville for two seasons (2005-07). He got his start at his alma mater, Austin Peay, spending one season with the Governors (2004-05) as a graduate assistant. As a player at Austin Peay, Wierzba helped the Governors to back-to-back Ohio Valley Conference titles, while making an NCAA appearance in 2003 and a NIT berth the year after. He was a team captain for two years and was named OVC Scholar Athlete his senior year. He also earned the Austin Peay's Joy Award, presented to the most outstanding senior student-athlete. He was also twice selected APSU's Male Scholar-Athlete while earning honorable mention Academic All-American honors three times. In 2004, Wierzba earned his undergraduate degree from Austin Peay in business management. He completed his master's degree a year later in science in health and human performance, with a concentration in sports administration. Wierzba and his wife, Tiffany, have one son Brayden and reside in Bloomington.

Bass enters her fourth season with the Indiana womens basketball program in 2016-17 and first as the Director of Player Development.      Prior to her promotion as the Director of Player Development, Bass spent three years at IU as the assistant to the director of operations. Bass earned her masters degree in sports administration from Indiana University in December 2013.     Bass played four years at Tennessee under head coach Pat Summit and graduated in 2012 with a degree in sport management with a minor in business. She appeared in 118 games during her career in Knoxville and was part two Elite Eight runs (2011, 2012) and a Sweet Sixteen appearance (2010).       A 2008 graduate of North Central High School in Indianapolis, Bass helped lead North Central to an Indiana 4A state title, earned all-state honors three times and was named an Indiana All Star after her senior year.

Honegger, who played at Bowling Green State University, is a native of the Hoosier state and a former Indiana High School All Star. She arrived in Bloomington after spending two seasons as an assistant coach at West Virginia University Institute of Technology. Prior to that, she worked at the high school level as a girl's varsity basketball coach and volunteered for seven years with the high school senior Indiana All-Star team with its preparation for the annual series against the Kentucky All Stars. Honegger finished her playing career at BGSU as one of the most decorated players in program history. During her four years, the Falcons went 103-25 (.805), won the Mid-American Conference (MAC) regular season title and conference tournament championship three times, while playing in the MAC tournament title game in each of her four years. During her senior season in 2006-07, Honegger helped lead BGSU to a 31-4 record, including NCAA Tournament victories over Oklahoma State and Vanderbilt to account for the first Sweet Sixteen appearance ever by a MAC women's team. The Lafayette, Ind., native started 127 of 128 games at Bowling Green, starting in every contest of her career except the first one. Honegger finished her college career as the school's record holder in 3-point field goals made (216) and blocked shots (188). She is the only player in NCAA Division I women's basketball history to hold both of those school career records at the same time. She finished her collegiate career ranked fifth all-time at Bowling Green in scoring (1,522 points), fourth in rebounding (903), sixth in career steals (202) and tied for sixth in field goals made (556). Was twice named second team All-MAC, was a two-time MAC All-Tournament Team selection and also earned Academic All-MAC distinction. Away from the court, Honegger was also a member of BGSU's track and field team, where she was a conference champion in the discus in 2004. Prior to her stop at Bowling Green, Honegger was a four-year letterwinner at Lafayette Jefferson High School, where she was a first team all-state selection by both the Associated Press and the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sport Association. She earned an Indiana All Star nod after leading the Bronchos to a 17-5 record as a senior while averaging a double-double with 24.4 points and 12. 8 rebounds per game. Honegger was inducted into the Indiana High School Track and Field Hall of Fame in February 2014. She was a state champion in both shot put and discus during her prep career. Liz Honegger is in her fourth year as Director of Basketball Operations with the Indiana women's basketball program. Honegger, who played at Bowling Green State University, is a native of the Hoosier state and a former Indiana High School All Star. She arrived in Bloomington after spending two seasons as an assistant coach at West Virginia University Institute of Technology. Prior to that, she worked at the high school level as a girl's varsity basketball coach and volunteered for seven years with the high school senior Indiana All-Star team with its preparation for the annual series against the Kentucky All Stars. Honegger finished her playing career at BGSU as one of the most decorated players in program history. During her four years, the Falcons went 103-25 (.805), won the Mid-American Conference (MAC) regular season title and conference tournament championship three times, while playing in the MAC tournament title game in each of her four years. During her senior season in 2006-07, Honegger helped lead BGSU to a 31-4 record, including NCAA Tournament victories over Oklahoma State and Vanderbilt to account for the first Sweet Sixteen appearance ever by a MAC women's team. The Lafayette, Ind., native started 127 of 128 games at Bowling Green, starting in every contest of her career except the first one. Honegger finished her college career as the school's record holder in 3-point field goals made (216) and blocked shots (188). She is the only player in NCAA Division I women's basketball history to hold both of those school career records at the same time. She finished her collegiate career ranked fifth all-time at Bowling Green in scoring (1,522 points), fourth in rebounding (903), sixth in career steals (202) and tied for sixth in field goals made (556). Was twice named second team All-MAC, was a two-time MAC All-Tournament Team selection and also earned Academic All-MAC distinction. Away from the court, Honegger was also a member of BGSU's track and field team, where she was a conference champion in the discus in 2004. Prior to her stop at Bowling Green, Honegger was a four-year letterwinner at Lafayette Jefferson High School, where she was a first team all-state selection by both the Associated Press and the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sport Association. She earned an Indiana All Star nod after leading the Bronchos to a 17-5 record as a senior while averaging a double-double with 24.4 points and 12. 8 rebounds per game. Honegger was inducted into the Indiana High School Track and Field Hall of Fame in February 2014. She was a state champion in both shot put and discus during her prep career.