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Amy Eagan
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamNew Mexico
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Biographical details
BornShelbina, Missouri, U.S.
Alma materTruman State University (2001)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2001Truman State (graduate assistant)
2005–2007St. Ambrose (head coach)
2010–2013Ashford (head coach)
2013–2019Truman State (head coach)
2020–2023Drury (head coach)
2023–2026Lindenwood (head coach)
2026–presentNew Mexico (head coach)
Head coaching record
Overall329–191 (.633)
Tournaments
  • 6–6 (NCAA Division II)
  • 2–1 (WNIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
  • WBCA NCAA Division II Coach of the Year (2021)
  • Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year (2025)
  • MCC Coach of the Year (2007)

Amy Eagan is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team.[1]

Playing career

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Eagan played at Truman State University from 1995 to 1999, where she was one of the most decorated players in program history.[2]

She remains the program's all-time leader in:

  • Free throws made (483)
  • Free throws attempted (704)
  • Assists (529)
  • Steals (328)
  • Steals per game (3.3)

She scored 1,527 career points and ranks among the top 10 in multiple statistical categories.

In 1998–99, she earned honorable mention All-America honors and set a single-game program record with 46 points.

Following her college career, Eagan played professionally in Norway. She was inducted into the Truman State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012.

Coaching career

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Early career

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Eagan began her coaching career as a graduate assistant at Truman State from 1999 to 2001.

She later became head coach at St. Ambrose University (2005–2007), where she compiled a 48–17 record and won a conference championship in 2007, earning MCC Coach of the Year honors.[3]

She then served as head coach at Ashford University from 2010 to 2013.[4]

Truman State

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Eagan returned to Truman State as head coach in 2013.

Over six seasons, she compiled a 111–62 record and became the winningest coach in program history. She also led the team to a GLVC Tournament championship and multiple NCAA Division II Tournament appearances.

Drury

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In 2020, Eagan was hired as head coach at Drury.[5]

She led one of the most dominant stretches in NCAA Division II history:

  • 87–9 record over three seasons
  • 3× GLVC championships
  • 2021 NCAA Division II national runner-up [6]

She was named WBCA NCAA Division II Coach of the Year in 2021.[7]

Lindenwood

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Eagan became head coach at Lindenwood in 2023, leading the program through its transition to Division I.[8]

In 2024–25, she led a major turnaround:

  • 23–11 record
  • 16–4 conference record
  • OVC championship game appearance
  • WNIT Super 16 [9]

In 2025–26, Lindenwood won the program's first Division I conference championship.[10]

She was named Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year in 2025.[11]

New Mexico

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On March 31, 2026, New Mexico hired Eagan as its head women's basketball coach. She became the seventh head coach in program history.[12]

Head coaching record

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Record table
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
St. Ambrose (Midwest Collegiate Conference) (2005–2007)
2005–06 St. Ambrose 21–119–5
2006–07 St. Ambrose 27–614–0NAIA Tournament First Round
St. Ambrose: 48–1723–5
Ashford (Midwest Collegiate Conference) (2010–2013)
2010–11 Ashford 4–261–15
2011–12 Ashford 10–206–11
2012–13 Ashford 14–17
Ashford: 28–637–26
Truman State (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (2013–2019)
2013–14 Truman State 22–912–6NCAA II First Round
2014–15 Truman State 16–1110–8
2015–16 Truman State 20–1013–5
2016–17 Truman State 15–1310–8
2017–18 Truman State 15–1110–8
2018–19 Truman State 23–813–5NCAA II First Round
Truman State: 111–6268–40
Drury (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (2020–2023)
2020–21 Drury 24–217–1NCAA II Runner-up
2021–22 Drury 32–517–3
2022–23 Drury 31–220–0
Drury: 87–954–4
Lindenwood (Ohio Valley Conference) (2023–2026)
2023–24 Lindenwood 7–215–13
2024–25 Lindenwood 23–1116–4WNIT Super 16
2025–26 Lindenwood 25–816–4
Lindenwood: 55–4037–21
New Mexico (Mountain West Conference) (2026–present)
2026-27 New Mexico 0-00-0
New Mexico: 0-00-0


Total:329–191

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ↑ "Amy Eagan Named New UNM Women's Basketball Coach". University of New Mexico Athletics. March 31, 2026. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Amy Eagan Bio". Truman State Athletics. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  3. ↑ "St. Ambrose Women's Basketball Records". St. Ambrose Athletics. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Amy Eagan Coaching Record". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Drury Names Amy Eagan Head Coach". Drury Athletics. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  6. ↑ "WBCA Announces 2021 Coach of the Year". WBCA. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  7. ↑ "WBCA Coach of the Year Winners". WBCA. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Lindenwood Hires Amy Eagan". Lindenwood Athletics. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  9. ↑ "2025 Lindenwood Women's Basketball Season Recap". Lindenwood Athletics. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  10. ↑ "OVC Women's Basketball Standings 2026". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  11. ↑ "OVC Announces Women's Basketball Awards". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  12. ↑ Velarde, Victoria (March 31, 2026). "UNM hires new women's basketball coach | On3". On3. On3. Retrieved March 31, 2026.

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