# Beth Dunkenberger

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**Beth Dunkenberger** is a [basketball](/source/Basketball) coach with the [University of Miami](/source/Miami_Hurricanes_women's_basketball). Previously she has had coaching roles at [Virginia Tech](/source/Virginia_Tech_Hokies_women's_basketball), [Western Carolina University](/source/Western_Carolina_Catamounts_women's_basketball), the [University of Florida](/source/Florida_Gators_women's_basketball), and the [Tulane Green Wave](/source/Tulane_Green_Wave_women's_basketball).

## Background

Dunkenberger was born in [Roanoke, Virginia](/source/Roanoke%2C_Virginia), and is the daughter of Tom and Rebecca Dunkenberger.[1] She attended Shawsville High School and played college basketball at [Randolph-Macon College](/source/Randolph-Macon_College) from which she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics in 1988.[1][2] In 1990, she completed her master's degree in education from [Virginia Tech](/source/Virginia_Tech).[2]

## Coaching career

### Virginia Tech: 1988–1997

Dunkenberger started her career at Virginia Tech as a graduate assistant with the [Hokies](/source/Virginia_Tech_Hokies_women's_basketball) for two years before being appointed full-time as assistant coach in 1990.[1] During this time, the Hokies won the Metro Conference Tournament (1994) and the Metro regular season title (1995), advancing to the first (1994) and second round (1995) of the [NCAA tournament](/source/NCAA_Division_I_women's_basketball_tournament).[1][2]

### University of Florida: 1997–2000

Between 1997 and 2000, Dunkenberger was an assistant coach at the [University of Florida](/source/University_of_Florida) during which time the [Gators](/source/Florida_Gators_women's_basketball) earned a combined 73–36 record.[2] The Gators reached NCAA Sweet 16 in 1997–98 and to the final of the [WNIT](/source/Women's_National_Invitation_Tournament) in 2000.[2][1]

### Western Carolina University: 2000–2004

In 2000, Dunkenberger was appointed to her first head coaching role at [Western Carolina University](/source/Western_Carolina_University) where, over a period of four seasons, the [Catamounts](/source/Western_Carolina_Catamounts_women's_basketball) posted 65 victories.[2] Dunkenberger became the first woman to be named [Southern Conference](/source/Southern_Conference) Coach of the Year as the Catamounts finished the 2002–03 season with a 21–7 record,[1] and advanced to the finals of the SoCon Championship.[2]

### Virginia Tech: 2004–2011

On April 6, 2004, she was named the fifth head women's basketball coach at Virginia Tech.[1] In 2005, she led the team to the NCAA Tournament and the 2007 team made it to the third round of the WNIT.[2]

### Tulane University: 2011–2020

Dunkenberger was the director of operations with the [Tulane Green Wave](/source/Tulane_Green_Wave_women's_basketball) during the 2011–12 season. In 2012, she was appointed as an assistant coach.[3] She stepped down from this role in 2020.[4]

### University of Miami: 2021–present

Dunkenberger was hired as an assistant coach for the Miami Hurricanes' women's basketball team in May 2021.[5]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-hokiesports_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-hokiesports_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-hokiesports_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-hokiesports_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-hokiesports_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-hokiesports_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-hokiesports_1-6) ["Beth Dunkenberger"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120223141627/http://www.hokiesports.com/staff/dunkenberger.html). *Virginia Tech*. Archived from [the original](http://www.hokiesports.com/staff/dunkenberger.html) on February 23, 2012.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-greenwave_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-greenwave_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-greenwave_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-greenwave_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-greenwave_2-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-greenwave_2-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-greenwave_2-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-greenwave_2-7) ["Beth Dunkenberger"](https://tulanegreenwave.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/beth-dunkenberger/1201). *Tulane Athletics*. Retrieved June 23, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Tammy Nunez (July 3, 2012). ["Tulane women's basketball promotes Beth Dunkenberger to assistant coach"](https://www.nola.com/sports/tulane/article_9a9bc668-388f-579d-8217-062ca331d4b6.html). *New Orleans Advocate*. Retrieved November 25, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Tulane's Stockton promotes Grayson to assistant coach"](https://crescentcitysports.com/tulanes-stockton-promotes-grayson-to-assistant-coach/). *Crescent City Sports*. April 21, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Beth Dunkenberger"](https://miamihurricanes.com/coach/beth-dunkenberger/). May 12, 2021.

v t e Western Carolina Catamounts women's basketball head coaches Betty Westmoreland (1965–1979) Judy Murray (1979–1981) Judy Stroud (1981–1985) Tony Baldwin (1985–1990) Janet Cone (1990–1993) Gary Peters (1993–1997) Maria Fantanrosa (1997–1998) Jill Dunn (1998–2000) Beth Dunkenberger (2000–2004) Kellie Harper (2004–2009) Karen Middleton (2009–2015) Stephanie McCormick (2015–2019) Kiley Hill (2019–2024) Jonathan Tsipis (2024– )

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