In July of 2018, Nicki Collen was in the seventh week of her first season as a head basketball coach — at any level. And her team, the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream, was not off to a good start.

Nicki Collen knows she has taken a different and more meandering path than a lot of coaches. The latest step to becoming coach of three-time national champion Baylor happened in a hurry.

Among the many fans wearing Dallas Wings and Atlanta Dream gear earlier this week in Arlington was a large group of Baylor ...

Many of the big moments in Nicki Collen's life, both good and bad, have mirrored the pace of basketball — darting up and down the court, with quickly shifting momentum.

Nicki Collen Passed With Flying Colors. “I guess I’m fearless,” said women’s basketball coach Nicki Collen, who has the 22–6 Bears ranked number 21 in the nation. By Richard Justice ...

Nicki Collen of the Baylor Bears reacts during the USC Trojans game in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Moda Center on March 30, 2024, in Portland, Oregon.

Nicki Collen was happy as an assistant coach for the Connecticut Sun, but when she was offered the head coaching position with the Atlanta Dream last week, she knew the offer was too good to pass up.

Coach Nicki Collen of the Baylor wasn’t happy with how her program was described in the Washington Post’s Kim Mulkey article. Getty Images. In the Washington Post article, ...

Nicki Collen, Tom's wife, joins the Razorbacks as an assistant coach filling the vacancy left when associate head coach Timothy Eatman took a similar position at Boston College to be closer to family.

Nicki Collen would have to make her own coaching decisions after Arkansas fired Tom Collen after a 19-11 record in 2014. At age 61 – he’s 22 years older than Nicki – Tom Collen said Arkansas ...

While Mulkey had gone on the offensive over what she tried to frame as a “hit piece,” Baylor coach Nicki Collen took issue with a specific line in the story and how it portrayed her program ...

Baylor Bears women's basketball coach Nicki Collen spoke to the media Monday in preparation for the team's 2022 season. When asked about alumna Brittney Griner, Collen spent nearly five minutes ...