Iowa coach Lisa Bluder retires after Caitlin Clark’s departure; longtime assistant Jan Jensen to take over Boston 25 News [Video]

Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder announced her retirement on Monday.

Longtime Iowa assistant Jan Jensen will take over as head coach. Iowa shared the news on social media.

Bluder, 63, coached the Hawkeyes for 24 seasons from 2000-24. She led the Hawkeyes to 18 NCAA tournament appearances and was the 2018-19 Naismith Coach of the Year. She steps down after overseeing the Caitlin Clark era that substantially grew the game of women’s basketball.

“It has been the honor of my career to be a part of the Iowa Hawkeye family,” Bluder wrote in the Iowa statement announcing her retirement. “And to lead a women’s basketball program filled with so many talented and remarkable young women, who have gone on to do great things in their careers and, more importantly, in their lives.”

With Clark and Bluder leading the way, the Hawkeyes reached four consecutive NCAA tournaments and advanced to the national championship game in each of the past …