Women's Basketball Coach Mike Petersen leaving for North Texas

Harry · April 17, 2012

In a move that has blindsided nearly everyone in association with the Wake Forest women's basketball program, head coach Mike Petersen was named the head coach at North Texas at a 4:30 CST news conference. The women's basketball team is coming off of one of its best seasons in history and is adding one of the best recruiting classes the team has ever had.

The Denton Times in Texas broke the story roughly around 3 EST. Petersen is the winningest coach in Wake women's history with a record of 126-122. He will take over a Sun Belt North Texas squad which has not experienced a winning season in six years but showed some promise with a 15-16 record last season. Petersen will become the fourth coach in the last six years for the Mean Green.

"Mike is not a guy based on money. He is not a guy who bases the decision he makes on the amount of money he makes. It is about the program and the direction of the program," said Athletics Director Mike Villarreal.

"This is another step that we will take a right step in the area of women's basketball."

Petersen and Villarreal have known each other for many years dating back to their stint together at TCU.

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