Michelle Clark-Heard

Michelle Clark-Heard
Current position
TitleHead Coach
TeamMercer
ConferenceSoCon
Record0–0 (–)
Biographical details
Born (1968-07-27) July 27, 1968 (age 56)
Louisville, Kentucky
Playing career
1987–1990Western Kentucky
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–2002Nebraska (assistant)
2002–2005Cincinnati (assistant)
2005–2007Kentucky State
2007–2012Louisville (assistant)
2012–2018Western Kentucky
2018–2023Cincinnati
2024–presentMercer
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2023–2024Mississippi State (assistant A.D. for women's basketball)
Head coaching record
Overall252–147 (.632)

Michelle Clark-Heard (born July 27, 1968)[1] is the head coach for the Mercer Bears women's basketball team.[2][3][4]

Career

In her first year at Western Kentucky University her team posted a 22–11 record, after going 9–21 the season prior to her arrival.

In 2018, the University of Cincinnati hired her as the head coach for the Cincinnati women's basketball team. In her first season, she led the team to more than 20 wins for the first time since 2003 and at least 12 conference wins for the first time since 1999.[5]

On March 7, 2023, she was fired as the head coach of the Cincinnati women's basketball team. She finishes with an overall record of 74–74 and a conference record of 35–46.[6]

On May 17, 2023, Mississippi State University announced that she was hired as the Assistant Athletic Director for Women's Basketball.[7]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
1987–88 Western Kentucky 34 - - 43.5 0.0 59.6 5.5 0.2 0.4 0.2 - 6.9
1988–89 Western Kentucky 31 - - 40.0 0.0 67.0 6.9 0.4 0.7 0.5 - 7.3
1990–91 Western Kentucky 29 - - 48.8 0.0 60.8 5.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 - 8.7
Career 94 - - 44.1 0.0 62.6 6.1 0.4 0.5 0.4 - 7.6
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[8]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Kentucky State (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2005–2007)
2005–06 Kentucky State 5–23 4–12 9th
2006–07 Kentucky State 19–9 12–4 T-4th
Kentucky State: 24–32 (.429) 16–16 (.500)
Western Kentucky (Sun Belt Conference) (2012–2014)
2012–13 Western Kentucky 22–11 13–7 3rd WNIT Second Round
2013–14 Western Kentucky 24–9 13–5 2nd NCAA 1st Round
Western Kentucky (Sun Belt): 46–20 (.697) 26–12 (.684)
Western Kentucky (Conference USA) (2014–2018)
2014–15 Western Kentucky 30–5 16–2 1st NCAA 1st Round
2015–16 Western Kentucky 27–7 15–3 T-2nd WNIT Quarterfinals
2016–17 Western Kentucky 27–7 16–2 1st NCAA 1st Round
2017–18 Western Kentucky 24–8 12–4 2nd NCAA 1st Round
Western Kentucky (C-USA): 108–27 (.800) 59–11 (.843)
Western Kentucky (Overall): 154–47 (.766)
Cincinnati (American Athletic Conference) (2018–2023)
2018–19 Cincinnati 24–11 12–4 3rd WNIT Quarterfinals
2019–20 Cincinnati 22–9 11–5 2nd
2020–21 Cincinnati 8–16 6–12 7th
2021–22 Cincinnati 11–17 4–11 11th
2022–23 Cincinnati 9–21 2–14 11th
Cincinnati: 74–74 (.500) 35–46 (.432)
Mercer (Southern Conference) (2024–present)
2024–25 Mercer 0–0 0–0
Mercer: 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
Total: 252–147 (.632)

      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

  1. ^ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  2. ^ "2018–19 Women's Basketball Roster".
  3. ^ WBKO Staff. "Michelle Clark-Heard leaving WKU for Cincinnati". Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "Mercer Announces Michelle Clark-Heard As Women's Basketball Head Coach". Mercer University Athletics. March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "Bearcats Cap Regular Season with 80–65 Win at Tulane".
  6. ^ "UC Athletics Announces Women's Basketball Change in Leadership".
  7. ^ "Michelle Clark-Heard Named Assistant A.D. for Women's Basketball". Mississippi State. May 17, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  8. ^ "Michelle Clark-Head College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.