Bill Fennelly
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Oct 20, 2026
Cody VasilevHOST
so overall i do like i like the hire this is something that was needed and it makes sense given the new era that we're in because to kind of reflect like on jamie pollard's time jamie pollard came in at a time that was he i think he his like skill set was needed the kind of guy who was considered the accountant who knows how to be the most effective with the money that you're given so Jamie Pollard fit the time of the early 2000s Iowa State where you didn't know.
Cody VasilevHOST
The only constant you really had within that athletic department was Bill Fennelly and the women's basketball program because you had the turnover.
Cody VasilevHOST
Football was way, way worse than it is now.
Cody VasilevHOST
You also have men's basketball, kind of the Wayne Morgan era, and that didn't really work out the way I think a lot of fans expected it to.
Cody VasilevHOST
As it gets more time, we get to know Jared Van Gogh more and get to know him more and what he does.
Cody VasilevHOST
He's got quite a few decisions to make already.
Cody VasilevHOST
Obviously, trying to find the new women's basketball coach with Bill Fennelly's retirement.
Cody VasilevHOST
Also, got to find a way to get a lot of his money.
Keith MurphyHOST
Um, he does have experience hiring coaches, and that's important.
Keith MurphyHOST
We know Bill Fennelly is going to be replaced, uh, at minimum, but there are always coaches to be hired.
Keith MurphyHOST
He hired, uh, Clay Helton, USC coach at Georgia Southern.
Keith MurphyHOST
Um, he also participated in the search that brought Mike Leach to Mississippi State.
Ben SteinHOST
Thanks, Jim.
Ben SteinHOST
In college women's basketball at Iowa State, Cyclones hope to send Fennelly out in style.
Ben SteinHOST
As Iowa State women's basketball coach Bill Fennelly grabbed a seat at a table positioned inside the Sukup Basketball Facility for his final media day on October 14th, the longtime Cyclones leader made a request.
Ben SteinHOST
The coach, who will lead his final season in 26-27, asked that the attention during the annual meeting with reporters be placed on his players, not him.
Ben SteinHOST
"This is not about me," Fennelly said.
Ben SteinHOST
"I do not want this to be a distraction at all.
Ben SteinHOST
Our kids deserve our best effort.
Ben SteinHOST
That's what they'll get." Fennelly's impending retirement hasn't been a distraction for the Cyclone so far.
Spencer WagonHOST
A couple different levels this week.
Spencer WagonHOST
You had Bill Fennelly announcing his retirement earlier in the week.
Spencer WagonHOST
Uh, he's gonna, uh, call it a career at the end of, uh, this coming season, which is yet to tip off.
Spencer WagonHOST
Then today, Iowa State announcing a n- a new athletic director.
Spencer WagonHOST
The Iowa men and women, uh, basketball teams, men's and women's basketball teams both had media days.
Spencer WagonHOST
Plenty to take away from the news conference with the Iowa football coordinators as well.
Spencer WagonHOST
Uh, and then everything, like you said, that happened with Iowa State with Bill Fennelly's retirement, uh, retirement announcement, now the athletic director.
Spencer WagonHOST
And, uh, you got some big games happening this weekend around college football.
Alec BusseHOST
Uh, one more thing before we get into football, uh, with Henry here.
Alec BusseHOST
I just want to say, uh, congratulations on an upcoming retirement to Bill Fennelly.
Alec BusseHOST
Um, after more than 30 seasons leading Iowa State women's basketball, he is going to step down after the 2026-2027 season.
Alec BusseHOST
Um, obviously it was a really difficult spring for that program.
Alec BusseHOST
Uh, they have about 10 new players on the roster, lost stars like Addie Brown to UCLA and of course Audie Crooks to Oklahoma State.
Alec BusseHOST
But, um, you know, putting the frustrations of perhaps falling short of expectations the last couple seasons to the side, Bill Fennelly has been an incredibly, uh, impactful and historically successful person, uh, with Iowa State basketball.
Alec BusseHOST
He is the winningest coach in Big 12 women's basketball history, passing Kim Mulkey here in the last couple of seasons.
Alec BusseHOST
Um, he also, um, has led Iowa State to two Elite Eights, and he is truly, um, a stand-up guy.
Lucas StrainHOST
Um, he's stepping into a difficult situation.
Lucas StrainHOST
I, I say difficult, but he's gonna have to get his hands dirty immediately with Bill Fennelly retiring at the end of this season.
Lucas StrainHOST
I mean, this is the...
Lucas StrainHOST
I- he's in the middle of a first season for a football coach.
Jake BrendHOST
Well, the Beat Reporters is in year two of being an established podcast here in the Iowa media world here on Cyclone Fanatic.
Jake BrendHOST
Impressive, but not quite as impressive as 32 years for Bill Fennelly as head coach of Iowa State women's basketball.
Jake BrendHOST
Nearly 40 years of coaching altogether as Fennelly announces his retirement, and what, what a career it's been.
Jake BrendHOST
Still one more year left to, to go off into the sunset.
Rob GrayPANELIST
You know, a lot of people left and, you know, the Lexi Donarski's of the world, et cetera.
Rob GrayPANELIST
And now you have this new team with 10 new players from s- seven from foreign countries.
Rob GrayPANELIST
But the mainstay, Arianna Jackson, who, uh, Bill Fennelly said, you know, really, really doesn't receive the amount of attention she deserves, um, uh, she will, uh, this season I think because of what she represents as a legacy Cyclone and, and coming back from f- shooting 44% from three.
Rob GrayPANELIST
But Bill is, um, he's adapted, I think, better than I think most people would've thought to the NIL world and all of that.
Chris HasselHOST
Yeah, I always enjoyed covering the Iowa State women.
Chris HasselHOST
And, uh, I mean, when I was there it was Allyson Lacey was the star on the team, and, um, they had such a good relationship, Lacey and, and Bill Fennelly.
Chris HasselHOST
And Fennelly was always great.
Chris HasselHOST
He was one of the best interviews out there.
Chris WilliamsHOST
Could have done mightiest moment for this.
Chris WilliamsHOST
Bill Fennelly announces his retirement this year.
Chris WilliamsHOST
Well, he announced it this week that this year would be his final year at Iowa State.
Chris WilliamsHOST
Bill had his final media day.
Chris HasselHOST
Yeah, I always enjoyed covering the Iowa State women.
Chris HasselHOST
And I mean, when I was there, it was Allison Lacey was...
Chris HasselHOST
the star on the team and they had such a good relationship, Lacey and Bill Fennelly.
Chris HasselHOST
And Fennelly was always great.
Jake BrendHOST
Hi all, I just got back from Bill Fennelly's final media day as Iowa State women's basketball coach, as he enters year 32 at the helm.
Jake BrendHOST
You can't believe it.
Jake BrendHOST
So many memories in there, so many great teams, so many great players, and so many great games that were led by Coach Fennelly's program.
Jake BrendHOST
It's what she dreamt of growing up, and it's what she's proven time and time again.
Jake BrendHOST
As all but two of her teammates left last season, Arianna Jackson is still here closing out her Cyclone career in those very colors.
Jake BrendHOST
Bill Fennelly gives Arianna Jackson all of the praise and says that this is really about her in his final season.
Bill FennellySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
AJ has been everything that Iowa State is about.
Bill FennellySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Um, we, you, you guys have all heard, heard me say this so many times.
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