Chad Hibdon was the fifth women’s basketball coach at Trevecca. He took the reigns of the Trevecca Nazarene University women's basketball program prior to the 2016-17 season and finished his run with the 2020-2021 season.
HIBDON FILE (history)
First Season | 2016-2017
49-99 Overall
39-70 Conference
YEAR | OVERALL | G-MAC | POSTSEASON |
2016-17 | 7-18 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 7th G-MAC Regular Season |
2017-18 | 10-18 | 8-14 | 0-0 | t9th G-MAC Regular Season |
2018-19 | 12-17 | 11-11 | 0-1 | 8th G-MAC Regular Season | Quarterfinals Tourney |
2019-20 | 9-18 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 9th G-MAC Regular Season |
2020-21 | 6-6 | 6-5 | 0-1 | 6th G-MAC Regular Season | Quarterfinals Tourney |
2021-22 | 5-22 | 4-17 | 0-0 | 11th G-MAC Regular Season |
HIBDON ERA AWARDS | NCAA D2/GREAT MIDWEST (awards)
Three players have made all-conference during Hibdon’s tenure.
HIBDON ERA | YEAR-BY-YEAR (history)
In his first season, 2016-17, Hibdon led the Trojans to a 7-18 overall record, and the team went 3-11 in Great Midwest play. Two freshmen, Kiersten Hunter and McKenzie Kilburn, were recognized by the league on the All-Freshmen team.
The 2017-2018 edition went 10-18 overall, and 8-14 conference records reflected improvement. In addition, newcomer Callie Hackett earned Great Midwest honorable mention honors after setting the NCAA era single-game record for points in a game, 33 versus Walsh.
The 2018-19 season brought another improvement for the Hibdon era Trojans. The team went 12-17 overall and made the G-MAC tournament, going 11-11 in league play. Brittin Boyer made the G-MAC second team.
In Hibdon’s fourth year, the 2019-20 Trojans’ season was unfortunately plagued by injuries. The 9-18 overall and 6-12 conference campaign, at times, saw the Trojans without as many as three starters, was marked with an exhibition game with the University of Connecticut. Hibdon squared off with senior, guard Crystal Dangerfield, whom he coached previously at Blackman High School. The Trojans season was highlighted with a four-game winning streak in January. The third victory in the run included an unconventional win over Hillsdale. For the second consecutive year, a Trojan was named to the All-Conference second team as Olivia Pepperman received the honor.
COVID-19 impacted the 2020-21 season as well. The start of the season was delayed by nearly a month and limited to just 12 games (6-6 overall). The Trojans finished sixth in the league with a 6-5 conference mark despite being picked tenth in the preseason. The Trojans made the Great Midwest tournament for the second time three seasons.
The COVID-19 and injury bug hit again in 2021-2022. The team suffered multiple injuries and fluctuating practice and game cancellations and postponements. The result is a 5-22 overall record and 4-17 league mark.
HIBDON BEFORE TREVECCA
Hibdon brought a championship history with him to the Trojan Fieldhouse. Before joining the Trojans, Hibdon built Murfreesboro (Tenn.) Blackman High School into a girls basketball state and national powerhouse. Hibdon guided the Blaze to consecutive TSSAA Class AAA state championships in his final two seasons at the Rutherford County school.
In his 10 seasons at Blackman, he produced a 199-98 overall record. His final two teams were 66-3. His teams produced six consecutive years of at least 20 wins. In that six-year run, Blackman was 159-29. His first two teams at Blackman produced just 10 wins combined.
Hibdon left the Blaze to take on the task of rebuilding Truett-McConnell College (TMC) into a competitive program and made tremendous strides in his only season with the NAIA program.
TMC is located in Cleveland, Ga. where the Bears went 6-22 the year before Hibdon arrived. In his first season, the team turned in a 14-15 overall mark and a 7-13 record in Appalachian Athletic Conference play.
The 2015-16 Bears set the TMC season record for overall wins, consecutive wins, conference wins, home wins, consecutive road wins, and road wins. The Bears tied the record for most consecutive home wins. Individually his players set new records for scoring average, made three-pointers, and made free throws.
In his 10 years at Blackman, 15 of his players went on to play collegiately. His last Blackman team had four seniors and they all signed to play at the NCAA Division 1 level. They are Angel Allen (Western Carolina), MeMe Jackson (Tennessee), Alex Johnson (MTSU) and KK Williams (Georgia State). Blackman had two returning starters this year, Crystal Dangerfield (Connecticut/two-time Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year) and Jazz Bond (South Florida).
Hibdon, the Naismith All-USA national girls basketball coach of the year in 2014, led Blackman to the title of national champions by USA TODAY, MaxPreps and ESPN.
He was a finalist for the Naismith award in his final season at Blackman. The National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) named him the 2015 Women's Basketball National Coach of the Year. He was the first coach from Tennessee to be selected for the honor in its first 16 years of existence. The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) named him the 2015 District 9 Coach of the Year. He was a finalist for the 2015 Pat Summitt Trophy, an honor the WBCA gives to the United States Marine Corps/WBCA High School National Coach of the Year. His coach of the year honors include being selected as the district coach of the year three times, the Basketball Coaches Association of Tennessee coach of the year twice, and the A.F. Bridges TSSAA coach of the year.
Hibdon, a native of Lascassas, Tenn., graduated from Murfreesboro (Tenn.) Riverdale High School. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness from Middle Tennessee State University. He earned a Masters of Education from Lipscomb University.
Hibdon is married to his wife Lea and the two have a son, Eli, and a daughter, Lydia Grace.
