TCU names Mark Campbell as its new women’s basketball coach

TCU has hired Mark Campell as its new women’s head basketball coach.

Campbell, who has coached the last two seasons at Sacramento State, replaces Raegan Pebley here who resigned after nine seasons guiding the Horned Frogs.

“I’m very excited to be a TCU Horned Frog,” Campbell said in a press release issued by TCU. “It’s an honor to serve as its women’s basketball head coach. TCU is a special place with unbelievable people. With its facilities, location and support, everything is in place for us to be successful and continue the momentum you see across the board from all of TCU’s sports programs. I’m committed to providing the best student-athlete experience, building a championship culture and leading a women’s basketball program that makes TCU proud.”

TCU Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Jeremiah Donati announced the hiring on Tuesday. Campbell becomes the eighth coach in the Horned Frogs’ women’s basketball program.

“We are very excited to welcome Mark and his family to TCU,” Donati said. “Mark is an elite recruiter and program builder who has taken part in two of the nation’s most remarkable women’s basketball turnarounds. He made an immediate impact at Sacramento State, leading them to a school record 25 wins and their first NCAA Tournament appearance in just his second season.”

Prior to coaching at Sacramento State, Campbell was an assistant coach for seven years at Oregon.

“His vision for women’s basketball at TCU mirrors the high expectations we have for all our sports to be successful and compete on the national level,” Donati said. “Mark is the perfect fit for us and will be an outstanding member of our campus and Fort Worth communities.”

After inheriting a 3-22 team, it took Campbell just two seasons to take the Hornets to the NCAA Tournament. Sacramento State’s 14 wins in its first season under Campbell, marking an 11-game improvement, tied for the nation’s seventh-best turnaround.

He had a 39-24 record in his two years at Sacramento State.

A native of Mt. Vernon, Wash. Campbell and his wife, Ashley, who played basketball at Vanderbilt, have two daughters, Maley and Makay.