Which head coach will be the next Final Four newcomer?
![COLLEGE PARK, MD - MARCH 25: Head coach Cori Close of the UCLA Bruins signals to her players during a NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament - Second Round game against the Maryland Terrapins at the Xfinity Center Center on March 25, 2019 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) COLLEGE PARK, MD - MARCH 25: Head coach Cori Close of the UCLA Bruins signals to her players during a NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament - Second Round game against the Maryland Terrapins at the Xfinity Center Center on March 25, 2019 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/349a977088220f4aca11fe1660fd3560de270e7a2be9a3b73af60792f37f9574.jpg)
Bill Fennelly, Iowa State
It might sound crazy to put Fennelly on this list given that Big 12 Player of the Year Bridget Carleton will be on a WNBA roster this summer. But the Cyclones will return rising junior Kristin Scott, a second-team All-Big 12 pick in 2018-19, and rising sophomore Ashley Joens. Joens led the state of Iowa in scoring as a high school senior, and associate head coach Jodi Steyer has already compared her to Carleton. If Joens’s progress is anywhere close to what Steyer envisions, a Final Four run won’t sound crazy at all.