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Which head coach will be the next Final Four newcomer?

By Jenn Hatfield

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) /
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RALEIGH, NC – FEBRUARY 18: Head coach Wes Moore of the North Carolina State Wolfpack walks onto the court prior to their game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Reynolds Coliseum on February 18, 2019 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Notre Dame won 95-72. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC – FEBRUARY 18: Head coach Wes Moore of the North Carolina State Wolfpack walks onto the court prior to their game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Reynolds Coliseum on February 18, 2019 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Notre Dame won 95-72. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images) /

Wes Moore, NC State

NC State was the last undefeated team this season, racing to a 21-0 start and spending most of the year ranked in the top 10 despite season-ending knee injuries to several players. Moore will lose three seniors from the 2018-19 team, most notably First-Team All-ACC guard Kiara Leslie, but double-figure scorers Aislinn Konig and Elissa Cunane will return and four freshmen, led by HoopGurlz No. 17 recruit Jakia Brown-Turner, will compete for minutes. With any luck, the team’s injury woes will be in the rearview mirror in 2019-20, which would give the Wolfpack a real shot at building on this season’s 28-6 record and No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

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