Lindsey Wilson became the head coach of the FPU women's basketball program in the summer of 2013.
Wilson's infectious enthusiasm, work ethic and knowledge of the game made her a perfect fit for a women's basketball program in need of a spark. After inheriting a program that went 4-21 the previous year, Wilson led the Sunbirds to their first winning conference record since 2002 in just her first season on the job.
Wilson, the seventh head coach in program history, came to FPU from Eastern New Mexico University where she spent the two seasons as head coach in one of the nation's toughest NCAA Division II conferences.
During her two seasons with the Greyhounds, Wilson orchestrated a similar turnaround, taking a program that had failed to make the conference tournament since 2004 to back-to-back Lone Star Conference tournament appearances.
In her final season at ENMU, despite fielding a team nearly entirely comprised of freshmen and sophomores, she led ENMU to two of its biggest wins in program history, knocking off each of the conference's top teams, Abilene Christian and Division II powerhouse Midwestern State. Both teams made the NCAA Tournament this year, with MSU advancing to the Sweet 16.
Wilson previously served as an assistant coach at NCAA Division I Texas-Arlington for five seasons. UTA went 88-66 during that span. During her time with the Mavericks she helped lead the program to a perfect 17-0 record in the Southland Conference and a trip to the NCAA Tournament after winning both the regular season and conference tournament titles in 2006-07. In 2008-09 she helped lead UTA to another conference title and a trip to the NIT.
The daughter of an Oklahoma high school basketball coaching legend, Wilson has been around the game all of her life. After a standout high school career, she went on to play college basketball at NCAA Division II Central Oklahoma, where she was team captain.
Wilson holds a bachelor's degree in health and physical education from Central Oklahoma and a master's degree in education from Emporia State (Kansas).
