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C. Vivian Stringer - In honor of Women's History Month, BET.com highlights some of the leading African-American female head coaches in women's college basketball. — Britt Middleton School: Rutgers University Tenure: 18 seasons Career Win/Loss Record: 885-318 Highlights: Inducted into Naismith Hall of Fame (2009), three-time National Coach of the Year recipient (1982, 1988, 1993) (Photo: Rich Schultz /Getty Images)

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Dawn Staley - School: University of South Carolina Tenure: 4 seasons Career Win/Loss Record: 239-138 Highlights: Three-time Olympic gold medalist with U.S. women's basketball team (1996, 2000, 2004), Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (Photo: Atlanta Journal-Constitution/ MCT /LANDOV)

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Freda Freeman-Jackson - School: Alabama State University Tenure: 14 seasons Career Win/Loss Record: 200-183 Highlights: SWAC Coach of the Year (2003) (Photo: Aabama State University Athletics Dept)

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Nikki Caldwell - School: Louisiana State University Tenure: 2 seasons Career Win/Loss Record: 95-37 Highlights: Louisiana Sports Writer's Association Coach of the Year (2012), assistant coach for USA U18 National Team (2012)(Photo: Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

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Vanessa Blair - School: Bethune-Cookman University Tenure: 5 seasons Career Win/Loss Record: 172-202 Highlights: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (2010)(Photo: BCU Athletics)

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Terri Williams-Flournoy - School: Auburn University Tenure: 1 season Career Win/Loss Record: 143-104 Highlights: Led University of Georgetown to three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances (2010, 2011, 2012)(Photo: AL.COM /Landov)

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Bobbie Kelsey - School: University of Wisconsin-Madison Tenure: 2 seasons Career Win/Loss Record: 137-14 (over four previous seasons as an assistant coach at Stanford University) Highlights: Led Stanford University to four consecutive NCAA Final Four appearances. (Photo: Bobbie Kelsey/Facebook)

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Daynia La-Force Mann - School: Northeastern University Tenure: 7 seasons Career Win/Loss Record: 75-108 Highlights: New York Collegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (2006)(Photo: Northeastern Athletics)

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Altherias Warmley - School: Alabama A&M University Tenure: 10 seasons Career Win/Loss Record: 109-120 Highlights: Two previous NCAA Tournament appearances and two Ohio Valley Conference titles with Middle Tennessee State University(Photo: University of Alabama A&M Athletics)

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LeDawn Gibson - School: Florida A&M University Tenure: 4 seasons Career Win/Loss Record: 32-28 Highlights: Florida A&M quarterfinal appearance in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Basketball Tournament (2011)(Photo: FAMU Athletics)

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Niya Butts  - School: University of Arizona Tenure: 5 seasons Career Win/Loss Record: 26-36 Highlights: Previous NCAA tournament appearance and three WNIT tournament appearances. with University of Kentucky (2006)(Photo: Niya Butts Basketball Academy)

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