jane spearing coached the first official season for the ducks in 1973–74. the team finished that season with a 3–8 losing record. the 1974–75 and 1975–76 seasons were coached by nancy mikleton and the team posted 2–10 and 5–15 records, respectively. head coach elwin heiny took over the program in 1976 and remained coach until 1993. heiny was the first full-time coach hired for women's basketball. in his first season as head coach, heiny coached the team to its first winning record (11–6). jody runge took over as head coach in 1993 and coached until 2001. she coached the ducks to ncaa tournament appearances during each of her eight seasons as coach. runge also spoke out for equality in women's athletics. from 2001–2009, former oregon ducks all-american bev smith coached the team, posting an 83–69 overall record. paul westhead coached the ducks from the 2009–10 season through the 2013–14 season. the current head coach is kelly graves, assisted by associate head coach mark campbell, and assistant coaches jodie berry and xavi lópez.