ROGERS, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) - Four Arkansas Women's Golf members finished top 60 in the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. I think that's a huge part of our success. "If anyone's got one, feel free to try it on me. I'm starting a new chapter in my life, and then obviously my dad is starting a new chapter in his life by having Bowen. We definitely loved that we were able to rekindle those relationships ... and build on them. His stellar work with the Huskies didn’t go unnoticed, as Neighbors was a Werner Ladder Naismith National Coach of the Year Semifinalist in 2017. Neighbors guided Washington to four seasons of unprecedented success, highlighted by the 2016 NCAA Final Four and two NCAA Sweet 16 appearances. At Tulsa, Neighbors was an assistant on the up-and-coming Hurricane's program that enjoyed back-to-back postseason appearances. The group capped off the season with an unprecedented run through the SEC Tournament, advancing to the Championship Game after reeling off wins against Georgia, No. Neighbors was born and raised in Greenwood, Arkansas, where he played basketball at Greenwood High School. He is currently head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of Arkansas. Conference tournament champion, Current women's basketball head coaches of the, Washington Huskies women's basketball head coaches, Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball head coaches, 2019 Women's National Invitation Tournament, "From Greenwood To Seattle: Neighbors' Wild Ride", "Neighbors returns to Lady'Back basketball", "Unleashed: Neighbors Is Not Your Everyday Hoops Coach", "Washington women's basketball assistant coach Mike Neighbors has a list for everything", "Tom Collen Resigns as Women's Basketball Coach", "Pohlen goes coast-to-coast to beat buzzer, Xavier and send Stanford to San Antonio", "Mike Neighbors Selected as One of the Best Assistant Coaches in the Country", "Huskies introduce Mike Neighbors as women's basketball coach", "What the national media are saying about UW women's basketball's surprising Final Four run", https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/arkansas/articles/2017-04-03/ap-source-mike-neighbors-hired-as-arkansas-womens-coach, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mike_Neighbors&oldid=974312775, Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball coaches, Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball coaches, High school basketball coaches in the United States, Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball coaches, Washington Huskies women's basketball coaches, Xavier Musketeers women's basketball coaches, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 22 August 2020, at 08:13. "I was able to be involved and I was able to involve people who wouldn't normally be able to be involved. [14], Washington earned its first top-25 ranking since 2003 in Neighbors's second season in 2014–15 and made the NCAA Tournament as a #6 seed. Entering the 2016 NCAA Tournament as a No. 7 seed, Neighbors led Washington to victories over No. Neighbors enters his fourth season coming off the best year for the Hogs ever in the Southeastern Conference, as his 2019-20 Hogs became the only squad to ever win 12 games in the SEC between the regular season and the conference tournament.