Ben O’Brien, women’s basketball head coach, to be introduced April 27

Ben O’Brien, the fastest coach in college basketball history to reach 100 career wins, has been named the Lafayette women’s basketball head coach. O’Brien will be introduced at a press conference 12 p.m. Mon., April 27, in Pfenning Alumni Center.

He arrives on College Hill following a historic head-coaching tenure at University of Scranton, where he compiled a 117-7 (.943) record over four seasons that included four conference championships (2023-26), two undefeated regular seasons (2023, 2026), four NCAA Tournament appearances (2023-26) and three Elite 8 stints (2024–26). During the 2026 NCAA Tournament run, O’Brien led Scranton to the NCAA Division III National Championship Game after using its Final Four appearance to snap NYU’s 91-game winning streak.

Submitted by: Lafayette Athletic Communications