time of her retirement, Boyle was preparing to return to Senegal with her daughter for required paperwork, a process that was expected to take a minimum of several months but could possibly last years. After a total of 15 trips to Senegal, Boyle was able to finalize the adoption, and Ngoty entered the U.S. permanently on August 30, 2019. Head Coaching Record Career highlights 2007–08 Russell Athletic/WBCA Region 8 Coach of the Year and 2006-07 Pac-10 Coach of the Year Joined Gooch Foster (1991–92) and Caren Horstmeyer (2003–04) as Cal's women's basketball coaches who earned Pac-10 Coach of the Year Cal's 68 wins in three seasons under Joanne Boyle are more than the Bears posted in the previous six years (63) prior to her arrival in Berkeley. Owns the best winning percentage (.708) of any of the eight women's basketball coaches in Cal history Surpassed the 1983-84 Bears (24-8) for the school record for wins in a season in 2007-08 (27-7) Directed Cal to the best Pac-10 finish (2nd) and to the Bears' best Pac-10 record (15-3) in program history in 2007-08 In 2007-08, led Cal to the Pac-10 Tournament final for the first time and a school-best No. 8 national ranking in the Associated Press and coaches' polls Guided Cal to five ranked wins in three seasons, including a victory over No. 8 Stanford in 2006-07 and No. 18 Vanderbilt in 2007-08 Coached the 2006-07 Pac-10 Player of the Year (Devanei Hampton) and the 2005-06 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year (Alexis Gray-Lawson) Her players have earned All-Pac-10 honors eight times and Pac-10 All-Freshman accolades seven times Coached two All-Americans (Devanei Hampton and Ashley Walker) 2006 USA Under-20 National team assistant coach 2010 WNIT Champion Health In November 2001, while an assistant coach at Duke University, Boyle suffered a cerebral hemorrhage. She made a recovery, and returned to coaching in early 2002. Awards and honors 2007-08 Russell Athletic/WBCA Region 8 Coach of the Year Member of the WBCA Board of Directors 2011—Carol Eckman Award References External links Official bio Cal bio 1963 births Living people Duke Blue Devils women's basketball coaches Duke Blue Devils women's basketball players Richmond Spiders women's basketball coaches Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball coaches American women's basketball coaches California Golden Bears women's basketball coaches