UCLA She was appointed head coach for UCLA on April 17 , 2008 , with a five-year contract valued at nearly $ 1.5 million , succeeding Kathy Olivier . In her first season as coach , the UCLA team compiled a regular season record of 18 wins and 11 losses . During the 2009 – 2010 season , her team placed second in the Pac-10 ( 25 – 9 ) and was defeated by second ranked Stanford in the Pac-10 tournament . Her success was unprecedented at UCLA 's women 's basketball and she sought a large raise in her contract . Despite a reported offer of a generous increase by UCLA , the school could not match the $ 900,000 annually that LSU offered so she returned to coach in the SEC at LSU
Pac-10 tournament
2010 Pacific-10 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
Nikki Fargas