Wisconsin WBB turned down by a small college coach for the head coach opening

One of the hottest names in the women's basketball head coaching world is Carly Thibault-DuDonis, who's become an overnight sensation at Fairfield University. In her two seasons at the helm, she has taken a small college to new heights with a 72-21 record. She's excelled without much to work with, and larger programs are beginning to give her a call, hoping to lure her away.

One of those programs is the Wisconsin women's basketball program, which is looking for a new head coach after the previous coach, Marisa Moseley, recently resigned. The search has begun, and Carly Thibault-DuDonis was a name on the list, but she " declined the opportunity to speak with Wisconsin, " which means she didn't want to interview, according to Talia Goodman and On3.com.

According to reports, Carly Thibault-DuDonis has declined an interview with the Wisconsin Badgers

This is a frustrating development in a coaching search that has already been labeled as a hard Power 4 job. There is concern about Wisconsin's desire to put resources towards the women's basketball team, and fans are curious if coaches who are being swooped up for other programs or are up-and-coming like Thibault-DuDonis are turning it down for that reason.

While she could be happy at Fairfield, her coaching career would tell you that she is a prime candidate to move on. She's coached all over the place. She started as the Director of Recruiting at Florida State and then moved into a different role at EMU. After Eastern Michigan, she was an assistant coach at Mississippi State. She then became an assistant (and eventually an associate head coach) for the Minnesota Golden Gophers before finally landing at Fairfield as the head coach.

She could also be looking for or waiting for a better opportunity, as if the rumors about the low investment in the women's program could keep her away from the Badgers.