Linderwell Joins Valpo Coaching Staff
Valpo women’s basketball head coach Courtney Boyd announced today that Dale Linderwell has joined the program as an assistant coach. Linderwell has enjoyed success on the bench alongside Boyd for the last eight seasons, the last two at Quincy after six seasons as an assistant at Clarke.
At Clarke, Linderwell was on staff as the Pride won the NAIA national championship in 2022-23. Clarke won 155 games in Linderwell’s six seasons as an assistant coach, winning at least 20 games every season and surpassing the 30-win mark twice. The Pride earned bids to the NAIA Tournament five times, advancing to the round of 16 all four years the tournament was played and making three appearances in the national quarterfinals.
When Boyd became head coach at Quincy prior to the 2023-24 season, Linderwell joined her coaching staff there as well. He helped the Hawks to a 25-8 record in 2024-25, a 15-win improvement over the prior season, as they captured their first GLVC tournament title since 2005, had their best GLVC regular season finish since 2011 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016.
Prior to joining the collegiate coaching ranks, Linderwell spent nine years coaching high school basketball in Iowa. A track and field athlete at Iowa Wesleyan during his college years, he earned the NAIA Champion of Character Award during his sophomore season. Linderwell graduated from Iowa Wesleyan in 2008 with a degree in sport management and business marketing and went on to earn his MBA from Clarke