Theo Dean

THEO DEAN BECAME THE WINNINGEST HEAD COACH in Truman women’s basketball history during the 2025-26 season, earning his record-setting 113th career victory in an
82-76 win over Indianapolis, Feb. 26.

Dean also reached another milestone earlier in the season when the Bulldogs defeated Southwest Baptist 90-55, Dec. 6, for his 100th career win.

Since taking over the program in 2019, Dean has helped guide Truman women’s basketball through one of its strongest stretches in recent history. His teams earned multiple postseason appearances, a GLVC divisional championship and established a consistent standard of success in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.

Dean’s program also excelled academically, producing more than 80 Academic All-GLVC selections so far during his tenure.

A former Truman student manager, graduate assistant and assistant coach, Dean became the program’s full-time head coach in January 2020 and the first African-American head coach in school history.