Lindsay Weiss joined the Bradley coaching staff as an assistant coach in August 2012 and is in her fourth year with the Braves after spending the previous two seasons as Coordinator of Basketball Operations at Missouri Valley Conference rival Illinois State.
A 2005 graduate of Central Washington with a bachelor of science degree in accounting, Weiss had an immediate impact with the Braves in 2012-13; helping BU its best conference win total (8) and finish (6th) since 2009-10. Bradley led the MVC in scoring and ranked 21st in the nation at 71.3 points per game in addition to averaging a league-best 10.4 steals per contest. The Braves shot a school record 78.1 percent from the free throw line to rank eighth in the country and finished with the best home record in 2009-10.
In addition to producing four individuals who garnered MVC scholar-athlete honors in 2012-13, Katie Yohn went on take home Second-Team All-Valley honors after leading the team in scoring (12.2 ppg), rebounding (6.7 rpg), steals (2.4 spg) and blocks.
Her second year on The Hilltop produce three more MVC Scholar-Athlete selections in 2013-14. Bradley had six players average 8.0 points per game or better for the first time in school history, including honorable mention All-Valley pick Michelle Young who finished with the highest scoring average by a Brave since 2001-02. In addition, Bradley played a school-record 12 games decided by five points or less. The Braves made a school record 512 free throws to lead the MVC and scored a league-best 24.5 percent of their points at the line.
The 2013-14 season also included a season-opening victory against Illinois and the first season sweep of I-74 rival Illinois State since 2002-03.
In 2014-15, Young capped her career by averaging a team-best 12.0 points per game to become the first player to lead the team in scoring in back-to-back seasons since Sara Bailey did so in three straight years from 2000-01 to 2002-03. Washington State transfer Whitney Tinjum made her Bradley debut in mid-December and added 11.7 points and 6.1 rebounds to give the Braves two players who averaged in double figures.
Injuries in 2014-15 kept a young squad, which featured six freshmen and eight newcomers, from gelling until late in the season. Freshman Tamya Sims was sidelined for nine contests, but went on to become the first freshman to average 8.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game on The Hilltop. She led the team in rebounding at 6.4 boards per game and paced The Valley in blocks per game.
Weiss helped the Redbirds to a 43-24 overall record in her two years in Normal, Ill., including a 25-11 mark in Valley play prior to her arrival at BU. Illinois State received WNIT bids each of her two seasons in, owning a 5-2 postseason record and advancing to the 2010-11 WNIT semifinals.
Prior to ISU, Weiss served as New Initiatives Intern with the Women's Basketball Coaches Association in Liburn, Ga., in 2010, where she assisted with the daily operations of the Play4Kay initiative and the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. In addition, she assisted with events at the 2010 Women's Final Four in San Antonio, Texas; including the 4Kay Run, educational coaching sessions and banquets associated with the WBCA National Coaches Convention.
Weiss also spent a season as a marketing intern with the Yakima Bears, a Single A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks while completing work toward a master's degree in sport and athletic administration from Central Washington.
A member of the Central Washington Team of the Decade, Weiss first ventured into coaching at her alma mater, serving as a graduate assistant coach for three seasons (2004-05 through 2006-07). She was a two-time All-Great Northwest Conference selection and garnered team MVP honors both of her seasons in Ellensburg, Wash.