Bowdoin College

Megan Phelps ’15 has served as head coach of the Bowdoin women’s basketball program since 2022, returning to her alma mater after coaching stops at Dartmouth and Regis and a previous stint as a Polar Bear assistant. A former Bowdoin player and two-time captain, Phelps has continued the program’s tradition of national success, guiding the Polar Bears to back-to-back NESCAC Championships in 2024 and 2025 and multiple NCAA Tournament appearances.


At Bowdoin

• 97-17 (.851) overall record through four years
• Highest winning percentage and win total of any coach in program history through four seasons. 
• Back-to-back NESCAC Championships (2024 and 2025)
• Three straight NCAA Tournament Appearances
  • 2023-2024 NCAA Elite Eight
  • 2024-2025 NCAA Sweet Sixteen
  • 2025-26 NCAA Second Round

Awards & Honors

• 2019 WBCA 30 Under 30 Recipient
• Inducted into the MDI High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019
• NESCAC Coaching Staff of the Year (2023-2024 and 2024-2025)
• 2023-2024 D3Hoops.com Regional Coach of the Year
• Has coached three All-Americans, two NESCAC Players of the Year, and seven All-NESCAC performers in four seasons.

Coaching Resume

• 2022-present: Head Coach of Women’s Basketball at Bowdoin College
• 2021-2022: Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator of Women’s Basketball at Dartmouth College
• 2017-2020: Assistant Coach of Women’s Basketball at Bowdoin College
  • 87-7 record over three years
  • Back-to-back NCAA DIII Tournament runners-up (2018 and 2019)
• 2015-2017: Assistant Coach of Women’s Basketball at Regis College
  • 46-11 record over two seasons
  • Two conference championships

Education & Certifications

• Graduated from Bowdoin College in 2015
  • Majored in Government and Legal Studies
• Completed Master’s Degree in Communications at Regis College in 2017

Athletic Career

• Two-time team captain, 1000-point scorer, two-time Big East Player of the Year, Miss Maine Basketball finalist at Mt. Desert Island High School
• Forward at Bowdoin
  • 696 points and 512 rebounds over four years
  • Two-time team captain
• Led Bowdoin to three NCAA tournament appearances