Joann Rutherford (born July 4, 1949) is an American retired basketball coach.

Her 1982 team reached the Elite Eight, which is the furthest tournament run in school history.

Rutherford was selected as the head coach of the team representing the USA in 1987 at the William Jones Cup competition in Taipei, Taiwan.

After easily beating Malaysia, the USA team faced undefeated Republic of China, who kept the game close until halftime.

Nikita Lowry scored in the final seconds to give the USA team the win, and the gold medal with an overall 7–0 record.