Linda Harper (October 2, 1942 – February 15, 2014) was a former college and professional basketball coach.
[1][2] Harper studied at Northwestern State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1965.
They won 30 games in 1985 (with two separate 15-game winning streaks), best in the nation, while reaching a ranking of #2 in the AP Poll.
[5] In the 1985 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, the team advanced to the Final Four before losing to Old Dominion.
They were put on probation and declared ineligible for postseason play for the 1986 tournament due to illegal recruiting of Chana Perry (who had scored 31 points in the Elite Eight victory over Louisiana Tech), who was declared ineligible for the remainderof the 1985–86 season.