Lisa Marie Bluder (née Geske, born April 16, 1961)[1] is the former head coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball program.

Bluder notably led Iowa to two NCAA national championship games, in 2023 and 2024.

During her tenure at St. Ambrose, she recorded a 169–36 (.824) mark and guided the Bees to four straight national tournaments, including two consecutive Final Four appearances.

She currently sits 39th in career winning percentage (.692) for Division I active coaches.

Bluder, alongside her husband David and daughter Hannah, was introduced as the Hawkeyes' fifth head coach in front of a packed press room in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on April 7, 2000.

Bluder had one of her most successful seasons in 2010–11, leading Iowa to a 22–9 overall record and a third-place finish in the Big Ten at 10–6.

During her first season, she collected her 200th victory at the Division I level when the Hawkeyes defeated Minnesota.

300 at the Division I level with Iowa's regular season finale win over Indiana in 2006.

During the '07–'08 season her Hawkeyes defeated Penn State on February 10 to give Coach Bluder career win No.

When Iowa beat Purdue on January 20, 2013, Coach Bluder made that her Career win No.

[citation needed] Bluder was the head coach of the U.S.A. women's basketball team at the 2015 Pan American Games.

Bluder's USA team had a strong roster, including 2015 All-Americans Breanna Stewart, Moriah Jefferson, and Tiffany Mitchell.

In its final preliminary round game, the USA outscored Puerto Rico 93–77 to secure a number one seed heading into the medal semifinals.

Bluder served as an assistant coach of the USA representative to the 1999 World University Games (also known as the Universiade).

The USA next faced undefeated Russia, and fell behind by twelve points at halftime, but came back and won the game 79–68.

The USA only had a four-point lead at halftime, but did better in the second half, and won 87–69 to claim the gold medal.

[10] The couple have three children, including Hannah who worked under her mother as the team's director of operations.