Athletic Director Chris McIntosh announced on Tuesday that that Wisconsin had named Pingeton as the successor to Marisa Moseley who resigned early this month after four years of leading the program.
Pingeton, 56, has compiled 584 wins in her 30-year head coaching career at St. Ambrose, Illinois State and Missouri.
Wisconsin finished 14th in the Big Ten this past season and had a 13-17 overall record.
She has a .610 winning percentage and was named a Naismith Coach of the Year semi-finalist in 2017 and 2018 while with Missouri.
Pingeton is a 1990 graduate of St. Ambrose and received All-American honors as a player before playing three years of professional basketball in the WBA.
