Balcomb, 39, is leaving as coach at Xavier and will be introduced at a Tuesday news conference, the school said in a statement.

She will replace Jim Foster, who left in April to take the same post at Ohio State.

Former Colorado State coach Tom Collen was announced as Foster's replacement on May 2, but he quit the next day after questions were raised about the accuracy of his resume.

Balcomb leaves Xavier after seven seasons as its winningest coach, with a 135-78 record. She won two Atlantic 10 tournament titles (2000, 2001) and was chosen as the conference's coach of the year in 2001.

"The Xavier women's basketball program has come a long way since Coach Balcomb took the job in 1995," said Xavier athletic director Mike Bobinski.

During her tenure, Xavier played in the NCAA tournament three times.

"I am very thankful for all her work in developing the program to the point where it is today. She leaves having made the program one that is competitive nationally, and one that is respected for its integrity as well," Bobinski said.

Foster was 256-99 in 11 seasons with the Commodores and took them to the NCAA tournament 10 times.

Collen resigned because of a discrepancy over whether he had one or two master's degrees. He has one master's in health education and recreational programming, but a resume he submitted to Colorado State in 1997 listed two master's degrees.