Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | San Diego |
Conference | WCC |
Record | 339–256 (.570) |
Biographical details | |
Born | (1964-08-02) August 2, 1964 (age 60) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1989–1990 | Mesa CC (asst.) |
1990–1993 | Illinois State (asst.) |
1993–1994 | Mesa CC (asst.) |
1994–1995 | Weber State (asst.) |
1996–1998 | Old Dominion (asst.) |
1998–2003 | Wyoming |
2004–2005 | Nebraska (asst.) |
2005–present | San Diego |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 398–327 (.549) |
Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA) 11–8 (WNIT) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
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Cindy Ann Fisher (born August 2, 1964) is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the San Diego Toreros women's basketball team at the University of San Diego (USD).
Early Years (1994–1998)
She also served as an assistant coach at Weber State University and Old Dominion University.
Wyoming Cowgirls (1998–2003)
Fisher led the Cowgirls for five years and finishing with a 59–81 record, where she led the Cowgirls to the WNIT Second Round in her final season as head coach.
Nebraska Cornhuskers Assistant Coach (2003–2005)
Fisher was appointed to top assistant coach for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. She led Nebraska to back-to-back WNIT appearances in her two seasons there. In 2005, Nebraska won 103–99 against fifth ranked Baylor, the highest ranked opponent Nebraska defeated in team history.
San Diego Toreros (2005–present)
From 2005 to 2006, she orchestrated the largest turnaround in school history, implementing a 12 game improvement over the previous year.
In the 2007–08 season, Fisher led the Toreros to the NCAA tournament with an upset over the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the WCC championship game.
In addition to the NCAA tournament in 2008, Fisher led the Toreros to eight WNIT appearances.
In the 2019–20 season, Fisher turned the Toreros from a 2–16, tied for last place finish the season before to a 13–5 second place finish. The team's performance led West Coast conference to award her Coach of the Year honors.
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Wyoming Cowgirls (Western Athletic Conference) (1998–1999) | |||||||||
1998–99 | Wyoming | 7–19 | 3–11 | 7th (Mountain) | |||||
Wyoming Cowgirls (Mountain West Conference) (1999–2003) | |||||||||
1999–00 | Wyoming | 10–18 | 4–10 | 6th | |||||
2000–01 | Wyoming | 11–17 | 3–11 | 7th | |||||
2001–02 | Wyoming | 13–15 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
2002–03 | Wyoming | 18–12 | 7–7 | 6th | WNIT Second Round | ||||
Wyoming: | 59–81 (.421) | 22–48 (.314) | |||||||
San Diego Toreros (West Coast Conference) (2005–present) | |||||||||
2005–06 | San Diego | 9–19 | 4–10 | 7th | |||||
2006–07 | San Diego | 21–9 | 10–4 | 2nd | WNIT First Round | ||||
2007–08 | San Diego | 19–13 | 7–7 | T–3rd | NCAA First Round | ||||
2008–09 | San Diego | 19–13 | 7–7 | T–4th | |||||
2009–10 | San Diego | 15–14 | 7–7 | T–4th | |||||
2010–11 | San Diego | 17–14 | 5–9 | T–7th | |||||
2011–12 | San Diego | 26–9 | 12–4 | T–2nd | WNIT Semifinals | ||||
2012–13 | San Diego | 22–10 | 13–4 | T–2nd | WNIT Second Round | ||||
2013–14 | San Diego | 24–9 | 11–7 | T-4th | WNIT Third Round | ||||
2014–15 | San Diego | 25–7 | 14–4 | 2nd | WNIT Second Round | ||||
2015–16 | San Diego | 25–8 | 13–5 | T–3rd | WNIT Third Round | ||||
2016–17 | San Diego | 14–16 | 7–11 | 7th | |||||
2017–18 | San Diego | 17–15 | 8–10 | 6th | |||||
2018–19 | San Diego | 9–21 | 2–16 | T–9th | |||||
2019–20 | San Diego | 20–11 | 13–5 | T-2nd | |||||
2020–21 | San Diego | 12–7 | 9–5 | 3rd | |||||
2021–22 | San Diego | 17–15 | 8–9 | 6th | WNIT Second Round | ||||
2022–23 | San Diego | 19–14 | 11–7 | 3rd | WNIT Super 16 | ||||
2023–24 | San Diego | 9–22 | 4–12 | 8th | |||||
San Diego: | 339–256 (.570) | 165–143 (.536) | |||||||
Total: | 398–327 (.549) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Awards and honors
- WCC Coach of the Year- 3 times (2007, 2012 & 2020)
References
- "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 30 Sep 2015.
- "Field selected for 2003 Postseason WNIT". womensnit.com. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- "2003 Postseason Bracket (PDF) - WNIT Pre and Post Tournament" (PDF). womensnit.com. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- "Baylor vs. Nebraska - Game Recap - January 12, 2005 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- "San Diego Claims WCC Championship 70-66 Over Top-Seeded Gonzaga". WCCSports.com. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- "We're Going Dancing!, USD Claims WCC Championship 70-66 Over Top-Seeded Gonzaga". University of San Diego Athletics. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- ^ "2020 WBB All-WCC Team Announced". WCCSports.com. 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- "2020 WBB All-WCC Team Announced". wccsports.com. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
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- 1964 births
- Living people
- American women's basketball coaches
- Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball coaches
- Junior college women's basketball coaches in the United States
- Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball coaches
- Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball coaches
- San Diego Toreros women's basketball coaches
- Weber State Wildcats women's basketball coaches
- Wyoming Cowgirls basketball coaches
- Mesa Thunderbirds basketball