Beckie Francis
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Beckie Francis is the head women's basketball coach at Oakland University
. In her 11th season at the helm, she has compiled a 207–124 record, and a 237–172 overall record. She has coached two Kodak All-Americans and 11 All Conference players during her tenure. Francis led Oakland to three consecutive postseason appearances, with two NCAA tournament bids and one WNIT appearance.
Her teams have won the conference tournament championship twice, and the conference regular season championship three times. The 2006 season where the Grizzlies went 19–13, featured a school record 12 game winning streak. She earned her second conference coach of the year award during the 2006 season.
From 1994–1996, she was the head coach at Stony Brook University. She compiled a 30–48 record there. Prior to coaching at Stony Brook, she coached at the University at Buffalo as an assistant for four years. Francis played college basketball at Colgate University
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Oakland University
Oakland University is a public university co-founded by Matilda Dodge Wilson and John A. Hannah whose campus is located in central Oakland County, Michigan, United States in the cities of Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills. It is the only major research university in Oakland County, from which OU...
. In her 11th season at the helm, she has compiled a 207–124 record, and a 237–172 overall record. She has coached two Kodak All-Americans and 11 All Conference players during her tenure. Francis led Oakland to three consecutive postseason appearances, with two NCAA tournament bids and one WNIT appearance.
Her teams have won the conference tournament championship twice, and the conference regular season championship three times. The 2006 season where the Grizzlies went 19–13, featured a school record 12 game winning streak. She earned her second conference coach of the year award during the 2006 season.
From 1994–1996, she was the head coach at Stony Brook University. She compiled a 30–48 record there. Prior to coaching at Stony Brook, she coached at the University at Buffalo as an assistant for four years. Francis played college basketball at Colgate University
Colgate University
Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York, USA. The school was founded in 1819 as a Baptist seminary and later became non-denominational. It is named for the Colgate family who greatly contributed to the university's endowment in the 19th century.Colgate has 52...
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