Cathy Inglese
Encyclopedia
Cathy Inglese is the head coach of the University of Rhode Island
women's basketball team. She was previously the head women's basketball coach at Boston College
in Massachusetts
, United States
until she abruptly resigned following a 21 win 2007-08 season featuring second round exits from both the ACC tournament, vs # 5/6 Maryland, and the Women's National Invitational Tournament, vs St. Johns's. The National Invitational Tournament, or NIT, is for teams that don't make the NCAA Division 1 Tournament commonly known as March Madness
. She posted 20 win seasons in 7 out of the last 8 seasons, and guided her team to 3 consecutive Sweet Sixteen appearances, including defeating Number 1 seed Ohio State
in the 2005 Women's NCAA Tournament. Her teams also qualified for 5 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, and 7 out of the last 8 tournaments.
She resigned from her position on April 10th, 2008.
In 2004, her team earned their first ever Big East Championship. That year, the Eagles won a school record 27 games. Inglese won her 300th career game in December as well.
Prior to becoming the coach at BC, she served as the head coach at the University of Vermont
. She put together a string of 57 consecutive regular season wins over 2 seasons going 28–0 in 1992, and 29–0 in 1993. She posted a 120–74 record overall at Vermont.
University of Rhode Island
The University of Rhode Island is the principal public research university in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Its main campus is located in Kingston. Additional campuses include the Feinstein Campus in Providence, the Narragansett Bay Campus in Narragansett, and the W. Alton Jones Campus in West...
women's basketball team. She was previously the head women's basketball coach at Boston College
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, United States
United States
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until she abruptly resigned following a 21 win 2007-08 season featuring second round exits from both the ACC tournament, vs # 5/6 Maryland, and the Women's National Invitational Tournament, vs St. Johns's. The National Invitational Tournament, or NIT, is for teams that don't make the NCAA Division 1 Tournament commonly known as March Madness
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
. She posted 20 win seasons in 7 out of the last 8 seasons, and guided her team to 3 consecutive Sweet Sixteen appearances, including defeating Number 1 seed Ohio State
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
in the 2005 Women's NCAA Tournament. Her teams also qualified for 5 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, and 7 out of the last 8 tournaments.
She resigned from her position on April 10th, 2008.
In 2004, her team earned their first ever Big East Championship. That year, the Eagles won a school record 27 games. Inglese won her 300th career game in December as well.
Prior to becoming the coach at BC, she served as the head coach at the University of Vermont
University of Vermont
The University of Vermont comprises seven undergraduate schools, an honors college, a graduate college, and a college of medicine. The Honors College does not offer its own degrees; students in the Honors College concurrently enroll in one of the university's seven undergraduate colleges or...
. She put together a string of 57 consecutive regular season wins over 2 seasons going 28–0 in 1992, and 29–0 in 1993. She posted a 120–74 record overall at Vermont.
Coaching honors
- 1990–1991 – National Coach of the Year Finalist
- 1990–1991 – District 1 Coach of the Year
- 1990–1991 – North Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year
- 1991–1992 – National Coach of the Year Finalist
- 1991–1992 – District I Coach of the Year
- 1991–1992 – North Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year
- 1992–1993 – National Coach of the Year Finalist
- 1992–1993 – District I Coach of the Year
- 1992–1993 – North Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year
- 1998–1999 – Big East Conference Coach of the Year