Chris Weller
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Chris Weller is a former University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...

 women's basketball
Women's basketball
Women's basketball is one of the few women's sports that developed in tandem with its men's counterpart. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast , in large part via women's colleges...

 coach
Coach (basketball)
Basketball coaching is the act of directing and strategizing the behaviour of a basketball team or individual basketball player. Basketball coaching typically encompasses the improvement of individual and team offensive and defensive skills, as well as overall physical conditioning.Coaching is...

 from 1975-2002.

She led the Lady Terps
Maryland Terrapins women's basketball
The University of Maryland women's basketball team has been a prominent program in the history of women's basketball. As a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Lady Terrapins have been regular season and tournament champions on numerous occasions. They were struggling with a losing record...

 to 2 NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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 and 1 AIAW
Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women was founded in 1971 to govern collegiate women's athletics in the United States and to administer national championships. It evolved out of the Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics for Women . The association was one of the biggest...

 Final Four
Final four
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 appearances. She also attended the University of Maryland graduating in 1966. Weller retired with 499 wins in 27 seasons as the Lady Terps head coach
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...

. Weller was replaced with current women's basketball coach, Brenda Frese
Brenda Frese
Brenda Frese is the current women's basketball team head coach at the University of Maryland. Regarded as a high energy, positive coach, the 2011-12 season will be her 10th on the sidelines at Maryland. In 2002, Frese took over a Maryland program in need of rebuilding...

.

Awards and honors

Weller was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
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as part of the class of 2010.
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