Cindy Ann Fisher (born August 2, 1964)[1] is the head women's basketball coach at the University of San Diego.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | San Diego |
| Conference | WCC |
| Record | 293–194 (.602) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 2, 1964 |
| 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 | 352–275 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA) 11–8 (WNIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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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 2007-2008 season, Fisher led the Toreros to the NCAA tournament with an upset over the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the WCC championship game.[2]
In addition to the NCAA tournament in 2008, Fisher led the Toreros to six WNIT appearances.
In the 2019-2020 season, Fisher turned the Toreros from a 2-16, tied for last place finish the season before to a 13-5 second place finish.[3]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 19-10 | 13-5 | T-2nd | |||||
| 2020–21 | San Diego | 12-7 | 9-5 | 3rd | |||||
| San Diego: | 293–194 (.602) | 142–115 (.553) | |||||||
| Total: | 352–275 (.561) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Awards and Honors
- WCC Coach of the Year- 3 times (2007, 2012 & 2020)[3]
References
- ^ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 30 Sep 2015.
- ^ "San Diego Claims WCC Championship 70-66 Over Top-Seeded Gonzaga". WCCSports.com. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ a b "2020 WBB All-WCC Team Announced". WCCSports.com. 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2020-03-03.