Cindy Fisher
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | San Diego |
| Conference | WCC |
| Record | 339–256 (.570) |
| 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 | 398–327 (.549) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA) 11–8 (WNIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| |
Cindy Ann Fisher (born August 2, 1964)[1] is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach for the University of San Diego's women's basketball team.
Early Years (1994–1998)
[edit]She also served as an assistant coach at Weber State University and Old Dominion University.
Wyoming Cowgirls (1998–2003)
[edit]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.[2][3]
Nebraska Cornhuskers Assistant Coach (2003–2005)
[edit]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.[4]
San Diego Toreros (2005–present)
[edit]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.[5][6]
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.[7] The team's performance led West Coast conference to award her Coach of the Year honors.[8]
Head coaching record
[edit]| 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 | 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 | |||||||||
Awards and honors
[edit]- WCC Coach of the Year- 3 times (2007, 2012 & 2020)[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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.