Cathy Inglese
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Basketball | ||
Assistant Coach for  United States | ||
| World University Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2005 Izmir, Turkey | Team Competition |
Cathy Inglese (born December 16, 1958) is the former head coach of the University of Rhode Island women's basketball team. She was previously the head women's basketball coach at Boston College until she abruptly resigned following a 21-win 2007-08 season featuring second round exits from the ACC Women's Basketball Tournament, losing to the University of Maryland, and from the Women's National Invitation Tournament, losing to St. Johns University. She posted 20 win seasons in seven out of her last eight seasons, and guided her team to three consecutive Sweet Sixteen appearances, including defeating Number 1 seed Ohio State in the 2005 Women's NCAA Tournament. Her teams also qualified for five consecutive NCAA Tournaments, and seven out of the last eight tournaments. She resigned from her position at Boston College on April 10, 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 Boston College, she served as the head coach at the University of Vermont. She put together a string of 57 consecutive regular season wins over two seasons going 28–0 in 1992, and 29–0 in 1993. She posted a 120–74 record overall at Vermont.
USA Basketball
Inglese served as an assistant coach of the USA representative to the World University Games(also known as the Universiade) held in Izmir, Turkey in August 2005. The USA team played their first game against the Czech Republic and won 88–64. The 24 point margin in that contest would be the closest any team would come to beating the USA. The USA then took on and defeated South Africa, China, and Poland to move on to the quarterfinals. Then they would beat Taiwan and Russia, each by more than 50 points. This set up the championship and gold medal game with Serbia & Montenegro. The USA would win this game 79–63 to complete a 7–0 record and win the gold medal. Sylvia Fowles would lead the USA team in both points and rebounds, with fifteen points, and 7.3 rebounds per game.[1]
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
References
- ↑ "TWENTY-SECOND WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES -- 2005". USA Basketball. Retrieved 22 May 2013.