Cara Consuegra

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Cara Consuegra
Marquette Golden Eagles
PositionHead coach
League Big East Conference
Personal information
Born (1979-03-04) March 4, 1979 (age 45)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight146 lb (66 kg)
Career information
High school Linganore (Frederick, Maryland)
College Iowa (1997–2001)
WNBA draft 2001: 4th round, 54th overall pick
Selected by the Utah Starzz
Position Point guard
Number21
Coaching career2001–present
Career history
As player:
2001 Utah Starzz
As coach:
2001–2004 Penn State (DBO)
2004–2011 Marquette (assistant)
2011–2024 Charlotte
2024–presentMarquette
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:

As player:

Cara Ashley Consuegra (born March 4, 1979) [1] is an American women's basketball coach, currently the head coach at Marquette. [2] Previously, she had been the head coach with the Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team, [3] and before that she spent 7 seasons as an assistant coach at Marquette. Her current head coaching record is 224–164.

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Consuegra played at Iowa from 1997–2001, where she was the first Hawkeyes player to score more than 1,000 points and 500 assists. [2] She then played one year for the Utah Starzz in the WNBA. [2]

College playing career

Source: [4] [5]

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1997–98Iowa249735.6%23.1%62.9%2.13.90.50.14.0
1998–99Iowa2730945.7%32.1%68.2%2.65.71.40.111.4
1999–00Iowa2739438.8%21.3%81.9%3.75.12.00.114.6
2000–01Iowa3134740.2%26.5%75.0%2.96.22.00.111.2
Career109114740.7%25.5%75.1%2.95.31.50.110.5

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Charlotte 49ers (Atlantic 10 Conference)(2011–2013)
2011–12 Charlotte 16–148–66th WNIT First Round
2012–13 Charlotte 26–613–12nd WNIT Quarterfinals
Charlotte (Atlantic 10):42–20 (.677)21–7 (.750)
Charlotte 49ers (Conference USA)(2013–2023)
2013–14 Charlotte 15–169–7T-6th WNIT First Round
2014–15 Charlotte 15–1710–8T-7th
2015–16 Charlotte 19–1212–64th WNIT First Round
2016–17 Charlotte 21–1012–6T–4th
2017–18 Charlotte 14–1610–6T–3rd
2018–19 Charlotte 18–139–7T–7th WNIT First Round
2019–20 Charlotte 21–911–76thPostseason Cancelled
2020–21 Charlotte 10–129–52nd (East) WNIT First Round
2021–22 Charlotte 22–1015–31st (East) NCAA first round
2022–23 Charlotte 12–197–13T–8th
Charlotte (C–USA):167–134 (.555)104–68 (.605)
Charlotte 49ers (American Athletic Conference)(2023–2024)
2023–24 Charlotte 16–159–9T–6th
Charlotte (American):16–15 (.516)9–9 (.500)
Total:225–169 (.571)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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