Cindy Fisher

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Cindy Fisher
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team San Diego
Conference WCC
Record339–256 (.570)
Biographical details
Born (1964-08-02) August 2, 1964 (age 59)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989–1990 Mesa CC (asst.)
1990–1993 Illinois State (asst.)
1993–1994Mesa CC (asst.)
1994–1995 Weber State (asst.)
1996–1998 Old Dominion (asst.)
1998–2003 Wyoming
2004–2005 Nebraska (asst.)
2005–presentSan Diego
Head coaching record
Overall398–327 (.549)
Tournaments0–1 (NCAA)
11–8 (WNIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships

Cindy Ann Fisher (born August 2, 1964) [1] is the head women's basketball coach at the University of San Diego.

Contents

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. [2] [3]

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. [4]

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 2007–08 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

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Wyoming Cowgirls (Western Athletic Conference)(1998–1999)
1998–99Wyoming 7–193–117th (Mountain)
Wyoming Cowgirls (Mountain West Conference)(1999–2003)
1999–00Wyoming 10–184–106th
2000–01Wyoming 11–173–117th
2001–02Wyoming 13–155–96th
2002–03Wyoming 18–127–76th WNIT Second Round
Wyoming:59–81 (.421)22–48 (.314)
San Diego Toreros (West Coast Conference)(2005–present)
2005–06San Diego 9–194–107th
2006–07San Diego 21–910–42nd WNIT First Round
2007–08San Diego 19–137–7T–3rd NCAA First Round
2008–09San Diego 19–137–7T–4th
2009–10 San Diego 15–147–7T–4th
2010–11San Diego 17–145–9T–7th
2011–12San Diego 26–912–4T–2nd WNIT Semifinals
2012–13 San Diego 22–1013–4T–2nd WNIT Second Round
2013–14 San Diego 24–911–7T-4th WNIT Third Round
2014–15 San Diego 25–714–42nd WNIT Second Round
2015–16 San Diego 25–813–5T–3rd WNIT Third Round
2016–17 San Diego 14–167–117th
2017–18 San Diego 17–158–106th
2018–19 San Diego 9–212–16T–9th
2019–20 San Diego 20–1113–5T-2nd
2020–21 San Diego 12–79–53rd
2021–22 San Diego 17–158–96th WNIT Second Round
2022–23 San Diego 19–1411–73rd WNIT Super 16
2023–24 San Diego 9–224–128th
San Diego:339–256 (.570)165–143 (.536)
Total:398–327 (.549)

      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

Awards and honors

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