Cindy Stein

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Cindy Stein
Biographical details
Born (1961-01-22) January 22, 1961 (age 62)
Peoria, Illinois
Playing career
1979–1981 Illinois Central
1981–1983 Illinois
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1984–1986 Central Michigan (GA)
1986–1987 Miami (OH) (asst.)
1987–1988 Cincinnati (asst.)
1988–1993 Bradley (asst.)
1993–1995Illinois (asst.)
1995–1998 Emporia State
1998–2010 Missouri
2012–2013Illinois Central
2013–2022Southern Illinois
Head coaching record
Overall340–272 (.556)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
MIAA regular season (1998)
MIAA Tournament (1998)
Awards
National Coach of the Year (1998)
  • WBCA
  • Molten Division II Bulletin
  • Kansas Basketball Coaches Association

MIAA Coach of the Year (1998)

Cindy Stein (born January 22, 1961) [1] is a former basketball coach. She was the head women's basketball coach at Southern Illinois University Carbondale from 2013 to 2022. [2] She is the former coach of the Missouri Tigers women's basketball team at the University of Missouri from 1998 to 2010 and at Illinois Central College from 2012 to 2013. She was the head coach for the Cougars from April 3, 2012, until April 2, 2013, when she was named head coach of the SIU Women's basketball team.

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Playing career

Stein was a junior college All-American, playing her first college basketball at Illinois Central College. She later transferred to the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, an NCAA Division I school, where she played in her first NCAA Division I tournament in 1982. She ranks sixth in career assists (323) for the Illinois Fighting Illini and holds the highest career average for assists per game (5.6). In 1982–83, she set the second highest career assist total in school history (170). She graduated from Illinois in 1984 with a bachelor's degree in physical education.

Coaching career

Stein was a graduate assistant and coach for Central Michigan University, where she earned a master's degree in physical education with an emphasis in athletic administration. After jobs as an assistant coach at Miami University, the University of Cincinnati, and Bradley University, Stein returned to her alma mater, first as a recruiting coach, and then as an assistant coach for her former team.

Her first head coaching assignment came at Emporia State University, an NCAA Division II school in Emporia, Kansas. In three years as head coach at Emporia State, Stein turned the women's basketball program into a national contender, with her team advancing to the NCAA Division II title game in 1998. This success earned Stein various coaching awards, including being named the Division II Basketball coach of the year.

Stein coached for 12 seasons Missouri. She compiled a 185–177 career mark at Missouri from 1998 to 2010. She led the Tigers to two NCAA tournament berths, including a 2001 Sweet 16 appearance. She has had 29 selections to the Academic All Big 12 teams. In the Big 12 Conference, she guided the Tigers to multiple seasons above .500 in league play. She announced her resignation, effective at the end of the 2009–10 season, on her radio show on March 1, 2010.

Stein was a TV analyst for Fox Sports basketball games. From 2010 to 2012 she provided color commentary for UMKC women's basketball along with play-by-play broadcaster T. J. Jackson on KCWJ.

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References

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  2. "SIUE To Pursue Change in Leadership for Women's Basketball Program". SIUE. 2021-03-18. Retrieved 2021-03-20.