Joanna Bernabei-McNamee

Last updated
Joanna Bernabei-McNamee
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Boston College
Conference ACC
Record92–88 (.511)
Biographical details
Born1975 (age 48–49)
Weirton, West Virginia
Alma mater West Liberty University
Eastern Kentucky University
Playing career
1993–1997 West Liberty State
Position(s) Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1997–1998 Eastern Kentucky (asst.)
1998–1999 West Virginia Wesleyan
1999–2001Eastern Kentucky (asst.)
2001–2003 West Virginia (asst.)
2003–2007 Maryland (asst.)
2008–2009West Virginia (asst.)
2013–2016 Pikeville
2016–2018 Albany
2018–present Boston College
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1998–1999West Virginia Wesleyan (women's AD)
Head coaching record
Overall218–153 (.588)
Tournaments0–1 (NCAA)
2–2 (WNIT)
3–1 (NAIA D-I)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
  • WBCA NAIA Regional Coach of the Year (2016)
  • Mid-South Coach of the Year (2015)
  • ACC Coach of the Year (2019)

Joanna Lynn Bernabei-McNamee (born 1975) is an American college basketball coach who is currently head women's basketball coach at Boston College. [1]

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Early life and education

Born Joanna Lynn Bernabei in Weirton, West Virginia, Bernabei-McNamee graduated from Weirton Madonna High School in 1993. She helped Weirton Madonna win a girls' basketball state championship and also lettered in tennis and track at the school. [2]

After high school, she enrolled at West Liberty State College. A point guard, Bernabei-McNamee was a four-year all-WVIAC honoree and reached both 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in her collegiate career. [3] [4] In 1997, she graduated from West Liberty State with a bachelor's degree in exercise physiology. [4]

West Liberty State College statistics

Source [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
1994West Liberty State College2730740.4%24.0%73.5%4.88.94.00.111.4
1995West Liberty State College3034639.2%31.7%77.1%4.39.31.90.111.5
1996West Liberty State College3031338.8%38.4%64.5%3.69.82.30.210.4
1997West Liberty State College2935142.3%40.5%74.7%4.510.22.90.312.1
Career116131740.1%34.7%73.0%4.39.52.80.211.4

Coaching career

Bernabei-McNamee began her coaching career at Eastern Kentucky in 1997 under Larry Joe Inman. She also completed a master's degree in sports administration at Eastern Kentucky in 1998. [6]

In 1998, Bernabei-McNamee became head women's basketball coach and senior women's athletics administrator at Division II West Virginia Wesleyan College. [6] At the time, she was the youngest college head coach in the U.S. [3] Under Bernabei-McNamee, West Virginia Wesleyan went 18–10 (15–6 WVIAC). [7] Bernabei-McNamee then spent the next two years back on Inman's staff at Eastern Kentucky. [8]

Bernabei-McNamee joined Mike Carey's staff as assistant coach at West Virginia in 2001. Two years later, she became an assistant at Maryland under Brenda Frese and was part of the Maryland team that won the 2006 NCAA tournament. [8] For the 2008–09 season, Bernabei-McNamee rejoined Carey at West Virginia as assistant coach. [6]

In 2013, Bernabei-McNamee became head coach at the University of Pikeville, an NAIA school. In three seasons, she went 63–26 at Pikeville, including a 26–9 record and Final Four appearance in 2015–16. [9]

On April 15, 2016, Albany hired Bernabei-McNamee to be women's basketball head coach. [6]

Personal life

In 2004, Joanna Bernabei married Joseph McNamee. They have two children. From 2007 to 2008 and 2009 to 2013, she was a stay-at-home parent. [6] [10]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1998–1999)
1998–99West Virginia Wesleyan 18–1015–63rd [11]
West Virginia Wesleyan:18–10 (.643)15–6 (.714)
Pikeville Bears (Mid-South Conference)(2013–2016)
2013–14Pikeville 14–187–11T–6th [12]
2014–15Pikeville 23–88–6T–3rd [13]
2015–16Pikeville 26–97–75th [14] NAIA D-I Final Four
Pikeville:63–35 (.643)22–24 (.478)
Albany Great Danes (America East)(2016–2018)
2016–17 Albany 21–1212–42nd [15] NCAA first round
2017–18 Albany 24–812–42nd [16] WNIT First Round
Albany:45–20 (.692)24–8 (.750)
Boston College Eagles (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2018–present)
2018–19 Boston College 14–163–1313th
2019–20 Boston College 20–1211–7T–4th
2020–21 Boston College 7–122–1113th
2021–22 Boston College 21–1210–8T–7th WNIT Third Round
2022–23 Boston College 16–175–13T–11th
2023–24 Boston College 14–195–13T–12th
Boston College:92–88 (.511)36–65 (.356)
Total:218–153 (.588)

      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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References

  1. ↑ "Joanna Bernabei-McNamee Named Eagles' Head Coach - Boston College". Boston College. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  2. ↑ "Hall of Fame: Joanna Bernabei". Ohio Valley Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Hall of Fame: Joanna Bernabei". West Liberty University Athletics. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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  5. ↑ "Women's Basketball Finest" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
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  7. ↑ 1999 West Virginia Wesleyan Statistics Report
  8. 1 2 "Joanna Bernabei". University of Maryland Athletics. 2006. Archived from the original on April 5, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Joanna Bernabei McNamee – 1997". West Liberty University. April 25, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  10. ↑ Kapral, Bubba (January 21, 2016). "Joanna Bernabei leads Pikeville program". Weirton Daily Times. Archived from the original on January 22, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  11. ↑ WVIAC Women's Basketball Tournament History
  12. ↑ Mid-South Conference 2013-14 Women's Basketball Standings
  13. ↑ Mid-South Conference 2014-15 Women's Basketball Standings
  14. ↑ Mid-South Conference 2015-16 Women's Basketball Standings
  15. ↑ Women's Basketball Standings
  16. ↑ Women's Basketball Standings
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