Joe Foley

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Joe Foley
Biographical details
Born (1955-08-12) August 12, 1955 (age 69)
Harrison, Arkansas
Alma mater Central Arkansas
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1979–1981Oxford (Ark.) High School (boys & girls)
1981–1984 Morrilton High School
1987–2003 Arkansas Tech
2003–2024 Little Rock
Head coaching record
Overall853–299
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 NAIA Division I women's tournament (1992, 1993)

8 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference championships

Contents

6 Gulf South Conference West Division championships

2 Gulf South Conference regular season championships

6 Sun Belt Conference West Division championships

5 Sun Belt Conference regular season championships

5 Sun Belt Conference Tournament championships

1 Ohio Valley Conference regular season championship
Records
Winningest women's college basketball coach in the state of Arkansas.

Joe Michael Foley (born August 12, 1955) is an American women's basketball coach. He coached the Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team from 2003 until 2024. He coached from 1987 to 2003 at Arkansas Tech. [1]

Career

Since Foley was brought on as head coach, Little Rock has won the West Division in the Sun Belt in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2013. They won the Sun Belt Conference Tournament in 2011, 2012, and 2015. They have made the WNIT in 2008, 2009, and 2013. They made the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament in 2010 beating Georgia Tech 63–53. They lost to Oklahoma 60–44 in the subsequent game. They made the Second Round in 2015 after beating Texas A&M 69–60. They lost 57–54 to Arizona State in the subsequent game. [2] [3]

Before he came to Little Rock, Foley coached the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns for 17 seasons, from 1987 to 2003. In that time, Foley lead the Golden Suns to 11 conference championships, 14 appearances in the NAIA and NCAA Division II women's basketball tournaments, 6 appearances in the NAIA and NCAA Division II Women's Final Four, and back-to-back NAIA national championships in 1992 and 1993. Arkansas Tech moved up in classification from NAIA to NCAA Division II beginning in the 1995–96 school year. Foley's 1999 team finished as the NCAA Division II national runners-up. Six of Foley's teams won 30 games or more, and he coached 12 players that were recognized as All-Americans. Over those seventeen seasons, Foley compiled a record of 456–81 overall, 216–28 in conference play. He holds the record for most wins by a basketball coach in Arkansas Tech history.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Arkansas Tech Golden Suns (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference)(1987–1995)
1987–88Arkansas Tech 29–514–21st NAIA Third Place
1988–89Arkansas Tech 35–216–01st Final Four
1989–90Arkansas Tech 30–315–11st
1990–91Arkansas Tech 28–614–21st
1991–92Arkansas Tech 35–116–01st NAIA DI Champions
1992–93Arkansas Tech 31–512–41st NAIA DI Champions
1993–94Arkansas Tech 30–314–01st
1994–95Arkansas Tech 28–615–11st
Arkansas Tech Golden Suns (Gulf South Conference)(1994–2003)
1995–96Arkansas Tech 23–911–31st (West) NAIA DI Second Round
1996–97Arkansas Tech 29–413–11st (west) NAIA DI Final Four
1997–98Arkansas Tech 26–512–21st (West) NCAA DII Elite Eight
1998–99Arkansas Tech 31–711–3 NCAA DII Runner-up
1999–2000Arkansas Tech 24–713–11st (West) NCAA DII Regional semifinals
2000–01Arkansas Tech 23–813–3 NCAA DII Regional semifinals
2001–02Arkansas Tech 25–613–31st (West) NCAA DII Semifinals
2002–03Arkansas Tech 29–414–21st (West) NCCAA DII Regional finals
Arkansas Tech:456–81 (.849)216–28 (.885)
Arkansas–Little Rock/Little Rock Trojans (Sun Belt Conference)(2003–2022)
2003–04Arkansas–Little Rock 10–173–115th (East)
2004–05Arkansas–Little Rock 10–193–115th (East)
2005–06Arkansas–Little Rock 13–155–95th (East)
2006–07Arkansas–Little Rock 21–1012–6T–2nd (West)
2007–08Arkansas–Little Rock 23–914–41st (West) WNIT First Round
2008–09Arkansas–Little Rock 26–716–21st (West) WNIT First Round
2009–10Arkansas–Little Rock 27–617–11st (West) NCAA Second Round
2010–11Arkansas–Little Rock 23–814–21st (West) NCAA First Round
2011–12Arkansas–Little Rock 20–1312–41st (West) NCAA First Round
2012–13Arkansas–Little Rock 24–914–61st (West) WNIT First Round
2013–14Arkansas–Little Rock 18–1212–6T–3rd
2014–15Arkansas–Little Rock 25–418–21st NCAA Second Round
2015–16 Little Rock 20–1216–42nd WNIT First Round
2016–17 Little Rock 25–817–11st WNIT Second Round
2017–18 Little Rock 23–1017–11st NCAA First Round
2018–19 Little Rock 24–815–3T–1st NCAA First Round
2019–20 Little Rock 12–199–9T–5th
2020–21 Little Rock 15–119–73rd (West)
2021–22 Little Rock 17–108–4T–4th
Little Rock Trojans (Ohio Valley Conference)(2022–2024)
2022–23Little Rock 21–1117–11st WNIT First Round
2023–24 Little Rock 12–1811–7T–2nd
Arkansas–Little Rock/Little Rock:408–236 (.634)258–101 (.719)
Total:864–317 (.732)

      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. "HIGH PROFILE: Joe Michael Foley". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette . November 15, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  2. "Little Rock Athletics - 2015_16_Quick_Facts.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  3. "Little Rock Athletics - 2016_17_Record_Book.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved February 25, 2017.