Linda Cimino

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Linda Cimino
Current position
Title Head Coach
Team Dartmouth
Conference Ivy League
Record7–19 (.269)
Biographical details
Born Lincoln, Rhode Island
Playing career
1997–2001 Adelphi
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001–2005 Queensborough Community College
2005–2006 Adelphi (Asst.)
2006–2014 Caldwell
2014–2018 Binghamton
2018–2023 St. Francis Brooklyn
2023–present Dartmouth
Head coaching record
Overall116–164 (.414) (Division I)
126–100 (.558) (Division II)
Tournaments0–0

Linda Cimino is an American basketball coach and former player, who is the current head coach of the Dartmouth Big Green women's basketball team. Cimino was born in Lincoln, Rhode Island and is an alumnus of North Smithfield High School and Adelphi University. Cimino began her head coaching career at Queensborough Community College in 2001 and was the 13th and last head coach of the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's program. She had previously coached at both Caldwell and Binghamton.

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Coaching career

St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers

Cimino was formally announced as the head coach of the Terriers on May 21, 2018. [1] She became the 13th head coach in program history. Previously, Cimino was the head coach at Binghamton. In Cimino's first year at the helm, she set the Terrier record for conference wins in a season, 12. [2]

During the 2019–20 season, Cimino recorded her 200th career win on December 4. [3]

With St. Francis eliminating all intercollegiate athletics following the 2022–23 season, she is the final women's basketball head coach in program history. [4]

Head coaching record

NCAA Division I

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Binghamton Bearcats (America East Conference)(2014–2018)
2014–15 Binghamton 4–262–14T-8th
2015–16 Binghamton 14–178–8T-3rd
2016–17 Binghamton 13–178–85th
2017–18 Binghamton 20–1210–6T-3rd
Binghamton Bearcats:51–72 (.415)28–36 (.438)
St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers (Northeast Conference)(2018–2023)
2018–19 St. Francis Brooklyn 18–1312–63rd
2019–20 St. Francis Brooklyn 8–214–1410th
2020–21 St. Francis Brooklyn 4–104–109th
2021–22 St. Francis Brooklyn 17–1013–32nd
2022–23 St. Francis Brooklyn 11–199–74th
St. Francis Brooklyn:58–73 (.443)42–40 (.512)
Dartmouth (Ivy League)(2023–present)
2023–24 Dartmouth 7–191–13T–7th
St. Francis Brooklyn:7–19 (.269)1–13 (.071)
Total:116–164 (.414)

      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

NCAA Division II

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Caldwell Cougars (Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference)(2006–2014)
2006–07 Caldwell 10–178–14
2007–08 Caldwell 18–1210–7
2008–09 Caldwell 10–188–10
2009–10 Caldwell 15–1211–8
2010–11 Caldwell 21–616–3
2011–12 Caldwell 17–1113–6
2012–13 Caldwell 19–1215–4
2013–14 Caldwell 18–1214–5
Caldwell Cougars:126–100 (.558)95–57 (.625)
Total:126–100 (.558)

      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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