Marian Washington

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Marian Washington
Biographical details
Born (1946-08-26) August 26, 1946 (age 79)
West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1972–1973 Kansas (assistant)
1973–2004Kansas
1982 United States
1996United States (assistant)
Track and field
1972–1973 Kansas
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1974–1979 Kansas (women's)
Head coaching record
Overall560–363 (basketball)
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Marian Elizabeth Washington (born August 26, 1946) [1] is a former women's basketball coach, mostly known for her career at the University of Kansas, a post she held for over 30 years. Throughout her career, Washington achieved multiple awards and accomplishments which include achieving membership in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, leading KU to extensive victories, coaching her team in a number of NCAA Tournaments, and receiving the Black Coaches Association Lifetime Achievement Award. [2] Washington was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004.

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Early years

Raised on a farm near West Chester, Pennsylvania, Washington played seven sports at Henderson High School in West Chester. [3]

College

Washington attended West Chester State College (now known as West Chester University), where she played basketball on the team that won the first national women's tournament in 1969. That tournament was held under the auspices of the CIAW, a predecessor to the AIAW women's basketball tournament. [3]

Coaching

After one year as an assistant coach, Washington served as head coach for the Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team at the University of Kansas from 1973 to 2004. [4] [5] Washington was also women's athletic director at Kansas from 1974 to 1979. [5]

USA Basketball

Washington was chosen as the head coach of the team representing the USA in 1982 at the William Jones Cup competition in Taipei, Taiwan. The team started out strongly, winning their first four games by 16 or more points. In the fifth game, they were matched against Australia. The game was close until the end. With a half-minute remaining, the USA held a one-point margin. The USA extended the lead to three points on two free throws, the Aussies brought it back to one with two free throws of their own, and the USA hit two free throws with two second left in the game to secure the 65–62 victory. The next two games were easy victories, then the USA faced unbeaten Canada in the final game. The game was very close, but the USA fell to Canada 70–67 to finish with a single loss and the silver medal. USA players Lea Henry and Paula McGee were named to the All-Tournament Team. [6]

In 1996, Washington served as an assistant coach on the USA National Team, which went on to win the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. [7]

Head coaching record

Basketball

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Kansas Jayhawks (Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women)(1973–1975)
1973–74Kansas 11–8
1974–75Kansas 7–17
Kansas Jayhawks (Big Eight Conference)(1975–1996)
1975–76Kansas 13–145th
1976–77Kansas 11–154th
1977–78Kansas 22–112nd NWIT
1978–79Kansas 30–81stAIAW Sectional
1979–80Kansas 29–81stAIAW Sectional
1980–81Kansas 27–51stAIAW Sectional
1981–82Kansas 16–142nd
1982–83Kansas 13–159–53rd
1983–84Kansas 11–167–75th
1984–85Kansas 19–109–53rd
1985–86Kansas 18–109–5T–2nd
1986–87Kansas 20–139–5T–1st NCAA second round
1987–88Kansas 22–108–6T–3rd NCAA second round
1988–89Kansas 13–145–9T–6th
1989–90Kansas 20–99–5T–4th
1990–91Kansas 20–137–75th WNIT
1991–92Kansas 25–612–21st NCAA first round
1992–93Kansas 21–99–5T–3rd NCAA first round
1993–94Kansas 22–611–32nd NCAA second round
1994–95Kansas 20–118–63rd NCAA first round
1995–96Kansas 22–1011–31st NCAA Sweet 16
Kansas (Big Eight):414–227 (.646)123–73 (.628)
Kansas Jayhawks (Big 12 Conference)(1996–2004)
1996–97Kansas 25–614–21st NCAA second round
1997–98Kansas 23–911–5T–3rd NCAA Sweet 16
1998–99Kansas 23–1011–53rd NCAA second round
1999–2000Kansas 20–1011–54th NCAA first round
2000–01Kansas 12–175–119th
2001–02Kansas 5–250–1612th
2002–03Kansas 11–183–139th
2003–04Kansas 9–16*2–11*(resigned)*
Kansas (Big 12):128–111 (.536)57–68 (.456)
Total:560–363 (.607)

      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

*Washington resigned with three games remaining in the 2003–04 season; assistant Lynette Woodard served as head coach for the remainder of the season and went 0–3 for a cumulative season record of 9–19 (2–14 Big 12) and 11th place finish. [5] [8]

Awards and honors

Notes

  1. ↑ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Marian Washington Biography". 2008. Archived from the original on May 18, 2008. Retrieved October 3, 2008.
  3. 1 2 Skaine 2001 , p. 154
  4. ↑ Skaine 2001 , p. 155
  5. 1 2 3 "Head Coach Marian Washington". University of Kansas. September 27, 2002. Archived from the original on March 8, 2003. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  6. ↑ "1982 WOMEN'S R. WILLIAM JONES CUP". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on April 28, 2013. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Games of the XXVIth Olympiad -- 1996". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
  8. ↑ Kansas Women's Basketball 2016-17 Media Guide Archived September 28, 2017, at the Wayback Machine , p. 152
  9. ↑ "Carol Eckman Award". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.

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