Tricia Cullop

Tricia Cullop

Cullop in 2020
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Miami
Conference	ACC
Record	14–15 (.483)
Biographical details
Born	(1971-04-24) April 24, 1971 (age 53) Bicknell, Indiana, U.S.
Playing career
1989–1993	Purdue
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993-1994	Radford (asst.)
1994–1996	Long Beach State (asst.)
1996–2000	Xavier (asst.)
2000–2008	Evansville
2008–2024	Toledo
2024–present	Miami
Head coaching record
Overall	490–294 (.625)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
WNIT (2011)
Awards
Carol Eckman Award (2022)

Tricia Cullop (born April 24, 1971) ^[1] is the current head coach of the Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team. ^[2] She previously was the head coach with the Toledo Rockets women's basketball team.

Early life

Cullop played basketball at Purdue under head coach Lin Dunn. She was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten. She earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Purdue University in 1993. ^[2]

Coaching career

Early in her career, she served as an assistant at Radford, Long Beach State, and Xavier. ^[2]

Evansville

In 2000, she took over as the head coach at Evansville where she stayed for eight seasons with a 73–48 record. In her final season in 2007–08, the Purple Aces won the Missouri Valley Conference and advanced to the second round of the WNIT. She was the 2008 MVC coach of the year. ^{[2] [3]}

Toledo

On April 18, 2008, she was named head coach at Toledo. ^[4] Her teams have won five MAC championships in 2011, 2013, 2022, 2023, and 2024. ^{[2] [5]} Her 2016–17 and 2022–23 teams won the MAC tournament. ^[6] The 2017 team qualified for the NCAA tournament where they lost to Creighton in the first round. ^[7] In 2023, they defeated Iowa State before losing to Tennessee. ^{[8] [9] [10] [11]} Her teams have played in the WNIT eight times including taking home the championship in the 2011 Tournament. ^[12] Her 2024 team advanced to the quarterfinals of the WBIT before losing to Washington State. She was named MAC Coach of the Year in 2009, 2011, 2013, 2022, 2023, and 2024. ^{[2] [13]}

Miami

On April 5, 2024, she was named head coach of Miami, replacing Katie Meier. ^[14]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Evansville (Missouri Valley Conference)(2000–2008)
2000–01	Evansville	13–15	8–10	T-5th
2001–02	Evansville	15–15	9–9	T-4th
2002–03	Evansville	11–16	5–13	T-8th
2003–04	Evansville	11–16	6–12	9th
2004–05	Evansville	17–11	10–8	5th
2005–06	Evansville	16–13	11–7	4th
2006–07	Evansville	19–12	11–7	T-4th
2007–08	Evansville	21–12	13–5	T-1st	WNIT second round
Evansville:		123–110 (.528)	73–71 (.507)
Toledo (Mid-American Conference)(2008–present)
2008–09	Toledo	18–13	11–5	2nd (West)
2009–10	Toledo	25–9	12–4	1st (West)	WNIT second round
2010–11	Toledo	29–8	14–2	1st (West)	WNIT Champions
2011–12	Toledo	24–10	13–3	T-1st (West)	WNIT Quarterfinals
2012–13	Toledo	29–4	15–1	1st (West)	WNIT third round
2013–14	Toledo	16–16	9–9	T-2nd (West)
2014–15	Toledo	19–14	10–8	4th (West)	WNIT second round
2015–16	Toledo	17–13	12–6	T-3rd (West)
2016–17	Toledo	25–9	12–6	T-3rd (West)	NCAA first round
2017–18	Toledo	18–15	8–10	4th (West)	WNIT second round
2018–19	Toledo	21–12	11–7	2nd (West)	WNIT second round
2019–20	Toledo	14–17	7–11	T–5th (West)
2020–21	Toledo	12–12	8–12	9th
2021–22	Toledo	29–6	19–1	1st	WNIT Quarterfinals
2022–23	Toledo	29–5	16–2	1st	NCAA second round
2023–24	Toledo	28–6	17–1	1st	WBIT Quarterfinals
Toledo:		353–169 (.676)	194–88 (.688)
Miami (FL) (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2024–present)
2024–25	Miami (FL)	14–15	4–14	16th
Miami:		14–15 (.483)	4–14 (.222)
Total:		490–294 (.625)
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

References

1. "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
2. "Tricia Cullop". University of Miami Athletics. April 5, 2024.
3. "Cullop Named Rawlings MVC Coach Of The Year". University of Evansville Athletics. March 13, 2008. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
4. "Tricia Cullop Named Head Women?s Basketball Coach at the University of Toledo". University of Toledo Athletics. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
5. "Toledo women's basketball clinches share of MAC title and No. 1 seed in tournament". WTOL. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
6. "Toledo makes 1st trip to NCAAs since 2001, beats NIU 82-71". ESPN. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
7. "Seventh-seeded Creighton women rout No. 10 Toledo". ESPN. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
8. "No. 12 seed Toledo women draw fifth-seeded Iowa State in NCAA Tournament". Toledo Blade. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
9. Birch, Tommy. "Iowa State women's basketball team upset by Toledo in first round of NCAA Tournament". Des Moine Register. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
10. Hall, Cora. "Lady Vols basketball vs Toledo in March Madness a rematch for Jordan Walker, Sophia Wiard". The Tennessean. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
11. "Toledo 47, Tennessee 84". ESPN. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
12. "Toledo celebrates first postseason title". womensnit.com. April 2, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
13. "UT's Cullop named coach of the year". Toledo Blade. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
14. "University of Miami Hires Tricia Cullop as Head Women's Basketball Coach". University of Miami Athletics. April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

External links

• Toledo Rockets coaching bio