Tricia Fabbri

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Tricia Fabbri
Tricia Fabbri Quinnipiac.jpg
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Quinnipiac
Conference MAAC
Record516–350 (.596)
Biographical details
Born Delran Township, New Jersey
Playing career
1988–1991 Fairfield
Position(s) Forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991–1995 Fairfield (asst.)
1995–present Quinnipiac
Head coaching record
Overall516–350 (.596)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
  • 2x MAAC Coach of the Year
  • 3x NEC Coach of the Year
  • South Jersey Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame (2006)
  • MAAC 25th Anniversary Team
  • Fairfield University Athletic Hall of Fame (1998)
  • Connecticut Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame (2002)
  • 3x MAAC All-Conference Team

Tricia Fabbri is an American basketball coach who is currently the women's basketball head coach at Quinnipiac University.

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Fabbri grew up in Delran Township, New Jersey and graduated from Delran High School in 1987. [1]

Playing career

Fabbri played college basketball at Fairfield University, where she set a school record in points scored in a game with 35 versus Memphis University, scored 1,622 points and grabbed 1,037 rebounds en route to being named to the All-Rookie Team in 1988–89 and to the MAAC All-Conference First Team the following three seasons. Her team won two MAAC Championships and subsequent automatic bids to the NCAA Women's Basketball Championships in 1990 and 1991. She was elected to the Fairfield University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998 and named to the MAAC 25th Anniversary Team in 2005. [2]

Fabbri received her bachelor's degree from Fairfield University in 1991.[ citation needed ]

Coaching career

Fabbri began her coaching career as an assistant at Fairfield from 1991 to 1995. Since taking over the helm at Quinnipiac in 1995, Fabbri has become the all-time winningest coach in Quinnipiac program history with a 379–276 (.579) overall and a 255–152 (.627) conference record. From 2012 to 2017, Fabbri has led Quinnipiac to two 30 plus win seasons, four conference regular season championships, three conference tournament championships (2016–17, 2014–15 MAAC & 2012–13 NEC), three NCAA Tournament berths (2016–17 Sweet 16), and two WNIT berths. She has been a five-time conference coach of the year (2015–16, 2014–15 MAAC & 2012–13, 2005–06, 2000–01 NEC). [3]

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Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Quinnipiac Bobcats (Northeast-10 Conference)(1995–1998)
1995–1996Quinnipiac 2–231–159th
1996–1997Quinnipiac 6–195–139th
1997–1998Quinnipiac 7–206–1411th
Quinnipiac Bobcats (Northeast Conference)(1998–2013)
1998–1999Quinnipiac 9–189–11T-6th
1999–2000Quinnipiac 9–186–12T-9th
2000–2001Quinnipiac 16–1312–62nd
2001–2002Quinnipiac 13–1410–86th
2002–2003Quinnipiac 18–1014–42nd
2003–2004Quinnipiac 18–1111–7T-3rd
2004–2005Quinnipiac 16–1312–65th
2005–2006Quinnipiac 22–815–3T-2nd
2006–2007Quinnipiac 16–1210–8T–4th
2007–2008Quinnipiac 25–616–21st WNIT first round
2008–2009Quinnipiac 18–1111–7T-3rd
2009–2010Quinnipiac 12–187–118th
2010–2011Quinnipiac 14–161–7T-5th
2011–2012Quinnipiac 22–1013–52nd WNIT first round
2012–2013Quinnipiac 30–318–01st NCAA first round
Quinnipiac Bobcats (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)(2013–present)
2013–2014Quinnipiac 21–1314–64th WNIT first round
2014–2015Quinnipiac 31–414–61st NCAA first round
2015–2016Quinnipiac 25–917–31st WNIT second round
2016–2017Quinnipiac 29–717–31st NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2017–2018Quinnipiac 28–618–01st NCAA second round
2018–2019Quinnipiac 26–718–01st NCAA first round
2019–2020Quinnipiac 15–1412–8T-3rd
2020–2021Quinnipiac 13–711–52nd
2021–2022Quinnipiac 21–1214–6T–2nd WNIT second round
2022–2023Quinnipiac 21–916–42nd
2023–2024Quinnipiac 13–189–117th
Quinnipiac:516–350 (.596)353–186 (.655)
Total:516–350 (.596)

      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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