Pam DeCosta

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Pam DeCosta
Personal information
Born (1964-08-27) August 27, 1964 (age 57)
Denver, Colorado
NationalityAmerican
Career information
High school Lutheran (Denver, Colorado)
College Mesa State (1982–1986)
Playing career1986–1987
Coaching career1990–present
Career history
As player:
1986–1987Oberhausen
As coach:
1990–1992 Metro State (asst.)
1992–1993 Denver East HS (girls' varsity)
1993–1996 Kansas (asst.)
1996–1998 Oklahoma (asst.)
1998–2003Kansas (asst.)
2003–2007 Lynn
2007–2011 San Jose State
2011–2019Oklahoma (asst.)
Career highlights and awards
As player:
  • First-team All-RMAC (1986)

Pamela Suzette DeCosta (born August 27, 1964) [1] was an American college basketball coach, most recently as a women's basketball assistant coach at Oklahoma. Born in Denver, [2] DeCosta played college basketball at Mesa State College and received her bachelor's degree at Metropolitan State University of Denver in 1991. [3]

Contents

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Lynn Fighting Knights (Sunshine State Conference)(2003–2007)
2003–04Lynn 5–221–13
2004–05Lynn 12–166–10
2005–06Lynn 11–176–10
2006–07Lynn 17–119–74th
Lynn:45–6622–40
San Jose State Spartans (Western Athletic Conference)(2007–2011)
2007–08San Jose State 3–281–159th
2008–09San Jose State 2–281–159th
2009–10San Jose State 6–232–149th
2010–11San Jose State 2–272–149th
San Jose State:13–1066–58
Total:58–167

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References

  1. ↑ "NCAA® Career Statistics".
  2. ↑ "KU loses aide". LJWorld.com. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  3. ↑ "Pam DeCosta". Oklahoma Sooners. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
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