Maureen Magarity
| Sport(s) | Women's Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | New Hampshire |
| Conference | America East |
| Record | 130–112 (.537) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
March 4, 1981 Poughkeepsie, New York |
| Playing career | |
| 2000–2001 | Boston College |
| 2001–2004 | Marist |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2004–2005 | Marist (asst.) |
| 2005–2006 | Fairfield (asst.) |
| 2006–2010 | Army (asst.) |
| 2010–present | New Hampshire |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 130–112 (.537) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| America East regular season (2017) | |
Maureen Magarity (born March 4, 1981) is an American women's basketball coach, and current head coach of the New Hampshire Wildcats women's basketball team.[1]
Playing career
Magarity played one season at Boston College before transferring to Marist, close to her native Poughkeepsie home, and where her father Dave served as the men's basketball coach for the Red Foxes.[2] A two-time captain, Margarity led the team in scoring during the 2002–03 season and was named Second Team All–MAAC while leading the team to the 2004 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament for the first time in school history, as well.[3]
Coaching career
After graduation, Magarity joined Marist's women's basketball staff for one season before a one year stop as an assistant coach at Fairfield before joining her father's staff at Army.[4]
On May 10, 2010, Magarity was hired as the sixth head coach in New Hampshire women's basketball history.[5] After a 9–20 season her first year, Magarity guided the Wildcats toa 16–14 record and 4th place finish in the America East and the school's second-ever postseason appearance in the 2012 WBI.[1] During the 2016–17 season, Margarity led UNH to a school record 26 wins and its first-ever America East regular season title, and an appearance in the 2017 WNIT.[6]
Personal life
Magarity's husband Brandon Copes serves as her assistant coach at New Hampshire.[7] Her father, Dave is the current head women's basketball coach at Army, and former men's basketball coach at Saint Francis (PA) and Marist. Her brother Dave also played basketball at Marist.[8]
Head coaching record
NCAA DI
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire (America East) (2010–present) | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | New Hampshire | 9–20 | 6–10 | 6th | |||||
| 2011–12 | New Hampshire | 16–14 | 9–7 | 4th | WBI First Round | ||||
| 2012–13 | New Hampshire | 12–18 | 6–10 | 5th | |||||
| 2013–14 | New Hampshire | 19–12 | 12–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 2014–15 | New Hampshire | 17–12 | 9–5 | 4th | |||||
| 2015–16 | New Hampshire | 12–18 | 6–10 | 7th | |||||
| 2016–17 | New Hampshire | 26–6 | 15–1 | 1st | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2017–18 | New Hampshire | 19–12 | 9–7 | 5th | |||||
| New Hampshire: | 130–112 (.537) | 72–54 (.571) | |||||||
| Total: | 130–112 (.537) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- 1 2 "UNH Wildcats - 2015-16 Women's Basketball Coaching Staff". www.unhwildcats.com.
- ↑ "Like Father, Like Daughter: Maureen Magarity - Head Coach Training Center". www.headcoachtc.com.
- ↑ "Marist Women's Basketball Alum Maureen Magarity Named Head Coach At New Hampshire - Marist College". Marist College.
- ↑ "Local Grad Maureen Magarity Promoted". Army.
- ↑ "New Hampshire Hires Magarity to Lead Women's Basketball Program".
- ↑ "Anderson, 'Cats Celebrate Record 24th Win, Title". University of New Hampshire.
- ↑ "UNH Wildcats - 2017-18 Women's Basketball Coaching Staff". www.unhwildcats.com.
- ↑ "Dave Magarity College Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.