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Cindy Fisher (basketball)

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Cindy Fisher
Biographical details
Born (1964-08-02) August 2, 1964 (age 60)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989–1990Mesa CC (asst.)
1990–1993Illinois State (asst.)
1993–1994Mesa CC (asst.)
1994–1995Weber State (asst.)
1996–1998Old Dominion (asst.)
1998–2003Wyoming
2004–2005Nebraska (asst.)
2005–2025San Diego
Head coaching record
Overall405–351 (.536)
Tournaments0–1 (NCAA)
11–8 (WNIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships

Cindy Ann Fisher (born August 2, 1964)[1] is an American college basketball coach who was the head coach of the San Diego Toreros women's basketball team at the University of San Diego (USD) from 2005 to 2025.

Early Years (1994–1998)

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She also served as an assistant coach at Weber State University and Old Dominion University.

Wyoming Cowgirls (1998–2003)

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Fisher led the Cowgirls for five years and finishing with a 59–81 record, where she led the Cowgirls to the WNIT Second Round in her final season as head coach.[2][3]

Nebraska Cornhuskers Assistant Coach (2003–2005)

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Fisher was appointed to top assistant coach for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. She led Nebraska to back-to-back WNIT appearances in her two seasons there. In 2005, Nebraska won 103–99 against fifth ranked Baylor, the highest ranked opponent Nebraska defeated in team history.[4]

San Diego Toreros (2005–2025)

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From 2005 to 2006, she orchestrated the largest turnaround in school history, implementing a 12 game improvement over the previous year.
In the 2007–08 season, Fisher led the Toreros to the NCAA tournament with an upset over the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the WCC championship game.[5][6]
In addition to the NCAA tournament in 2008, Fisher led the Toreros to eight WNIT appearances.
In the 2019–20 season, Fisher turned the Toreros from a 2–16, tied for last place finish the season before to a 13–5 second place finish.[7] The team's performance led West Coast conference to award her Coach of the Year honors.[8]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Wyoming Cowgirls (Western Athletic Conference) (1998–1999)
1998–99 Wyoming 7–19 3–11 7th (Mountain)
Wyoming Cowgirls (Mountain West Conference) (1999–2003)
1999–00 Wyoming 10–18 4–10 6th
2000–01 Wyoming 11–17 3–11 7th
2001–02 Wyoming 13–15 5–9 6th
2002–03 Wyoming 18–12 7–7 6th WNIT Second Round
Wyoming: 59–81 (.421) 22–48 (.314)
San Diego Toreros (West Coast Conference) (2005–2025)
2005–06 San Diego 9–19 4–10 7th
2006–07 San Diego 21–9 10–4 2nd WNIT First Round
2007–08 San Diego 19–13 7–7 T–3rd NCAA First Round
2008–09 San Diego 19–13 7–7 T–4th
2009–10 San Diego 15–14 7–7 T–4th
2010–11 San Diego 17–14 5–9 T–7th
2011–12 San Diego 26–9 12–4 T–2nd WNIT Semifinals
2012–13 San Diego 22–10 13–4 T–2nd WNIT Second Round
2013–14 San Diego 24–9 11–7 T-4th WNIT Third Round
2014–15 San Diego 25–7 14–4 2nd WNIT Second Round
2015–16 San Diego 25–8 13–5 T–3rd WNIT Third Round
2016–17 San Diego 14–16 7–11 7th
2017–18 San Diego 17–15 8–10 6th
2018–19 San Diego 9–21 2–16 T–9th
2019–20 San Diego 20–11 13–5 T-2nd
2020–21 San Diego 12–7 9–5 3rd
2021–22 San Diego 17–15 8–9 6th WNIT Second Round
2022–23 San Diego 19–14 11–7 3rd WNIT Super 16
2023–24 San Diego 9–22 4–12 8th
2024–25 San Diego 7–24 2–18 11th
San Diego: 346–256 (.575) 167–161 (.509)
Total: 405–351 (.536)

      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

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  2. ^ "Field selected for 2003 Postseason WNIT". womensnit.com. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "2003 Postseason Bracket (PDF) - WNIT Pre and Post Tournament" (PDF). womensnit.com. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "Baylor vs. Nebraska - Game Recap - January 12, 2005 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "San Diego Claims WCC Championship 70-66 Over Top-Seeded Gonzaga". WCCSports.com. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "We're Going Dancing!, USD Claims WCC Championship 70-66 Over Top-Seeded Gonzaga". University of San Diego Athletics. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "2020 WBB All-WCC Team Announced". WCCSports.com. March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  8. ^ "2020 WBB All-WCC Team Announced". wccsports.com. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
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