Jill Pizzotti
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | DePaul |
| Conference | Big East |
| Record | 13–19 (.406) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 18, 1966 |
| Playing career | |
| 1984–1988 | Southeast Missouri State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1989–1991 | Southeast Missouri State (asst.) |
| 1991–1992 | Northern Kentucky (asst.) |
| 1992–1995 | Indiana (asst.) |
| 1995–2005 | Saint Louis |
| 2005–2010* | Manager of Women's College Basketball - Nike |
| 2010–2011 | West Virginia (asst.) |
| 2011–2014 | DePaul (asst.) |
| 2014–2024 | DePaul (AHC) |
| 2024–2025 | DePaul (interim HC) |
| 2025–present | DePaul |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 126–186 (.404) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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Jill M. Pizzotti (born June 18, 1966) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head women's basketball coach at DePaul University. She was previously the head coach at Saint Louis University from 1995 to 2005 and served as assistant then associate head coach under Doug Bruno at DePaul from 2011 to 2024.
Early life
[edit]Pizzotti graduated from Willowbrook High School in Villa Park, Illinois in 1983. She was inducted into her school's inaugural Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010.[1]
Coaching history
[edit]Early career
[edit]Pizzotti played collegiately at Southeast Missouri State University from 1984 to 1988, prior to the university's move up from Division II in 1991.[2] The 1986–1987 team would go on to win their conference championship, the first ever post season championship in program history and breaking Central Missouri's four-championship-streak.[3] After graduating, she joined the university as a graduate assistant coach in the women's basketball program under local SEMO legend, head coach Ed Arnzen. In 1991 the team repeated their previous success with another conference championship. Once again breaking another three-championship-streak by UCM. After two seasons, Pizzotti was named assistant coach at Northern Kentucky University for one year. By 1992 she was again named assistant coach at Indiana University Bloomington until 1995.
Saint Louis University
[edit]Pizzotti became head coach for the first time at Saint Louis University from 1995 to 2005. Her tenure was largely uneventful and the team reached the post season only once. The 2003 WNIT saw the Billikens reach only the first round before losing to Iowa 64―93.[4] She would leave the university after 10 years, finishing with a (113–167) record.[5]
DePaul University
[edit]After a one-year stint at West Virginia University, Pizzotti was picked up as the assistant coach of the DePaul Blue Demons starting in 2011.[6] She was elevated to the position of associate head coach in 2014. Just prior to the start of the 2024–25 season, it was announced that then head coach Doug Bruno was to miss the opener due to a "medical complication."[7] Pizzotti was made interim head coach in his absence. She would go on to coach the entire season, finishing with a 13–19 record and 6th in the conference. The best since the 2021–22 season. In March 2025, it was announced that Bruno would step down after 39 seasons as head coach. On April 3, the university announced that they had chosen Pizzotti as the next head coach of the women's basketball program.[8] On April 29, it was announced that former WNBA player Kathleen Doyle would serve as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator.[9]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis (CUSA) (1995–2005) | |||||||||
| 1995–96 | Saint Louis | 6–21 | 1–13 | ||||||
| 1996–97 | Saint Louis | 10–18 | 4–10 | ||||||
| 1997–98 | Saint Louis | 13–14 | 5–11 | ||||||
| 1998–99 | Saint Louis | 16–12 | 6–10 | ||||||
| 1999–2000 | Saint Louis | 11–17 | 4–12 | ||||||
| 2000–01 | Saint Louis | 14–14 | 5–11 | ||||||
| 2001–02 | Saint Louis | 14–15 | 6–8 | 9th | |||||
| 2002–03 | Saint Louis | 17–14 | 8–6 | 5th | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2003–04 | Saint Louis | 8–19 | 2–12 | 12th | |||||
| 2004–05 | Saint Louis | 4–23 | 3–11 | 12th | |||||
| Saint Louis: | 113–167 (.404) | 44–104 (.297) | |||||||
| DePaul (Big East) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | DePaul (interim HC) | 13–19 | 8–10 | 6th | |||||
| 2025–26 | DePaul | – | – | ||||||
| DePaul: | 13–19 (.406) | 8–10 (.444) | |||||||
| Total: | 126–186 (.404) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ "Jill M. Pizzotti". Big East Conference. DePaul University Athletics. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ^ "Conference Timeline - History". Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ^ "1986-87 Women's Basketball Team". Women's Basketball. Southeast Missouri State University Athletics. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ^ "2003 Postseason Women's National Invitation Tournament" (PDF). WNIT. 2003. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
- ^ "Jill Pizzotti". sports-reference. Sports Reference Purpose. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ^ "Pizzotti and Ryckbosch Join Women's Basketball Staff". Big East Conference. DePaul University Athletics. June 21, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ^ "DePaul Head Coach Doug Bruno to Miss Season Opener". Big East Conference. DePaul University Athletics. November 4, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ^ "Jill M. Pizzotti Named DePaul Women's Basketball Head Coach". Big East Conference. DePaul University Athletics. April 3, 2025. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ^ "Kathleen Doyle Tabbed Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator". Womens Basketball. Big East Conference. April 29, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
- 1966 births
- American women's basketball coaches
- Basketball coaches from Illinois
- Basketball players from Illinois
- DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball coaches
- Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball coaches
- Southeast Missouri State Redhawks athletes
- Southeast Missouri State University alumni
- Living people