Tory Verdi
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Hartford (MS)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Keene State College (BA) Hartford (MS) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2004–2005 | Columbia |
| 2005–2010 | Nebraska (assistant) |
| 2010–2012 | Kansas (assistant) |
| 2012–2016 | Eastern Michigan |
| 2016–2023 | UMass |
| 2023–2026 | Pittsburgh |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 231–219 (.513) |
Tory Verdi is an American women's basketball coach, having last coached with the Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the 2025-2026 season. He spent three years as the head coach at Pittsburgh, having been named to the position on April 6, 2023.[1] He was fired on March 3, 2026 after amassing a 29-66 overall record across three seasons.[2]
His termination came several weeks after six former players on the Pittsburgh women's basketball team filed a Title IX lawsuit against Verdi and Pittsburgh over allegations of abusive coaching methods and a failure to investigate the reports of abuse. The lawsuits allege abusive coaching methods, Title IX violations and a failure by the school to act after abuses were reported to university administrators, including then athletic director Heather Lyke.[3][4]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Lions (Ivy League) (2004–2005) | |||||||||
| 2004–05 | Columbia | 3–7 | 3–7 | 6th | |||||
| Columbia: | 3–7 (.300) | 3–7 (.300) | |||||||
| Eastern Michigan Eagles (Mid-American Conference) (2012–2016) | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | Eastern Michigan | 8–22 | 6–11 | 9th | |||||
| 2013–14 | Eastern Michigan | 18–14 | 7–12 | 8th | WBI Second Round | ||||
| 2014–15 | Eastern Michigan | 24–13 | 11–7 | T- 2nd West | WNIT Third Round | ||||
| 2015–16 | Eastern Michigan | 22–12 | 10–8 | 4th West | WNIT Second Round | ||||
| Eastern Michigan: | 72–61 (.541) | 34–38 (.472) | |||||||
| Massachusetts Minutewomen (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2017–2023) | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | UMass | 9–21 | 3–13 | 13th | |||||
| 2017–18 | UMass | 14–16 | 6–10 | 10th | |||||
| 2018–19 | UMass | 16–16 | 7–9 | 10th | |||||
| 2019–20 | UMass | 20–11 | 9–7 | T-4th | |||||
| 2020–21 | UMass | 16–8 | 7–5 | 7th | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2021–22 | UMass | 26–7 | 11–4 | 3rd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2022–23 | UMass | 26–6 | 14–2 | T–1st | WNIT Second Round | ||||
| Massachusetts: | 127–85 (.599) | 57–50 (.533) | |||||||
| Pittsburgh Panthers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2023–2026) | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | Pittsburgh | 8–24 | 2–16 | T–14th | |||||
| 2024–25 | Pittsburgh | 13–19 | 5–13 | 15th | |||||
| 2025–26 | Pittsburgh | 8–23 | 1–17 | T–17th | |||||
| Pittsburgh: | 29–66 (.305) | 8–46 (.148) | |||||||
| Total: | 231–219 (.513) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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