Tricia Fabbri

Fabbri played college basketball at Fairfield University, where she set a school record in points scored in a game with 35 versus Memphis University, scored 1,622 points and grabbed 1,037 rebounds en route to being named to the All-Rookie Team in 1988–89 and to the MAAC All-Conference First Team the following three seasons. Her team won two MAAC Championships and subsequent automatic bids to the NCAA Women's Basketball Championships in 1990 and 1991. She was elected to the Fairfield University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998 and named to the MAAC 25th Anniversary Team in 2005.^[3]

Fabbri received her bachelor's degree from Fairfield University in 1991.^{[citation needed]}

Fabbri began her coaching career as an assistant at Fairfield from 1991 to 1995. Since taking over the helm at Quinnipiac in 1995, Fabbri has become the all-time winningest coach in Quinnipiac program history with a 379–276 (.579) overall and a 255–152 (.627) conference record. From 2012 to 2017, Fabbri has led Quinnipiac to two 30 plus win seasons, four conference regular season championships, three conference tournament championships (2016–17, 2014–15 MAAC & 2012–13 NEC), three NCAA Tournament berths (2016–17 Sweet 16), and two WNIT berths. She has been a five-time conference coach of the year (2015–16, 2014–15 MAAC & 2012–13, 2005–06, 2000–01 NEC).^[4]

Quinnipiac announced on March 16, 2026 that Fabbri would retire at the conclusion of the 2025–26 season.^[5]

Sources:

• Quinnipiac Record Book^[6]
• Northeast-10 Record Book^[7]
• Tricia Fabbri bio^[8]
• NEC Standings 1998–2012^{[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]}
• MAAC 2013–15 Women's Basketball Standings^[21][22]