Wendy Larry
American basketball coach (born 1955)
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Wendy Larry (born March 25, 1955) is a former head coach. She coached three basketball programs, most notably the Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team.
Bloomingdale, New Jersey, U.S.
Larry in 2010 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 25, 1955 Bloomingdale, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1978–1979 | Virginia Wesleyan |
| 1985–1987 | Arizona |
| 1987–2011 | Old Dominion |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 608–234 (.722) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NCAA Regional—Final Four (1997) 17× CAA tournament (1992–2008) 16× CAA regular season (1993–2004, 2006–2008, 2010) Sun Belt tournament (1990) Sun Belt regular season (1988–1990) | |
| Awards | |
| 6× CAA Coach of the Year (1993, 1995–1997, 1999, 2001) Sporting News National Coach of the Year (1997) | |
Early life
Born in Bloomingdale, New Jersey, Larry graduated from Butler High School and was recognized as the commencement speaker at the school's 100th graduation ceremonies in 2006.[1]
Coaching career
She became a head coach for the Virginia Wesleyan Marlins for Division II for the 1978-79 season. She became a graduate and assistant coach under Marianne Stanley from 1979 to 1985 at Old Dominion.[2][3] Her Lady Monarchs teams would reach twenty NCAA Tournaments, set an NCAA record with 17 Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) titles, and Larry coached in 608 career victories.[4] She coached the team in the 1997 NCAA National Championship game against the Lady Vols of the University of Tennessee in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Larry was awarded the US Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Coach of the Year award in 1997.[5]
In May 2011, Larry announced her retirement from Old Dominion, after her team did not reach the NCAA tournament in two successive seasons. The university did not offer to extend her contract, which had one year remaining.[6]
In June 2012, Larry accepted a position as an associate commissioner of the Atlantic 10 Conference, focusing her work on women's basketball.[7]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Wesleyan Marlins (Virginia Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women) (1978–1979) | |||||||||
| 1978–79 | Virginia Wesleyan | 19–4 | |||||||
| Virginia Wesleyan: | 19–4 (.826) | ||||||||
| Arizona Wildcats (Pacific West Conference / Pac-10 Conference) (1985–1987) | |||||||||
| 1985–86 | Arizona | 19–9 | 4–4 | T-2nd | |||||
| 1986–87 | Arizona | 11–18 | 4–14 | T-6th | |||||
| Arizona: | 30–27 (.526) | 8–18 (.308) | |||||||
| Old Dominion Monarchs (Sun Belt Conference) (1987–1991) | |||||||||
| 1987–88 | Old Dominion | 17–12 | 6–0 | 1st | NCAA second round | ||||
| 1988–89 | Old Dominion | 23–9 | 5–1 | 1st | NCAA second round | ||||
| 1989–90 | Old Dominion | 21–10 | 5–1 | 1st | NCAA second round | ||||
| 1990–91 | Old Dominion | 5–21 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| Old Dominion Monarchs (Colonial Athletic Association) (1991–2011) | |||||||||
| 1991–92 | Old Dominion | 20–11 | 9–5 | 3rd | NCAA first round | ||||
| 1992–93 | Old Dominion | 22–8 | 14–0 | 1st | NCAA second round | ||||
| 1993–94 | Old Dominion | 25–6 | 14–0 | 1st | NCAA second round | ||||
| 1994–95 | Old Dominion | 27–6 | 13–1 | T–1st | NCAA first round | ||||
| 1995–96 | Old Dominion | 29–3 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1996–97 | Old Dominion | 34–2 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Runner-up | ||||
| 1997–98 | Old Dominion | 29–3 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1998–99 | Old Dominion | 28–4 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1999–00 | Old Dominion | 29–5 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2000–01 | Old Dominion | 21–9 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2001–02 | Old Dominion | 28–6 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 2002–03 | Old Dominion | 21–11 | 15–3 | T–1st | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2003–04 | Old Dominion | 25–7 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2004–05 | Old Dominion | 22–9 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2005–06 | Old Dominion | 22–9 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2006–07 | Old Dominion | 24–9 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2007–08 | Old Dominion | 31–5 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2008–09 | Old Dominion | 17–13 | 11–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2009–10 | Old Dominion | 19–14 | 14–4 | 1st | WNIT second round | ||||
| 2010–11 | Old Dominion | 20–11 | 14–4 | T–2nd | WNIT first round | ||||
| Old Dominion: | 559–203 (.734) | 318–38 (.893) | |||||||
| Total: | 608–234 (.722) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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