Cindy Stein (born January 22, 1961) is a former basketball coach. She was the head

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coach at

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from 2013 to 2022. She is the former coach of the

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team at the

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from 1998 to 2010 and at

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from 2012 to 2013. She was the head coach for the Cougars from April 3, 2012, until April 2, 2013, when she was named head coach of the SIU Women's basketball team.

Playing career

Stein was a junior college All-American, playing her first college basketball at

. She later transferred to the

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, an

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school, where she played in her first NCAA Division I tournament in 1982. She ranks sixth in career assists (323) for the

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and holds the highest career average for assists per game (5.6). In 1982–83, she set the second highest career assist total in school history (170). She graduated from Illinois in 1984 with a bachelor's degree in physical education.

Coaching career

Stein was a

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and coach for

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, where she earned a master's degree in physical education with an emphasis in athletic administration. After jobs as an assistant coach at

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, the

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, and

Bradley University Bradley University is a private university in Peoria, Illinois. Founded in 1897, Bradley University enrolls 5,400 students who are pursuing degrees in more than 100 undergraduate programs and more than 30 graduate programs in five colleges. The ...

, Stein returned to her alma mater, first as a recruiting coach, and then as an assistant coach for her former team. Her first head coaching assignment came at

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, an

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school in

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. In three years as head coach at Emporia State, Stein turned the women's basketball program into a national contender, with her team advancing to the NCAA Division II title game in 1998. This success earned Stein various coaching awards, including being named the Division II Basketball coach of the year. Stein coached for 12 seasons Missouri. She compiled a 185–177 career mark at Missouri from 1998 to 2010. She led the Tigers to two NCAA tournament berths, including a 2001 Sweet 16 appearance. She has had 29 selections to the Academic All Big 12 teams. In the

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, she guided the Tigers to multiple seasons above .500 in league play. She announced her resignation, effective at the end of the 2009–10 season, on her radio show on March 1, 2010. Stein was a TV analyst for

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basketball games. From 2010 to 2012 she provided color commentary for UMKC women's basketball along with play-by-play broadcaster T. J. Jackson on

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References

External links

Southern Illinois profile

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