Wendy Larry (born March 25, 1955) was the head coach of the
Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball
The Old Dominion Monarchs women’s basketball team (formerly the Lady Monarchs) represents Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. The team currently competes in the NCAA Division I as a member of the Sun Belt Conference.
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team. She coached the team in the 1997 NCAA National Championship game against the Lady Vols of the
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee (officially The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; or UT Knoxville; UTK; or UT) is a public land-grant research university in Knoxville, Tennessee. Founded in 1794, two years before Tennessee became the 16th state ...
in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her Lady Monarchs teams have reached a total of 20 NCAA Tournaments, set an NCAA record with 17 Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) titles, and Larry coached in 608 career victories.
Born in
Bloomingdale, New Jersey
Bloomingdale is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,777, an increase of 121 (+0.6%) from the 2010 census count of 7,656,Butler High School and was recognized as the commencement speaker at the school's 100th graduation ceremonies in 2006.
Larry was awarded the US Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Coach of the Year award in 1997.
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.
In June 2012, Larry accepted a position as an associate commissioner of the Atlantic 10 Conference, focusing her work on women's basketball.
See also
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List of college women's basketball coaches with 600 wins
This is a list of college women's basketball coaches by number of career wins. The list includes other NCAA, AIAW and NAIA levels. Tara VanDerveer, the head coach of Idaho from 1978–80, Ohio State from 1980-85, and Stanford since 1985 (wit ...