 Yori in 2008 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Program Adviser |
| Team | Creighton |
| Conference | Big East |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 3, 1963 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1982–1986 | Creighton |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1986–1989 | Creighton (Asst.) |
| 1990–1992 | Loras College |
| 1992–2002 | Creighton |
| 2002–2016 | Nebraska |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2018–present | Creighton (Program Adviser) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 471–303 (.609) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| MVC regular season championship (2002) MVC tournament championship (2002) Big 12 regular season championship (2010) Big Ten tournament championship (2014) | |
| Awards | |
| MVC Coach of the Year (2002) Big 12 Coach of the Year (2010) WBCA Coach of the Year (2010) AP College Basketball Coach of the Year (2010) Kay Yow Award winner (2010) Naismith College Coach of the Year (2010) 2× Big Ten Coach of the Year (2010, 2014) | |
Connie Sue Yori (born October 3, 1963)[1] is the former head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team representing the University of Nebraska in NCAA Division I competition.[2][3][4][5] She formerly coached Loras College (a Division III school) from 1990 to 1992 and Creighton from 1992 to 2002. In 2009–10, Yori was named the Naismith College Coach of the Year, AP College Basketball Coach of the Year[6] and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Coach of the Year after guiding Nebraska to a 32–2 record and the school's first-ever trip to the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship Sweet 16.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
NCAA Coacheswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Connie Yori". Coach biography. University of Nebraska. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
- ^ a b Associated Press (April 3, 2010). "Yori, not Auriemma, coach of the year". ESPN. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
- ^ Associated Press (April 6, 2010). "Nebraska's Connie Yori wins first Kay Yow Award". USA Today. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
- ^ Star, Brian Rosenthal | Lincoln Journal Star, Brent Wagner | Lincoln Journal. "Yori out as Nebraska women's basketball coach". JournalStar.com. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Nebraska's Yori Chosen As AP Coach Of The year". NCAA.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.