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Saluki Women’s Basketball
2013-14
EDUCATION
Illinois, 1983
Bachelor’s, Physical Education
Central Michigan, 1986
Master’s, Physical Education
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Illinois Central College
Head Coach, 2012-13
Missouri
Head Coach, 1998-2010
Emporia State
Head Coach, 1995-98
Illinois
Assistant Coach, 1993-95
Bradley
Assistant Coach, 1988-93
Cincinnati
Assistant Coach, 1987-88
Miami University
Assistant Coach, 1986-87
Central Michigan
Graduate Assistant, 1984-86
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
Illinois, 1981-83
Illinois Central College, 1979-81
Hometown:
Peoria, Ill.
Cindy
STEIN
THE STEIN FILE
C
indy Stein was named the 10th head coach
in Southern Illinois women’s basketball
history on April 3, 2013. A proven winner
and a former NCAA Division II Coach of the Year, Stein
looks to make an immediate impact at SIU much like
she has in each of her previous head coaching stints.
At Illinois Central College
Stein comes to Carbondale after leading Illinois
Central College to a 32-4 record and a third-place
finish at the NJCAA Division II national tournament
during her lone season at the school in 2012-13. Stein
turned around an ICC team that went 16-16 the year
before her arrival. Stein was named the NJCAA Region
XX1V Coach of the Year following ICC’s run.
At Missouri
Prior to ICC, Stein spent 12 seasons as the head
coach at Missouri where she led the Tigers to 185
wins between 1998 and 2010. Stein inherited a
Mizzou team that went 11-16 in 1997-98 and led
the Tigers to a 22-10 record with a Sweet 16 run by
her third year in 2000-01.
Stein’s tenure at Mizzou saw the Tigers make
seven total postseason appearances with three NCAA
Tournament bids and four WNIT appearances. Stein’s
players at Mizzou earned a combined 24 All-Big
12 honors with four First-Team selections, and she
coached five Tigers who were selected in the WNBA
Draft. Additionally, Mizzou players earned a combined
46 Academic All-Big 12 honors under Stein’s watch.
Following a 13-15 mark during her first season
in Columbia, Mo., Stein’s Tigers went 18-12 during
the 1999-2000 season, marking the program’s best
record in seven seasons. The 1999-2000 Tigers also
earned the program’s first postseason berth since
1994 with a trip to the WNIT.
Stein’s third year saw Mizzou go to historic heights
as the 2000-01 Tigers posted their best record in
13 years and made a run to the Sweet 16 for just
the second time in program history. Following the
season, Amanda Lassister became Mizzou’s first-ever
first-round WNBA Draft pick when she was selected
15th overall by the Houston Comets while fellow Tiger
Marlena “Pep” Williams was selected by the Indiana
Fever in the third round.
Missouri ultimately made it to the postseason
six-consecutive seasons with WNIT berths in 2001-
02 and 2002-03 before capping the run with an
NCAA Tournament berth in 2003-04. The Tigers also
continued sending players into the professional ranks
as three-time All-Big 12 selection Evan Unrau was
selected in the third round of the 2004 WNBA Draft by
the Washington Mystics.
Coaching Staff
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