Ferne Labati
Ferne Labati (born June 2, 1947)[1] is the former women's basketball program head coach at Seton Hill University.
Career
[edit]Labati previously served as the head women's basketball coach at University of Miami, where she became the school's all-time winningest coach. Throughout her coaching career, she has amassed 451 wins, making her only the 39th-ever coach to win 400 games. She was named the Russell Athletic/WBCA National Coach of the Year in 1992.[2]
At Miami, she was named to the University of Miami Athletic Hall of Fame. She has coached one Kodak All-American, one Big East player of the year, and one Big East rookie of the year at Miami. In 1989, she led Miami to its first-ever NCAA tournament appearance. In 1992 and 1993, Miami won back-to-back Big East regular season championships, making the NCAA in both years. In 1993, the Hurricanes finished the year ranked 6th in the nation, their highest ranking ever.
Labati also coached for four seasons at Farleigh Dickinson University.
Coaching Record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Miami Hurricanes (Big East Conference) (1988–2004) | |||||||||
| 1988–1989 | Miami | 21–8 | NCAA first round | ||||||
| 1989–1990 | Miami | 25–6 | WNIT First Round | ||||||
| 1990–1991 | Miami | 20–10 | 9–3 | ||||||
| 1991–1992 | Miami | 30–2 | 18–0 | NCAA Sweet 16 | |||||
| 1992–1993 | Miami | 24–7 | 15–3 | NCAA second round | |||||
| 1993–1994 | Miami | 10–17 | 7–11 | ||||||
| 1994–1995 | Miami | 11–16 | 8–10 | ||||||
| 1995–1996 | Miami | 14–16 | 9–9 | ||||||
| 1996–1997 | Miami | 15–14 | 8–10 | ||||||
| 1997–1998 | Miami | 19–10 | 13–5 | NCAA first round | |||||
| 1998–1999 | Miami | 15–14 | 9–9 | WNIT First Round | |||||
| 1999–2000 | Miami | 14–15 | 7–9 | ||||||
| 2000–2001 | Miami | 13–15 | 6–10 | ||||||
| 2001–2002 | Miami | 19–12 | 10–6 | WNIT First Round | |||||
| 2002–2003 | Miami | 18–13 | 8–8 | NCAA first round | |||||
| 2003–2004 | Miami | 22–7 | 11–5 | NCAA first round | |||||
| Miami Hurricanes (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2004–2005) | |||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Miami | 13–16 | 4–10 | ||||||
| Miami: | 290–179 | ||||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 23 Sep 2015.
- ^ "Past Russell Athletic/WBCA National Coaches of the Year". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 Jun 2014.