Liz Galloway McQuitter (born August 15, 1955) has held positions as head coach and assistant coach women's basketball at the collegiate level. In April, 2015, she ended her career in athletics retiring as head coach of the Rockdale High School in Rockdale, Texas.[3] McQuitter served as head coach at Mundelein College (1984–1986), Lamar (1990–1994), and Northern Illinois (1994–1998). McQuitter took over the head coaching position at Lamar after the resignation of Al Barbre following an NCAA investigation which ended with two years probation and other penalties for the team. In spite of the cloudy start, McQuitter's team tied for first-place finish in the Sun Belt regular season. The Lady Cardinals were not eligible for post-season play that year. McQuitter left Lamar after four seasons to become head coach for the Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team. Her first season at Northern Illinois was also successful as the team qualified for the 1995 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. Coach McQuitter served as assistant coach at Northwestern, Dartmouth, DePaul, and Texas A&M.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 15, 1955 |
| Alma mater | University of Nevada-Las Vegas[1] |
| Playing career | |
| 1975 | Temple Junior College |
| 1976–1978 | UNLV |
| 1978–1980 | Chicago Hustle[2] |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1984–1986 | Mundelein |
| 1989–1991 | DePaul (Asst.) |
| 1991–1994 | Lamar |
| 1995–1998 | Northern Illinois |
| 1999–2002 | Texas A&M (Asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 76–117 (.394) |
Liz Galloway McQuitter competed as a player at high school, junior college helping her team to a national championship, three years as a player for the UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team, and at the professional level playing for the Chicago Hustle.[4]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mundelein College () (1984–1986)
(Record not available) | |||||||||
| Lamar Lady Cardinals (Sun Belt Conference) (1991–1994) | |||||||||
| 1991–92 | Lamar | 21–7 | 13–3 | 1st T | (Not eligible) | ||||
| 1992–93 | Lamar | 10–16 | 4–10 | ||||||
| 1993–94 | Lamar | 8–19 | 5–9 |
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| Lamar: | 39–42 (.481) | 22–22 (.500) | |||||||
| Northern Illinois Huskies (Midwestern Collegiate Conference) (1994–1997) | |||||||||
| 1994–95 | Northern Illinois | 17–14 | 10–6 | T–4th | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| 1995–96 | Northern Illinois | 9–19 | 5–11 | T–6th | |||||
| 1996–97 | Northern Illinois | 7–20 | 5–11 | T–6th | |||||
| Northern Illinois Huskies (MAC) (1997–1998) | |||||||||
| 1997–98 | Northern Illinois | 4–22 | 3–15 | 6th (West) | |||||
| Northern Illinois: | 37–75 (.330) | 23–43 (.348) | |||||||
| Total: | 76–117 (.394) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ Julie Deardorff (February 5, 1993). "Lamar's Coach a Quitter in Name Only". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ^ Porter, Karra (2006). Mad seasons : the story of the first Women's Professional Basketball League, 1978-1981. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-8789-1.
- ^ Bill Martin (April 9, 2015). "McQuitter calls it quits". Rockdale Reporter. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ^ Mark Shapiro (February 27, 1998). "NIU Women's Basketball Coach Resigns". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 14, 2016.