Tricia Cullop Explained

Tricia Cullop
Current Title:Head coach
Current Team:Miami
Current Conference:ACC
Birth Date:24 April 1971
Birth Place:Bicknell, Indiana, U.S.
Player Years1:1989–1993
Player Team1:Purdue
Coach Years1:1993-1994
Coach Team1:Radford (asst.)
Coach Years2:1994–1996
Coach Team2:Long Beach State (asst.)
Coach Years3:1996–2000
Coach Team3:Xavier (asst.)
Coach Years4:2000–2008
Coach Team4:Evansville
Coach Years5:2008–2024
Coach Team5:Toledo
Coach Years6:2024–present
Coach Team6:Miami
Championships:WNIT (2011)
Awards:Carol Eckman Award (2022)

Tricia Cullop (born April 24, 1971) is the current head coach of the Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team.[1] She previously was the head coach with the Toledo Rockets women's basketball team.

Early life

Cullop played basketball at Purdue under head coach Lin Dunn. She was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten. She earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Purdue University in 1993.[1]

Coaching career

Early in her career, she served as an assistant at Radford, Long Beach State, and Xavier.[1]

Evansville

In 2000, she took over as the head coach at Evansville where she stayed for eight seasons with a 73–48 record. In her final season in 2007–08, the Purple Aces won the Missouri Valley Conference and advanced to the second round of the WNIT. She was the 2008 MVC coach of the year.[1] [2]

Toledo

On April 18, 2008, she was named head coach at Toledo.[3] Her teams have won five MAC championships in 2011, 2013, 2022, 2023, and 2024.[1] [4] Her 2016–17 and 2022–23 teams won the MAC tournament.[5] The 2017 team qualified for the NCAA tournament where they lost to Creighton in the first round.[6] In 2023, they defeated Iowa State before losing to Tennessee.[7] [8] [9] [10] Her teams have played in the WNIT eight times including taking home the championship in the 2011 Tournament.[11] Her 2024 team advanced to the quarterfinals of the WBIT before losing to Washington State. She was named MAC Coach of the Year in 2009, 2011, 2013, 2022, 2023, and 2024.[1] [12]

Miami

On April 5, 2024, she was named head coach of Miami, replacing Katie Meier.[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tricia Cullop . University of Miami Athletics . 5 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Cullop Named Rawlings MVC Coach Of The Year . University of Evansville Athletics . 5 April 2024 . en . 13 March 2008.
  3. Web site: Tricia Cullop Named Head Women?s Basketball Coach at the University of Toledo. 2022-06-12. University of Toledo Athletics. en.
  4. Web site: Toledo women's basketball clinches share of MAC title and No. 1 seed in tournament. 2022-06-12. WTOL. en.
  5. Web site: Toledo makes 1st trip to NCAAs since 2001, beats NIU 82-71. 2022-06-12. ESPN. en.
  6. Web site: Seventh-seeded Creighton women rout No. 10 Toledo. 2022-06-12. ESPN. en.
  7. Web site: No. 12 seed Toledo women draw fifth-seeded Iowa State in NCAA Tournament. Toledo Blade. en. 2023-03-18.
  8. Web site: Iowa State women's basketball team upset by Toledo in first round of NCAA Tournament. Des Moine Register. en. 2023-03-19. Tommy. Birch.
  9. Web site: Lady Vols basketball vs Toledo in March Madness a rematch for Jordan Walker, Sophia Wiard. The Tennessean. en. 2023-03-19. Cora. Hall.
  10. Web site: Toledo 47, Tennessee 84. ESPN. en. 2023-03-22.
  11. News: Toledo celebrates first postseason title . womensnit.com . April 2, 2011 . June 12, 2022.
  12. News: UT's Cullop named coach of the year . Toledo Blade . June 12, 2022.
  13. Web site: University of Miami Hires Tricia Cullop as Head Women’s Basketball Coach . University of Miami Athletics . 5 April 2024 . 5 April 2024.

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