Barbara Stevens (basketball)
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Barbara Stevens (born September 20, 1954)[1] is the former head coach of the Bentley University women's basketball team. Stevens had previously served as head basketball coach for Clark University and Massachusetts. Stevens was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006. She was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020.[2]
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1954-09-20) September 20, 1954 (age 69) Southbridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1972–1976 | Bridgewater State |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1976–1977 | Clark (MA) (assistant) |
1977–1983 | Clark (MA) |
1983–1986 | UMass |
1986–2020 | Bentley |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 1039–282 (.787) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
NCAA Division II National (2014) 17 NE-10 regular season (1988–1994, 1996–2001, 2003, 2011–2013) 4 NE-10 Northeast division (2014, 2016, 2017, 2019) 17 NE-10 Tournament (1990, 1992–1994, 1996, 1998–2001, 2003, 2005, 2011–2014, 2016, 2018) | |
Awards | |
5× WBCA National Division II Coach of the Year (1992, 1999, 2001, 2013, 2014) 16× NE-10 Coach of the Year (1988, 1989, 1991–1993, 1996–2001, 2003, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2019) Carol Eckman Award (2002) | |
Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2020 (profile) | |
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
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In January 2018, Stevens became the fifth women's basketball coach to reach the 1,000 win milestone. Bentley defeated Adelphi University 78–66. Bentley had lost to Adelphi in their last four meetings.[3][4]