Carol Owens (basketball)

Carol Owens (born June 4, 1967)[1] is an American basketball coach and former player who is currently the associate head coach for women's basketball at the University of Notre Dame, a role she has held since 2010.[2] Owens played college basketball at Northern Illinois, where she also served as head coach from 2005 to 2010 before resigning at the end of the 2009–10 season.[3][4]

Carol Owens
Current position
TitleAssociate head coach
TeamNotre Dame
ConferenceACC
Biographical details
Born (1967-06-04) June 4, 1967 (age 57)
Playing career
1985–1990Northern Illinois
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–1995Michigan (assistant)
1995–2002Notre Dame (assistant)
2002–2005Notre Dame (associate HC)
2005–2010Northern Illinois
2010–presentNotre Dame (associate HC)
Head coaching record
Overall66–81 (.449)
Medal record
Women's basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA U19 World Cup
Head coach for the  United States
Gold medal – first place 2009 Bangkok
Assistant coach for the  United States
Gold medal – first place 2007 Bratislava
FIBA U18 Americas Championship
Head coach for the  United States
Gold medal – first place 2008 Buenos Aires
Assistant coach for the  United States
Gold medal – first place 2006 Colorado Springs

Prior to being the head coach at Northern Illinois, Owens was an assistant coach at Michigan for two seasons and at Notre Dame for 10 seasons.

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Northern Illinois Huskies (Mid-American Conference) (2005–2010)
2005–06 Northern Illinois 12–17 7–9 T–4th (West)
2006–07 Northern Illinois 19–12 8–8 3rd (West)
2007–08 Northern Illinois 10–18 6–8 4th (West)
2008–09 Northern Illinois 15–15 10–6 3rd (West)
2009–10 Northern Illinois 10–19 4–12 T–5th (West)
Northern Illinois: 66–81 (.449) 35–43 (.449)
Total: 66–81 (.449)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ Notre Dame Women's Basketball [@ndwbb] (June 4, 2023). "Wishing the happiest of birthdays to one of the coldest to ever do it, @GoIrishCoachO !! 🥶😮‍💨🥳 Have yourself a day, Coach!! 💚" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Carol Owens Named Associate Women's Basketball Coach At Notre Dame". Notre Dame Athletics. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Carol Owens Named Northern Illinois Women's Basketball Coach". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  4. ^ "NIU Head Women's Basketball Coach Carol Owens Steps Down". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
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