Tory Verdi is an American women's basketball coach with the Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). He was named to the position on April 6, 2023.[1]

Tory Verdi
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamPittsburgh
ConferenceACC
Record8–24 (.250)
Biographical details
Alma materKeene State College (BA)
Hartford (MS)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2004–2005Columbia
2005–2010Nebraska (assistant)
2010–2012Kansas (assistant)
2012–2016Eastern Michigan
2016–2023UMass
2023–presentPittsburgh
Head coaching record
Overall210–177 (.543)

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Columbia Lions (Ivy League) (2004–2005)
2004–05 Columbia 3–7 3–7 6th
Columbia: 3–7 (.300) 3–7 (.300)
Eastern Michigan Eagles (Mid-American Conference) (2012–2016)
2012–13 Eastern Michigan 8–22 6–11 9th
2013–14 Eastern Michigan 18–14 7–12 8th WBI Second Round
2014–15 Eastern Michigan 24–13 11–7 T- 2nd West WNIT Third Round
2015–16 Eastern Michigan 22–12 10–8 4th West WNIT Second Round
Eastern Michigan: 72–61 (.541) 34–38 (.472)
Massachusetts Minutewomen (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2017–2023)
2016–17 UMass 9–21 3–13 13th
2017–18 UMass 14–16 6–10 10th
2018–19 UMass 16–16 7–9 10th
2019–20 UMass 20–11 9–7 T-4th
2020–21 UMass 16–8 7–5 7th WNIT First Round
2021–22 UMass 26–7 11–4 3rd NCAA First Round
2022–23 UMass 26–6 14–2 T–1st WNIT Second Round
Massachusetts: 127–85 (.599) 57–50 (.533)
Pittsburgh Panthers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2023–Current)
2023–24 Pittsburgh 8–24 2–16 T–14th
Pittsburgh: 8–24 (.250) 2–16 (.111)
Total: 210–177 (.543)

      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

Personal

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Verdi is from New Britain, Connecticut and graduated from Keene State College in New Hampshire in 1996 with a degree in elementary education. He earned a master's degree in computer technology from the University of Hartford.

References

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  1. ^ "UMass basketball: Tory Verdi leaving Minutewomen for Pittsburgh". www.gazettenet.com.
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