Fennelly To Hit The Court Running


Davenport native Bill Fennelly, head coach at the University 
of Toledo, was named ISU's sixth women's basketball coach in 
June. Fennelly's teams won 
75 percent of their games and qualified for the NCAA 
Tournament and the National Invitational Tournament three 
times each in his seven seasons in Ohio. 

Fennelly, 38, replaces Theresa Becker, who resigned in May 
after three seasons at Iowa State.

Under Fennelly, Toledo finished first or second in the Mid-
American Conference six times. His Rocket teams were 166-53 
(.758) overall and 94-24 (.800) in the conference. His home 
court record was 84-9 (.903), which included a 31-game 
winning streak. 

Another statistic that caught the attention of ISU officials 
was that more than 90 percent of the Toledo women's 
basketball players graduated. 

Fennelly said the Cyclones will play an up-tempo, running 
game.

A former assistant at Fresno State and Notre Dame, Fennelly 
has coached women's basketball since 1976, when he was a 
student assistant coach at William Penn College in Oskaloosa.

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contact:  University Relations, (515) 294-3129
updated:  9-28-95