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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1954-04-29)April 29, 1954 (age 71) Yeadon, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | Archbishop Prendergast (Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Immaculata (1972–1976) |
| Position | Head coach |
| Coaching career | 1977–present |
| Career history | |
Coaching | |
| 1977–1987 | Old Dominion |
| 1987–1989 | Penn |
| 1989–1993 | USC |
| 1995–1996 | Stanford |
| 1996–2000 | California |
| 2000 | Los Angeles Sparks (assistant) |
| 2001 | Washington Mystics (assistant) |
| 2002–2003 | Washington Mystics |
| 2004–2006 | New York Liberty (assistant) |
| 2006–2008 | Rutgers (assistant) |
| 2008–2009 | Los Angeles Sparks (assistant) |
| 2010–2019 | Washington Mystics (assistant) |
| 2020–2022 | Indiana Fever |
| Career highlights | |
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| Basketball Hall of Fame | |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Marianne Crawford Stanley (born April 29, 1954) is an Americanbasketball coach. She previously served as the head coach of theWashington Mystics andIndiana Fever of theWomen's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[1]
Born inYeadon, Pennsylvania, Stanley played high school basketball atArchbishop Prendergast High School inDrexel Hill, Pennsylvania.[2]: 193–194 She was inducted into the Prendergast Hall of Fame in 2014.
After transferring from West Chester State College (nowWest Chester University),[2]: 195 Stanley played collegiate basketball atImmaculata College.[3] The women's basketball team played in six straight AIAW basketball tournament final fours from 1972 to 1977, five straight finals from 1972 to 1976. They won three consecutive national championships from 1972 to 1974. Among her teammates were future prominent women's coachesTheresa Grentz andRene Portland. The team was featured for its 1970s accomplishments on aSportsCenter special[3] on March 23, 2008.
On January 26, 1975, she played in the first nationally televised women's intercollegiate basketball game. Facing Maryland at Cole Field House, Immaculata won 80–48.
On February 22, 1975, she played in the first women's basketball game played in Madison Square Garden. Immaculata beat Queens College 65–61.
The story of the basketball team was adapted into a movie,The Mighty Macs,[4] which was released in 2011. The 1972–1974 teams were announced on April 7, 2014, as part of the 2014 induction class of theNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and were formally inducted as a team on August 8, 2014.[5] In 2022, Stanley and Theresa Grentz were inducted into the Naismith Hall for their subsequent accomplishments as college coaches.[6]
Stanley began her coaching career as an assistant at Immaculata under her former coachCathy Rush. Stanley's first head coaching position was atOld Dominion University for theLady Monarchs in 1977–78. In her first season, they won theNWIT tournament. The Lady Monarchs went on to win theAIAW women's basketball tournament in1979 and1980. She took the1984–85 team to theNCAA championship, finishing 31–3 overall and 6–0 in conference play.[7]
Stanley later coached atPenn,USC,Stanfordand California joining theWNBA as an assistant with theLos Angeles Sparks in 2000. She joined the Mystics in 2001, and was named head coach of the team in 2002. That year Stanley earnedWNBA Coach of the Year honors, guiding the Mystics to the Eastern Conference finals.[8] She was also inducted into theWomen's Basketball Hall of Fame the same year.
Stanley joined theNew York Liberty as an assistant coach in 2004. She returned to the college coaching ranks in Sept.of 2006 as an assistant toC. Vivian Stringer atRutgers University. They guided the Scarlet Knights to the NCAA finals in 2007.
The WNBA came calling in 2008 and Marianne left to join Coach Michael Cooper staff with the Los AngelesSparks as an assistant from 2008 through 2009, and rejoined the Mystics as an assistant coach in 2010.
On November 27, 2019, Stanley was introduced as the head coach of the Indiana Fever. Stanley coached parts of three seasons with the team, amassing an 14–49 record before she was fired on May 25, 2022.[9]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dominion Monarchs(Independent)(1977–1982) | |||||||||
| 1977–78 | Old Dominion | 30–4 | NWIT Champions | ||||||
| 1978–79 | Old Dominion | 35–1 | AIAW Champions | ||||||
| 1979–80 | Old Dominion | 37–1 | AIAW Champions | ||||||
| 1980–81 | Old Dominion | 28–7 | AIAW 3rd Place | ||||||
| 1981–82 | Old Dominion | 22–6 | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||||
| Old Dominion Monarchs(Sun Belt Conference)(1982–1987) | |||||||||
| 1982–83 | Old Dominion | 29–6 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | |||||
| 1983–84 | Old Dominion | 24–5 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | |||||
| 1984–85 | Old Dominion | 31–3 | 6–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
| 1985–86 | Old Dominion | 15–13 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1986–87 | Old Dominion | 18–13 | 5–1 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| Old Dominion: | 269–59 (.820) | 16–2 (.889) | |||||||
| Penn Quakers(Ivy League)(1987–1989) | |||||||||
| 1987–88 | Penn | 6–20 | 5–9 | T–5th | |||||
| 1988–89 | Penn | 5–21 | 3–11 | 7th | |||||
| Penn: | 11–41 (.212) | 8–20 (.286) | |||||||
| USC Trojans(Pac-10 Conference)(1989–1993) | |||||||||
| 1989–90 | USC | 8–19 | 6–12 | 7th | |||||
| 1990–91 | USC | 18–12 | 11–7 | 3rd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 1991–92 | USC | 23–8 | 14–4 | 2nd | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 1992–93 | USC | 22–7 | 14–4 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| USC: | 71–46 (.607) | 45–27 (.625) | |||||||
| Stanford Cardinal(Pac-10 Conference)(1995–1996) | |||||||||
| 1995–96 | Stanford | 29–3 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| Stanford: | 29–3 (.906) | 18–0 (1.000) | |||||||
| California Golden Bears(Pac-10 Conference)(1996–2000) | |||||||||
| 1996–97 | California | 6–21 | 2–16 | 10th | |||||
| 1997–98 | California | 6–21 | 2–16 | T–9th | |||||
| 1998–99 | California | 12–15 | 6–12 | T–6th | |||||
| 1999–2000 | California | 11–17 | 6–12 | 8th | |||||
| California: | 35–75 (.318) | 16–56 (.222) | |||||||
| Total: | 415–224 (.649) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 2002 | 32 | 17 | 15 | .531 | 3rd in East | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | Lost inConference finals |
| WAS | 2003 | 34 | 9 | 25 | .265 | 7th in East | - | - | - | - | Missed Playoffs |
| IND | 2020 | 22 | 6 | 16 | .273 | 5th in East | - | - | - | - | Missed Playoffs |
| IND | 2021 | 32 | 6 | 26 | .188 | 6th in East | - | - | - | - | Missed Playoffs |
| IND | 2022 | 9 | 2 | 7 | .222 | (fired) | - | - | - | - | – |
| Career | 129 | 40 | 89 | .310 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 |
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