Legendary Quinnipiac women’s basketball coach Tricia Fabbri is calling it a career.
After 31 years, five NCAA Tournament appearances and a memorable run to the Sweet 16 in 2017, Fabbri announced Tuesday that she was stepping down.
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“Thirty-one years ago, I accepted an offer from Burt Kahn to become the first full-time coach of the women’s basketball program at Quinnipiac. Simply put, it has been the best decision of my life,” Fabbri said in a statement. “The people, my coaching staff and, most importantly, the young women that I’ve been fortunate enough to coach have made my life fulfilling beyond my wildest expectations.”
Fabbri will retire as the winningest coach in program history (570 wins). She’s one of nine active Division I women’s basketball coaches with at least 500 wins at a single program. She also led the Bobcats to 10 separate 20-win seasons and 30-plus wins in 2012-13 and 2014-15.
“I would like to congratulate Tricia on an incredible career,” Quinnipiac Athletic Director Greg Amodio said in a statement. “She has distinguished herself as one of the premier coaches in the nation, and we are eternally grateful for everything she has done to help build Quinnipiac women’s basketball into a perennial powerhouse. Her accomplishments both on the court and in the community have been equally transformative throughout the years, and we wish Tricia and her family the best moving forward.”
After finishing 26-6 and 19-1 in the MAAC this season, Quinnipiac lost to Fairfield in the conference title game, 51-44. The Stags (28-4, 19-1) earned the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Fabbri will coach the Bobcats in the Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT), as the team faces George Mason in the first round on Thursday.
