Faith Mimnaugh

Faith Mimnaugh
Biographical details
Born1963 (age 60–61)
Hoopeston, Illinois
Playing career
1981–1985Loyola (IL)
1987–1989Newcastle Scorpions
Position(s)Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989–1993NC State (assistant)
1993–1996Evansville
1997–2022Cal Poly
Head coaching record
Overall325–454 (.417)
Tournaments0–1 (NCAA), 0–3 (WNIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Big West Conference (2013)
Awards

Faith Mimnaugh (born 1963)[1] is an American collegiate basketball coach, who until 2022, was the head women's basketball coach at Cal Poly, a position she held since 1997. Prior to Cal Poly, she served as head coach at Evansville from 1994 to 1996.[2]

Mimnaugh recorded her 300th career win as coach in November 2019. While her 325 coaching victories at Cal Poly are recognized as the most wins in Mustang Women's basketball history, her 392 losses rank her as the coach with the most losses in the history of the university and Big West Conference. Additionally, under her leadership, her Cal Poly teams experienced 8 winning seasons out of 25 she coached. Mimnaugh's Mustangs also earned one NCAA Tournament and three WNIT Tournament bids during her tenure, however, the Mustangs lost each opening round game. [3]

  1. ^ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Mimnaugh was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Martinez, Francisco (December 11, 2019). "300 wins, 23 seasons, one family: Faith Mimnaugh and Women's Basketball's tight-knit culture". mustangnews.net. California Polytechnic State University. Retrieved May 5, 2020.