Terri Mitchell

Terri Mitchell
Current position
TitleAssistant head coach
TeamPittsburgh
ConferenceACC
Biographical details
Born (1967-06-13) June 13, 1967 (age 57)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–2014Marquette
2018–2023Pittsburgh (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall348–215
Medal record
Women's Basketball
Assistant Coach for  United States
FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2008 Buenos Aires, Argentina Team Competition

Terri Mitchell (born June 13, 1967)[1] is an associate head women's basketball coach at the University of Pittsburgh. Previously she was the head women's basketball coach at Marquette University. During her tenure, she guided the Golden Eagles to a 348–215 record in 18 seasons. She is the school's all time winningest women's basketball coach, and has taken her teams to postseason play several times. Her teams earned seven straight postseason appearances between 2002 and 2009, including a WNIT championship in 2007.[2] She is the fourth coach in school history.[3]

In her first year, she implemented a transformation, as the team went 21–10, one year after they went 8–20. She has also coached her team to eight 20 win seasons. During the 2006–07 season, she led the Eagles to a 26–7 record, including Top 25 action for a good portion of the season. The Golden Eagles finished Big East play at 12–4, tied for second place, as Mitchell was named Big East Conference Coach of the year.[4] She played college basketball at Duquesne University.[3]

Mitchell announced her resignation on April 9, 2014.[5] On May 9, 2018, she was announced as an associate head coach for the Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Birthdate was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Hunt, Michael (4 April 2014). "Terri Mitchell out as Marquette women's basketball coach". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Terri Mitchell Bio – Marquette Golden Eagles Official Athletic Site". www.gomarquette.com. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  4. ^ "2015–16 Women's Basketball Guide". Issuu. p. 92. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  5. ^ "Mitchell resigns as women's basketball head coach". Marquette Wire. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  6. ^ "White Announces Women's Basketball Coaching Staff". PittsburghPanthers.com. May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.