Charity Elliott
| Sport(s) | Women's basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Loyola Marymount |
| Record | 22-31 (.415) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2000–2003 | Cal Baptist |
| 2003–2004 | Arkansas (asst) |
| 2004–2007 | Portland State |
| 2007–2012 | UC San Diego |
| 2012–present | Loyola Marymount |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 204-156 (.567) |
Charity Elliott (born November 11, 1969)[1] is the women's basketball team head coach at Loyola Marymount University, only the fifth individual to hold that title. She has previously been the women's head basketball coach at Portland State, UC San Diego, and Cal Baptist.
Collegiate History
Elliott began playing collegiate basketball at Rice before transferring to play for Southwest Missouri State, now known as Missouri State University. Elliott would play at Rice for two seasons and averaged 16 minutes per game. While at Southwest Missouri State, the Bears would go 31-3 and make their first ever Final Four appearance.[2] An integral part of one of the most successful teams in program history, she ranked in the top 10 nationally in free throw percentage and was named SMS' Female Student-Athlete of the Year as well as Woman of the Year at the end of the 1991-92 season. The Bears posted a 57-8 record during her two-year career with the program.
Elliott earned her Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from Southwest Missouri State and her Master's of Science in education from Southwest Baptist University.[3]
Coaching History
Elliott would begin coaching with a series of positions as assistant coach at the University of Arkansas, San Diego State University, Southwest Baptist University, and Southwest Missouri State. From 2001-2003 Elliott was granted her first ever head coaching responsibility at Cal Baptist, where she would coach for two seasons. Elliott would build the basketball program from scratch and compile a 28-34 record with the Lancers. In her second season the Lancers would post a 16-16 record, snapping the programs 10-year losing streak.[3]
After one season away from head coaching, Elliott returned as the head coach at Portland State. Once again she would be tasked with rebuilding the program. Over a three-year stretch Elliott compiled a 27-57 record. After the Vikings went 3-23, including 1-13 in the Big Sky Conference, during her first year in 2004-05, Portland State jumped to 12-16 and 6-8 in the conference during her second season and the Vikings qualified for the Big Sky Tournament. Portland State would finish 12-18 in her third season, including an 8-8 mark in the Big Sky.[4]
Elliott would leave Portland State to become the head coach at UC San Diego. From 2007-2012 Elliott would become one of the top women's basketball coaches in Division 2. While with the Tritons, Elliott would compile a 127-34 overall record and would win the West Region's Coach of the Year. Elliott would lead the Tritons to four conference champions, five tournament berths, and two Sweet Sixteen appearances.[3] To begin the 2011-12 season, the team would start 26-0 and be ranked as the #1 school in the nation for seven weeks.[5]
On April 3, 2012 Elliott was hired as the head coach for Loyola Marymount. Elliott is married Chris Elliott and has coached alongside him for more than 7 years at UC San Diego and Loyola Marymount.
Division I Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State Vikings (Big Sky) (2004–2007) | |||||||||
| 2004-05 | Portland State | 3-23 | 1-13 | 8th | |||||
| 2005-06 | Portland State | 12-16 | 6-8 | 6th | |||||
| 2006-07 | Portland State | 12-18 | 8-8 | T-5th | |||||
| Portland State: | 27–57 (.321) | 15–29 (.341) | |||||||
| Loyola Marymount Lions (WCC) (2012–present) | |||||||||
| 2012-13 | Loyola Marymount | 13-18 | 6-10 | T-5th | |||||
| 2013-14 | Loyola Marymount | 9-21 | 6-12 | T-7th | |||||
| 2014-15 | Loyola Marymount | 7-24 | 4-14 | 8th | |||||
| 2015-16 | Loyola Marymount | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||
| Loyola Marymount: | 29–63 (.315) | 16–36 (.308) | |||||||
| Total: | 56-120 (.318) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ↑ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 30 Sep 2015.
- ↑ "New Women's Basketball Head Coach Hired". UCSD News. Retrieved June 11, 2007.
- 1 2 3 "LMU hires Charity Elliott as next women's basketball head coach". La Loyolan. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
- ↑ "Portland States' Elliott resigns after three years to take San Diego job". ESPN. Retrieved June 9, 2007.
- ↑ "Charity Elliott Named LMU Head Women's Basketball Coach". Loyola Marymount. Retrieved April 3, 2012.