Saluki Sports Stein Named Women’s Basketball Coach S
IU Director of Athletics Mario Moccia recently announced the hiring of Cindy Stein as the head coach of Saluki women’s basketball. The 10th head coach in program history, Stein brings 16 years of head coaching experience with a combined record of 282-206 at Illinois Central College, the University of Missouri, and Emporia State University. A proven winner and a former NCAA Division II Coach of the Year, she has made an immediate impact in each of her previous head coaching stints. “Cindy has won at every level she has been at, she has a Cindy Stein spent 12 years as head coach at the University of Missouri, winning 185 games and leading the team to a Sweet 16 appearance in 2000-01. She comes to SIU from Illinois Central College, demonstrated history of turnwhere her squad finished 32-4 and earned a third-place finish in the NJCAA National Tournament. ing around programs and getting to postseason play, and she has deep the program as the team’s director of Prior to ICC, Stein spent 12 seasons roots in the state of Illinois,” Moccia says. as the head coach at Missouri where she basketball operations. Beck was on the “I look forward to Coach Stein’s tenure, SIU women’s basketball staff for 19 led the Tigers to 185 wins between 1998 and I know she will be a great addition years, including some of the best seaand 2010. Stein inherited a Mizzou team to the southern Illinois community and sons in program history. She served 17 that went 11-16 in 1997-98 and led the Saluki Athletics.” years as an assistant under Hall of Fame Tigers to a 22-10 record with a Sweet 16 Stein comes to Carbondale after Coach Cindy Scott from 1981 to 1998 run by her third year in 2000-01. leading Illinois Central College to a 32-4 and was the Salukis’ head coach from Stein spent three seasons as the head record and a third-place finish at the 1998 to 2000. coach at Emporia State prior to Mizzou, NJCAA Division II national tournament In her new capacity, Beck’s responsiturning the Hornets from a sub-.500 during her lone season at the school in bilities will include making travel team into a Division II national title conarrangements, organizing practice times, 2012-13. Stein turned around an ICC tender. After going 12-14 in Stein’s first serving as a liaison with academics and team that went 16-16 the year before season at ESU in 1995-96, the Hornets marketing, and assisting in alumni and her arrival. improved to 20-10 the following season community service events. “I am so excited to be part of the before going 33-1 and finishing as the “Julie Beck brings so much to the Saluki family and look forward to getnational runner-up in 1997-98. program,” Stein says. “I couldn’t ask for a ting to know the team, the staff, alumFollowing ESU’s run to the title game, better person to fill this position. She ni, and the community that all encomStein was named the National Coach of brings energy, passion for people, and a pass Southern Illinois University,” Stein the Year by the Women’s Basketball desire to be successful in getting the prosays. “My staff and I will promise to Coaches Association. put together a team that we all can As Stein pieces together her staff, one gram to the top of the Valley. Even more than all of that, she is probably one of embrace and be proud of academically person needs little introduction at SIU. the finest human beings that I know.” ■ as well as athletically.” Former Coach Julie Beck will return to
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