ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH
Jeanine 17th Season at Delaware Fordham ‘89
Jeanine Radice, a former standout player at Fordham and an assistant coach at Seton Hall for four seasons, begins her 17th season as Tina Martin's top assistant on the University of Delaware women's basketball staff in 2011-12. Her tenure is longer than any other current assistant coach among UD women's athletics teams, and ties her for 17th amongst active NCAA Division I assistant/associate women's basketball coaches at one institution. Radice, who was promoted to associate head coach in April, 2000, has played a key role in Delaware's rise to the top of the America East conference and now to the upper echelon of the Colonial Athletic Association. During her 16 seasons as Martin's top assistant, she has led the Blue Hens to 309 wins, a .636 winning percentage, three NCAA Tournament berths, six Women's National Invitation Tournament appearances, and three conference titles. The Blue Hens have advanced to their league tournament semifinals 11 times during her 16 years. Last season Radice helped guide UD to a record-breaking year that saw the Blue Hens finish 31-2, go undefeated in CAA play, and win the first postseason game in school history. Delaware set a school record for wins in a season including a record 21 consecutive victories, and claimed the first CAA Tournament title in UD history. The Blue Hens earned a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament and posted a 73-42 win over Arkansas Little Rock, the first postseason win by a men's or women's basketball team in school history, and ended the year ranked No. 14 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll after climbing as high as No. 7 in early March. Radice also was instrumental in the continuing development of Elena Delle Donne, a first team WBCA, John Wooden, Associated Press and USWBA All-American who led the nation in scoring by averaging 28.1 points per game. Radice helped the Blue Hens turnaround from a 6-21 mark in 1997-98 to a 21-8 record and a trip to the America East semifinals in 1999-2000. It all came together during the 2000-01 season for the Blue Hens as Delaware enjoyed its finest season in school history. Delaware put together a record of 26-5, setting school records for wins in a season and consecutive victories (17) and cruising to the America East regular season title with a 17-1 record. The Hens moved through the America East Tournament, defeating Boston University and Hartford in the first two rounds and rallying to down host Vermont in the championship game. That victory gave Delaware its first ever America East title and the team's first conference championship since 1991 and its first ever NCAA Tournament appearance. The Blue Hens advanced to the NCAA East Regionals at North Carolina State and hung tough with the 19th ranked Wolfpack before falling 76-57. The Hens also received their first ever votes in the USA Today Top 25 poll during the season. Delaware made it two straight post-season appearances in 200102. As first year members of the Colonial Athletic Association, Radice helped guide the Blue Hens to a 23-7 record, the second highest season win total in school history. Delaware placed second in the CAA regular season standings
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behind nationally-ranked Old Dominion with a 15-3 mark and advanced to the CAA Tournament semifinals. Delaware earned its first ever WNIT berth before falling to Atlantic 10 regular season champion George Washington in the opening round, 78-71. The remarkable string continued in 2002-03 as Radice helped lead an unheralded team to a 22-9 record and a 15-3 league mark, tying Old Dominion for the regular season title. It marked the first time since 199293 that the Lady Monarchs did not win the league regular season title outright. The Hens moved through the CAA Tournament before falling to host Old Dominion 66-58 in the championship game. Still, the Hens qualified for the WNIT Tournament for the second straight year, falling to host Saint Joseph's 65-47 in the opening round. The 2004-05 team produced one of the finest seasons in school history as Radice helped lead the squad to a 25-6 mark and a 16-2 league mark. The Blue Hens claimed the CAA regular season title and tied the school record for consecutive wins in a season with 17. The Blue Hens ended Old Dominion's 122-game home CAA win streak with their victory in Norfolk in January and then became the first CAA team since the 199293 Richmond Spiders to sweep Old Dominion in the regular season before a school record crowd at home. The squad received votes in the USA Today Top 25 Poll over the second half of the season. The Hens moved through the CAA Tournament before falling to Old Dominion in the CAA Championship game in overtime, 78-74. The Hens did make it back to the post-season though as Delaware hosted St. John's in the first round of the WNIT. Delaware, making its third WNIT appearance in the last four years, fell to the Red Storm by a score of 48-42. The winning ways continued in 2005-06 as the Blue Hens posted a record of 22-8, placed third in the CAA regular season standings, and advanced to the CAA Tournament semifinals before falling to James Madison in the final seconds. Delaware still earned its fifth post-season berth in six seasons, advancing to the WNIT but falling to Pittsburgh by a score of 64-57 in the opening round. During the 2006-07 season, Delaware tied the school record with 26 wins and tied the school record for conference wins with 16. The Blue Hens also received votes in the Associated Press Top 25 media poll for the first time in school history. The Hens fell in the CAA semifinals to James Madison but garnered the school's first ever at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament. The Hens fell to Michigan State on the Spartans' home floor 69-58. Smith, who led the team in scoring and was 17th in the nation with 19.8 points per game, was named first team All-CAA and the league's Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight year. Smith became the first Delaware player to be drafted into the WNBA when the Phoenix Mercury selected her with the 18th overall pick. Having graduated three key members of the NCAA Tournament team, the Blue Hens suffered a 7-24 season in 2007-08 before bouncing back and securing a .500 record in 2008-09 of 15-15. In 2009-10 the Blue Hens returned to dominance with a
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