Molly Goodenbour
Guard | |
Coaching career | 1994–present |
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Career history | |
As player: | |
1995–1996 | Linkspring |
1996–1997 | Richmond Rage |
1997–1998 | Portland Power |
As coach: | |
1994–1995 | San Francisco (asst.) |
2002–2003 | Santa Rosa JC (assoc. HC) |
2003–2005 | Santa Rosa JC |
2005–2006 | San Francisco (asst.) |
2006–2008 | Chico State |
2008–2012 | UC Irvine |
2012–2016 | Cal State Dominguez Hills |
2016–present | San Francisco |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As head coach:
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Molly Colleen Goodenbour (born February 8, 1972) is an American former college basketball coach and former professional basketball player who is the current women's basketball head coach at the University of San Francisco. Goodenbour previously was head coach at Santa Rosa Junior College, UC Irvine, and Cal State Dominguez Hills.
College career
Goodenbour graduated from
USA Basketball
Goodenbour was named to the team representing the US at the
Professional career
Following her college career, Goodenbour played professional basketball for Linkspring Dambasket in Sweden in the 1995–96 season. She joined the
Goodenbour signed with the
Coaching career
Goodenbour coached women's basketball for one year in 1994–95 for the University of San Francisco before embarking on her professional career. She returned to coaching in 2002 as associate head coach at Santa Rosa Junior College. She became head coach in 2003, guiding the team to two conference titles. She was named Bay Valley Conference Coach of the Year in 2005.[1] In 2005, she returned to USF as lead assistant coach for one season, then was hired as head coach for the Chico State Wildcats in 2006. She was named California Collegiate Athletic Association Coach of the Year in 2008 as the Wildcats compiled a 28–6 record and finished the season ranked 17th in the Division II Coaches Poll.[1]
Goodenbour was hired to coach women's basketball at UC Irvine in 2008, where she remained for four years.[1][8] On February 28, 2012, UC Irvine suspended Goodenbour for one game without pay for making what the university called an "insensitive" remark towards a student who had a disability. UC Irvine later placed Goodenbour on administrative leave from March 23 through the end of her contract on August 4; the university decided not to renew Goodenbour's contract.[9] Goodenbour had a 44–76 overall record at UC Irvine in four seasons.[10]
On May 30, 2012, Goodenbour was hired as head coach at
On June 8, 2016, Cal State East Bay hired Goodenbour as head women's basketball coach, after Suzy Barcomb moved up to Division I Seattle.[13][14]
Less than four months later on September 28, 2016, Goodenbour was hired as San Francisco's ninth head women's basketball coach after her former Stanford Cardinal teammate and previous Dons coach Jennifer Azzi resigned from the post as head coach two weeks earlier.[15]
Personal
Goodenbour is married to Pat Fuscaldo, head men's basketball coach at Sonoma State University.[1]
Head coaching record
Junior college
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Santa Rosa Bear Cubs (Bay Valley Conference) (2003–2005) | |||||||||
2003–04 | Santa Rosa | 24–6[16] | 13–1 | T–1st (Bay)[17] | CCCAA Elite Eight | ||||
2004–05 | Santa Rosa | 25–5 | 14–0 | 1st (Bay)[18] | CCCAA Regional | ||||
Santa Rosa: | 49–11 (.817) | 27–1 (.964) | |||||||
Total: | 49–11 (.817) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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College
Source:
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Chico State Wildcats (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (2006–2008) | |||||||||
2006–07 | Chico State | 24–5 | 18–4 | 3rd[21] | NCAA Division II Third Round[22] | ||||
2007–08 | Chico State | 28–6 | 17–3 | 1st[21] | NCAA Division II Second Round[23] | ||||
Chico State: | 52–11 (.825) | 35–7 (.833) | |||||||
UC Irvine Anteaters (Big West Conference) (2008–2012) | |||||||||
2008–09 | UC Irvine | 7–23 | 4–12 | T–7th[24] | |||||
2009–10 | UC Irvine | 9–21 | 6–10 | 7th[25] | |||||
2010–11 | UC Irvine | 15–15 | 7–9 | 5th[26] | |||||
2011–12 | UC Irvine | 13–17 | 9–7 | T–3rd[27] | |||||
UC Irvine: | 44–76 (.367) | 26–38 (.406) | |||||||
Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (2012–2016) | |||||||||
2012–13 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | 9–17 | 8–14 | 9th[21] | |||||
2013–14 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | 20–10 | 13–9 | T–3rd[21] | |||||
2014–15 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | 26–7 | 19–3 | T–1st[21] | NCAA Division II First Round[28] | ||||
2015–16 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | 22–10 | 18–2 | T–1st[29] | NCAA Division II first round[30] | ||||
Cal State Dominguez Hills: | 77–44 (.636) | 58–28 (.674) | |||||||
San Francisco Dons (West Coast Conference) (2016–present) | |||||||||
2016–17 | San Francisco | 18–13 | 11–7 | 4th | |||||
2017–18 | San Francisco | 16–15 | 10–8 | 5th | |||||
2018–19 | San Francisco | 7–24 | 2–16 | T–9th | |||||
2019–20
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San Francisco | 12–19 | 5–13 | T–8th | |||||
2020–21 | San Francisco | 16–11 | 10–7 | 4th | WNIT second round | ||||
2021–22 | San Francisco | 17–16 | 10–8 | 3rd | WNIT first round | ||||
2022–23 | San Francisco | 19–13 | 9–9 | T–4th | WNIT first round | ||||
San Francisco: | 105–111 (.486) | 57–65 (.467) | |||||||
Total: | 278–242 (.535) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
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- ^ a b Toon, Kevin (1997). "#15 Molly Goodenbour". Portland Power Basketball 1997-98 Media Guide. Portland, Oregon: Portland Power Women's Professional Basketball: 83.
- ^ "The History of the American Basketball League". APBR.org. Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ Peñaloza, David Carrillo (August 4, 2008). "UCI has new Molly". The Daily Pilot. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ Kroichick, Ron (June 11, 2022). "Twin sisters, former USF basketball players, allege 'abusive conduct' by head coach". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
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- ^ Miranda, Mel (June 7, 2012). "CS Dominguez Hills Names Molly Goodenbour Women's Basketball Head Coach". Retrieved June 7, 2012.
- ^ "Molly Goodenbour". Cal State Dominguez Hills Athletics. May 2015.
- ^ Connolly, Steve (June 8, 2016). "Molly Goodenbour Named Head Women's Basketball Coach". Cal State East Bay.
- ^ Connolly, Steve (April 18, 2016). "Barcomb Departs for Division I Ranks, Named Head Coach at Seattle U." Cal State East Bay. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ^ Almond, Elliott (September 28, 2016). "Former Stanford star Molly Goodenbour named USF women's basketball coach". The Mercury News. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016.
- ^ "Santa Rosa Junior College". www.santarosa.edu. Archived from the original on 8 February 2005. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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- ^ 2015-16 Women's Basketball Standings. CCAA. Accessed 2016-06-10.
- ^ 2015-16 Women's Basketball Schedule. Cal State Dominguez Hills. Accessed June 10, 2016.