Chris Weller is a former University of Maryland, College Park

University of Maryland, College Park

The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...

 women's basketball

Women's basketball

Women's basketball is one of the few women's sports that developed in tandem with its men's counterpart. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast , in large part via women's colleges...

 coach

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 from 1975-2002.

She led the Lady Terps

Maryland Terrapins women's basketball

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 to 2 NCAA

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 and 1 AIAW

Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women

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 Final Four

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 appearances. She also attended the University of Maryland graduating in 1966. Weller retired with 499 wins in 27 seasons as the Lady Terps head coach

Head coach

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. Weller was replaced with current women's basketball coach, Brenda Frese

Brenda Frese

Brenda Frese is the current women's basketball team head coach at the University of Maryland. Regarded as a high energy, positive coach, the 2011-12 season will be her 10th on the sidelines at Maryland. In 2002, Frese took over a Maryland program in need of rebuilding...

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Awards and honors

Weller was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

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as part of the class of 2010.