Lisa Stone
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Lisa Stone is the former head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers
women's basketball program. On March 21, 2011, it was reported that Stone had been fired after 8 seasons with the Badgers.
Prior to her position with the Badgers, she was head coach at Drake University
. In her coaching career, she has compiled a 397–151 record. She has won conference Coach of the Year honors at both schools, as well as with UW-Eau Claire.
Prior to Drake, she built one of the top NCAA Division III programs in the nation at UW–Eau Claire. The two-time Division III national coach of the year and five-time Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) coach of the year took a program that had only one winning season in its history and guided 11 squads to 20-win seasons and 11 appearances in the NCAA Division III tournament. She compiled a 277–59 (.824) record in her 12 seasons at Eau Claire, which ranks second all-time for most wins in the league's history.
In each of Stone's last nine seasons at UW–Eau Claire, the Blugolds won at least 22 games and never lost more than six. In 1997, Stone led the Blugolds to the NCAA Division III national championship game, losing by two points to New York University
. In 1999–2000, Stone's final year at Eau Claire, the Blugolds compiled the best record in school history, winning their first 28 games before falling in the Division III NCAA Sweet 16 to the eventual national champion.
Stone began her coaching career at Cornell College
in Mt. Vernon, Iowa, where she compiled a 34–32 record in three years as head coach from 1985 to 1988. At 23, she was the youngest four-year college coach in the nation when she led the Rams to three consecutive Southern Division titles in the Midwest Conference.
In high school, she earned four letters each in tennis
, basketball
, and track
. She led the Class A Oregon
Panthers to the Wisconsin state basketball tournament in 1979 and 1980, earning first-team all-state honors as a senior and second-team recognition as a junior.
She played college basketball at the University of Iowa
from 1980 to 1984, where she earned her bachelor's degree in 1984. She added a master’s degree in athletic administration from Iowa in 1986. At Iowa, she played for future Hall of Famer C. Vivian Stringer
. She was a four-year standout at point guard, scoring 1,129 points, which ranks 14th in Iowa history.
She is tied for sixth on Iowa's career steals chart with 177, ranks seventh in career assists (322) and 23rd in career rebounds (331). She also owns a share of the school record for steals in a game (9). She was named the team captain three times, and the team's Most Valuable Player twice. She won the 1984 Big Ten Medal of Honor, recognizing her as one of the top scholar-athletes in the conference.
She and her husband Ed, a certified public accountant, are the parents of Allison (18) and Tyler (15).
Wisconsin Badgers
The Wisconsin Badgers are the collegiate athletic teams from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. This NCAA Division I athletic program has teams in football, basketball, ice hockey, volleyball, soccer, cross country, tennis, swimming, wrestling, track and field, rowing, golf, and softball...
women's basketball program. On March 21, 2011, it was reported that Stone had been fired after 8 seasons with the Badgers.
Prior to her position with the Badgers, she was head coach at Drake University
Drake University
Drake University is a private, co-educational university located in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. The institution offers a number of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and pharmacy. Today, Drake is one of the twenty-five oldest law schools in the country....
. In her coaching career, she has compiled a 397–151 record. She has won conference Coach of the Year honors at both schools, as well as with UW-Eau Claire.
Prior to Drake, she built one of the top NCAA Division III programs in the nation at UW–Eau Claire. The two-time Division III national coach of the year and five-time Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) coach of the year took a program that had only one winning season in its history and guided 11 squads to 20-win seasons and 11 appearances in the NCAA Division III tournament. She compiled a 277–59 (.824) record in her 12 seasons at Eau Claire, which ranks second all-time for most wins in the league's history.
In each of Stone's last nine seasons at UW–Eau Claire, the Blugolds won at least 22 games and never lost more than six. In 1997, Stone led the Blugolds to the NCAA Division III national championship game, losing by two points to New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
. In 1999–2000, Stone's final year at Eau Claire, the Blugolds compiled the best record in school history, winning their first 28 games before falling in the Division III NCAA Sweet 16 to the eventual national champion.
Stone began her coaching career at Cornell College
Cornell College
Cornell College is a private liberal arts college in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Originally called the Iowa Conference Seminary, the school was founded in 1853 by Reverend Samuel M. Fellows...
in Mt. Vernon, Iowa, where she compiled a 34–32 record in three years as head coach from 1985 to 1988. At 23, she was the youngest four-year college coach in the nation when she led the Rams to three consecutive Southern Division titles in the Midwest Conference.
In high school, she earned four letters each in tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, and track
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
. She led the Class A Oregon
Oregon, Wisconsin
Oregon is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The current population of Oregon is 9498. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area and is a suburb of Madison. The village is located mostly within the Town of Oregon....
Panthers to the Wisconsin state basketball tournament in 1979 and 1980, earning first-team all-state honors as a senior and second-team recognition as a junior.
She played college basketball at the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
from 1980 to 1984, where she earned her bachelor's degree in 1984. She added a master’s degree in athletic administration from Iowa in 1986. At Iowa, she played for future Hall of Famer C. Vivian Stringer
C. Vivian Stringer
Charlaine Vivian Stringer is a prominent African American basketball coach, with one of the best records in the history of women's basketball...
. She was a four-year standout at point guard, scoring 1,129 points, which ranks 14th in Iowa history.
She is tied for sixth on Iowa's career steals chart with 177, ranks seventh in career assists (322) and 23rd in career rebounds (331). She also owns a share of the school record for steals in a game (9). She was named the team captain three times, and the team's Most Valuable Player twice. She won the 1984 Big Ten Medal of Honor, recognizing her as one of the top scholar-athletes in the conference.
She and her husband Ed, a certified public accountant, are the parents of Allison (18) and Tyler (15).