Rhonda Rompola
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Rhonda Rompola is the head women's basketball coach at SMU
. She has coached the Mustangs basketball program since 1991. In her first season, she posted a 17-12 record. Overall, she has posted a 288-188 record at SMU. In 2007, SMU went 24-9, and finished second in Conference USA play with a 11-5 mark. In 1998 and 1999, she guided the Mustangs to back-to-back 20 win seasons. She was named the 1999 WAC Coach of the year for her efforts.
Rompola grew up in Sayreville, New Jersey
, where she attended Sayreville War Memorial High School
,leading the team to a record of 44-8 during her playing career and a win in the 1978 Central Jersey sectional title. She played collegiate basketball at Old Dominion University
, where she was part of AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament
championship teams in 1979 and 1980.
In 1998, SMU won its first ever WAC tournament title, as it defeated fourth ranked Colorado State University
in the final. SMU knocked off 25th ranked Toledo in the opening round of the tournament, as it advanced to the second round. She also played college basketball at SMU.
Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church...
. She has coached the Mustangs basketball program since 1991. In her first season, she posted a 17-12 record. Overall, she has posted a 288-188 record at SMU. In 2007, SMU went 24-9, and finished second in Conference USA play with a 11-5 mark. In 1998 and 1999, she guided the Mustangs to back-to-back 20 win seasons. She was named the 1999 WAC Coach of the year for her efforts.
Rompola grew up in Sayreville, New Jersey
Sayreville, New Jersey
Sayreville is a borough located on the Raritan River, near Raritan Bay in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 42,704....
, where she attended Sayreville War Memorial High School
Sayreville War Memorial High School
Sayreville War Memorial High School is a four-year community public high school located in the Parlin section of Sayreville, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Sayreville Public Schools....
,leading the team to a record of 44-8 during her playing career and a win in the 1978 Central Jersey sectional title. She played collegiate basketball at Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University is a state university located in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools...
, where she was part of AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament
AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament
-1973 tournament:The 1973 AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament was held on March 22–25, 1973. The host site was Queens College in Flushing, New York...
championship teams in 1979 and 1980.
In 1998, SMU won its first ever WAC tournament title, as it defeated fourth ranked Colorado State University
Colorado State University
Colorado State University is a public research university located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The university is the state's land grant university, and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System.The enrollment is approximately 29,932 students, including resident and...
in the final. SMU knocked off 25th ranked Toledo in the opening round of the tournament, as it advanced to the second round. She also played college basketball at SMU.