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Joe Ciampi

Categories: Class of 2005
  • Compiled a 607-213 record for a .740 winning percentage in 27 years as a Division I women’s collegiate basketball coach
  • Overall record includes a 39-10 mark in two seasons at the U.S. Military Academy and a 568-203 ledger in 25 years at Auburn
  • Guided Auburn to 16 NCAA tournament berths with the Tigers making 10 Sweet Sixteen appearances and reaching the Final Four three consecutive years, posting runner-up finishes in the national championship game in 1988, 1989, and 1990
  • Led the Tigers to a Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) title in 2003
  • Registered 20-plus win seasons 19 times during his career
  • Captured four Southeastern Conference regular season championships (1981, 1987, 1988, 1989) to go along with four SEC Tournament titles (1981, 1987, 1990, 1997)
  • Received both National Coach of the Year (1987, 1989, 1993) and SEC Coach of the Year (1985, 1988, 1989) recognition three times each
  • Under his tutelage, Auburn players gained All-SEC honors 39 times as well Academic All-SEC acclaim 30 times
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