Ferne Labati

Ferne Labati (born June 2, 1947)[1] is the former women's basketball program head coach at Seton Hill University.

Career

Labati previously served as the head women's basketball coach at University of Miami, where she became the school's all-time winningest coach. Throughout her coaching career, she has amassed 451 wins, making her only the 39th-ever coach to win 400 games. She was named the Russell Athletic/WBCA National Coach of the Year in 1992.[2]

At Miami, she was named to the University of Miami Athletic Hall of Fame. She has coached one Kodak All-American, one Big East player of the year, and one Big East rookie of the year at Miami. In 1989, she led Miami to its first-ever NCAA tournament appearance. In 1992 and 1993, Miami won back-to-back Big East regular season championships, making the NCAA in both years. In 1993, the Hurricanes finished the year ranked 6th in the nation, their highest ranking ever.

Labati also coached for four seasons at Farleigh Dickinson University.

Coaching Record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Miami Hurricanes (Big East Conference) (1988–2004)
1988–1989 Miami 21–8 NCAA first round
1989–1990 Miami 25–6 WNIT First Round
1990–1991 Miami 20–10 9–3
1991–1992 Miami 30–2 18–0 NCAA Sweet 16
1992–1993 Miami 24–7 15–3 NCAA second round
1993–1994 Miami 10–17 7–11
1994–1995 Miami 11–16 8–10
1995–1996 Miami 14–16 9–9
1996–1997 Miami 15–14 8–10
1997–1998 Miami 19–10 13–5 NCAA first round
1998–1999 Miami 15–14 9–9 WNIT First Round
1999–2000 Miami 14–15 7–9
2000–2001 Miami 13–15 6–10
2001–2002 Miami 19–12 10–6 WNIT First Round
2002–2003 Miami 18–13 8–8 NCAA first round
2003–2004 Miami 22–7 11–5 NCAA first round
Miami Hurricanes (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2004–2005)
2004–2005 Miami 13–16 4–10
Miami: 290–179
Total:

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 23 Sep 2015.
  2. ^ "Past Russell Athletic/WBCA National Coaches of the Year". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 Jun 2014.