Cindy Fisher
# Cindy Fisher

Cindy Ann Fisher (born August 2, 1964) is the head women's basketball coach at the University of San Diego.

## Early Years (1994-1998)

She also served as an assistant coach at Weber State University and Old Dominion University.

## Wyoming Cowgirls (1998-2003)

Fisher led the Cowgirls for five years and finishing with a 59-81 record, where she led the Cowgirls to the WNIT Second Round in her final season as head coach.

## Nebraska Cornhuskers Assistant Coach (2003-2005)

Fisher was appointed to top assistant coach for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. She led Nebraska to back-to-back WNIT appearances in her two seasons there. In 2005, Nebraska won 103-99 against fifth ranked Baylor, the highest ranked opponent Nebraska defeated in team history.

## San Diego Toreros (2005-present)

From 2005 to 2006, she orchestrated the largest turnaround in school history, implementing a 12 game improvement over the previous year. In the 2007-2008 season, Fisher led the Toreros to the NCAA tournament with an upset over the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the WCC championship game. In addition to the NCAA tournament in 2008, Fisher led the Toreros to eight WNIT appearances. In the 2019-2020 season, Fisher turned the Toreros from a 2-16, tied for last place finish the season before to a 13-5 second place finish. The team's performance led West Coast conference to award her Coach of the Year honors.

## Head coaching record

Statistics overview :

| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wyoming Cowgirls (Western Athletic Conference) (1998–1999) ||||||
| 1998–99 | Wyoming | 7–19 | 3–11 | 7th (Mountain) | |
| Wyoming Cowgirls (Mountain West Conference) (1999–2003) ||||||
| 1999–00 | Wyoming | 10–18 | 4–10 | 6th | |
| 2000–01 | Wyoming | 11–17 | 3–11 | 7th | |
| 2001–02 | Wyoming | 13–15 | 5–9 | 6th | |
| 2002–03 | Wyoming | 18–12 | 7–7 | 6th | WNIT Second Round |
| Wyoming: | Wyoming: | 59–81 (.421) | 22–48 (.314) | | |
| San Diego Toreros (West Coast Conference) (2005–present) ||||||
| 2005–06 | San Diego | 9–19 | 4–10 | 7th | |
| 2006–07 | San Diego | 21–9 | 10–4 | 2nd | WNIT First Round |
| 2007–08 | San Diego | 19–13 | 7–7 | T–3rd | NCAA First Round |
| 2008–09 | San Diego | 19–13 | 7–7 | T–4th | |
| 2009–10 | San Diego | 15–14 | 7–7 | T–4th | |
| 2010–11 | San Diego | 17–14 | 5–9 | T–7th | |
| 2011–12 | San Diego | 26–9 | 12–4 | T–2nd | WNIT Semifinals |
| 2012–13 | San Diego | 22–10 | 13–4 | T–2nd | WNIT Second Round |
| 2013–14 | San Diego | 24–9 | 11–7 | T-4th | WNIT Third Round |
| 2014–15 | San Diego | 25–7 | 14–4 | 2nd | WNIT Second Round |
| 2015–16 | San Diego | 25–8 | 13–5 | T–3rd | WNIT Third Round |
| 2016–17 | San Diego | 14–16 | 7–11 | 7th | |
| 2017–18 | San Diego | 17–15 | 8–10 | 6th | |
| 2018–19 | San Diego | 9-21 | 2-16 | T-9th | |
| 2019–20 | San Diego | 20-11 | 13-5 | T-2nd | |
| 2020–21 | San Diego | 12-7 | 9-5 | 3rd | |
| 2021–22 | San Diego | 17-15 | 8-9 | 6th | WNIT Second Round |
| 2022–23 | San Diego | 19-14 | 11-7 | 3rd | WNIT Super 16 |
| San Diego: | San Diego: | 330–234 (.585) | 161–131 (.551) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 389–305 (.561) | | | |
| 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 ||||||

## Awards and honors

* WCC Coach of the Year- 3 times (2007, 2012 & 2020)
