Stephanie Gaitley

Stephanie Gaitley
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamFairleigh Dickinson
ConferenceNEC
Record43–21 (.672)
Biographical details
Born (1960-01-25) January 25, 1960Ocean City, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma materVillanova ('83)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1985–1991Richmond
1991–2001Saint Joseph's
2002–2008Long Island
2008–2011Monmouth
2011–2022Fordham
2022–2023Ocean City HS (NJ)
2023–presentFairleigh Dickinson
Head coaching record
Overall727–414 (.637)
Medal record
Assistant Coach for Women's Basketball
 United States (ass't coach)
William Jones Cup
Gold medal – first place2000 Taipei, TaiwanTeam Competition

Stephanie Gaitley (née Vanderslice; born January 25, 1960)[1] is an American basketball coach and the current head basketball coach of the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball team. She has served as head basketball coach at Fordham University, Monmouth University, and Long Island University (LIU). During her six seasons at LIU, she posted a 95–82 record. In 2007, she guided LIU to a school record 22 wins, and the top overall seed in the NEC tournament. She was named the 2006–07 Northeast Conference (NEC) Women's Basketball Coach of the Year for her efforts.[2] She led LIU to two 20-plus-win seasons, and the first WNIT appearance in school history.

She also served as the head basketball coach at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia. She led the Hawks to five 20-win seasons, and two Atlantic 10 championships, as well as five NCAA tournament appearances. She also coached at the University of Richmond from 1985 to 1991. She compiled a 116–63 record, and led the Spiders to two CAA championships, as well as two tournament bids.[3] She was named CAA coach of the year in 1990.[4]

Gaitley was raised in Ocean City, New Jersey.[5]

USA Basketball

Gaitley was named an assistant coach of the team representing the USA in 2000 at the William Jones Cup competition in Taipei, Taiwan. The USA team started strong with a 32-point win over the host team, the Republic of China National Team. They then beat South Korea easily and faced Japan in the third game. Japan started out strongly, and had an 18-point lead in the first half. The USA then out scored Japan 23–3 to take a small lead at the half. The USA built a ten-point lead, but Japan cut it back to three with under a minute to go. Kelly Schumacher grabbed an offensive rebound and scored to bring the lead back to five points and the team held on for the win. Schumacher had 24 points to help the USA team beat Japan 83–80. The final game was against Malaysia, but it was not close, with the USA winning 79–24 to secure a 4–0 record for the competition and the gold medal.[6]

Head coaching career

Sources:

  • CAA record book[7]
  • A10 Media Guide[8]
  • Northeast Conference Record book[9]
  • 2002–03 NEC Standings[10]
  • A10 Standings[11]
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Richmond Spiders(Colonial Athletic Association)(1985–1991)
1985–86 Richmond Spiders 7–212–106th
1986–87 Richmond Spiders 13–156–64th
1987–88 Richmond Spiders 21–88–42nd
1988–89 Richmond Spiders 24–910–22nd
1989–90 Richmond Spiders 25–511–11stNCAA First round
1990–91 Richmond Spiders 26–511–1T-1stNCAA First round
Richmond:116–63 (.648)48–24 (.667)
Saint Joseph's Hawks(Atlantic 10 Conference)(1991–2001)
1991–92 Saint Joseph's Hawks 17–1211–5T-2nd
1992–93 Saint Joseph's Hawks 21–810–43rd
1993–94 Saint Joseph's Hawks 19–911–53rdNCAA First round
1994–95 Saint Joseph's Hawks 20–911–5T-3rdNCAA First round
1995–96 Saint Joseph's Hawks 16–129–73rd
1996–97 Saint Joseph's Hawks 26–515–11stNCAA Second round
1997–98 Saint Joseph's Hawks 19–1210–62nd EastWNIT second round
1998–99 Saint Joseph's Hawks 23–814–21st EastNCAA Second round
1999–2000 Saint Joseph's Hawks 25–614–21st EastNCAA Second round
2000–01 Saint Joseph's Hawks 10–79–7T-4th
Saint Joseph's:196–88 (.690)114–44 (.722)
LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds(Northeast Conference)(2002–2008)
2002–03 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds 15–1512–6T-3rd
2003–04 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds 11–178–10T-6th
2004–05 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds 9–185–139th
2005–06 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds 14–1511–7T-4th
2006–07 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds 22–915–4T-1stWNIT first round
2007–08 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds 24–813–54th
LIU Brooklyn:95–82 (.537)64–45 (.587)
Monmouth Hawks(Northeast Conference)(2008–2011)
2008–09 Monmouth Hawks 18–1311–7T-3rd
2009–10 Monmouth Hawks 16–1411–7T-4th
2010–11 Monmouth Hawks 23–1013–52ndWNIT first round
Monmouth:57–37 (.606)35–19 (.648)
Fordham Rams(Atlantic 10 Conference)(2011–2022)
2011–12 Fordham Rams 12–183–1112th
2012–13 Fordham Rams 26–912–23rdWNIT third round
2013–14 Fordham Rams 25–811–5T-2ndNCAA first round
2014–15 Fordham Rams 21–1211–54thWNIT second round
2015–16 Fordham Rams 14–178–8T-6th
2016–17 Fordham Rams 22–1211–55thWNIT second round
2017–18 Fordham Rams 24–1012–43rdWNIT third round
2018–19 Fordham Rams 25–913–3T-1StNCAA first round
2019–20 Fordham Rams 21–1111–53rdNo postseason due to COVID
2020–21 Fordham Rams 12–68–22ndWNIT first round
2021–22 Fordham Rams 18–118–66thWNIT first round
Fordham:220–123 (.641)108–56 (.659)
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights(Northeast Conference)(2023–present)
2023–24 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 14–1711–53rd
2024–25 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 29–416–01stNCAA First Round
Fairleigh Dickinson:43–21 (.672)27–5 (.844)
Total:727–414 (.637)

      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

See also

References

  1. ^"Women's Basketball". NCAA. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  2. ^"2006-07 NEC Season Review"(PDF). northeastconference.org. p. 1. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  3. ^"21-WBB Record Book (PDF) - Colonial Athletic Association (CAA Sports)"(PDF). caasports.com. p. 63. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  4. ^"21-WBB Record Book (PDF) - Colonial Athletic Association (CAA Sports)"(PDF). caasports.com. p. 77. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  5. ^Staff. "GAITLEY COMES HOME TO COACH ST. JOE'S", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 20, 1991. Accessed March 28, 2011. "She grew up in Ocean City, N.J., played for a 1981 AIAW Final Four team at Villanova and served as an assistant coach at St. Joe's for three years..."
  6. ^"2000 WOMEN'S R. WILLIAM JONES CUP". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on April 28, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  7. ^"CAA Record book"(PDF). Colonial Athletic Association.
  8. ^"2017-18 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Media Guide". Issuu. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  9. ^"Northeast Conference Record book"(PDF). Northeast Conference.
  10. ^"Northeast Conference - Standings/Schedules". nec_ftp.sidearmsports.com. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  11. ^"- Atlantic 10 Conference Official Athletic Site". atlantic10.com. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
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