Sharon Fanning-Otis
Biographical details
Born (1953-12-14) December 14, 1953 (age 70)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1975Tennessee (GA)
1976–1987Chattanooga
1987–1995Kentucky
1995–2012Mississippi State
Head coaching record
Overall608–460 (.569)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
WNIT Champion (1990)
5× SoCon Champion (1982–1986)
Awards
SEC Coach of the Year (2000)
2× SoCon Coach of the Year (1984, 1985)

Sharon Cable Fanning-Otis (born December 15, 1954)[1] is the former women's basketball program head coach at Mississippi State. During her 17-year head coach career with the Bulldogs, then team had a 281–232 (.548) record.[2] During her tenure, she posted 6 winning seasons and 7 postseason appearances. She led MSU to its inaugural appearance in the AP Final Poll, and to its first two 20-win seasons. The 2003 team went 24–8, and finished in the Top 10. For the 2004 season, MSU set a program record for longest winning streak at 12 games. She retired after the 2011–2012 season.

She attended Chattanooga High School, and later University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where she played basketball and volleyball. She started her career as a graduate-assistant coach in 1975 at Tennessee. From 1976 to 1978, she served as the women's volleyball program head coach at UTC; she would serve as women's basketball program head coach until 1987. From 1987 to 1995 she served as the Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball program head coach with an overall career record at 608–457.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Chattanooga Lady Mocs (Southern Conference) (1976–1987)
1976–77 Chattanooga 20–13
1977–78 Chattanooga 19–7
1978–79 Chattanooga 20–13 3–0
1979–80 Chattanooga 15–13 3–1
1980–81 Chattanooga 19–9 2–1
1981–82 Chattanooga 14–17 4–2
1982–83 Chattanooga 18–11 8–2
1983–84 Chattanooga 26–5 9–1 WNIT Finals
1984–85 Chattanooga 16–13 11–1
1985–86 Chattanooga 19–10 10–2
1986–87 Chattanooga 7–20 3–9
Chattanooga: 193–131 (.596) 53– (.736)
Kentucky Wildcats (SEC) (1987–1995)
1987–88 Kentucky 14–15 0–9
1988–89 Kentucky 12–16 3–6
1989–90 Kentucky 23–8 3–6 WNIT Champions
1990–91 Kentucky 20–9 4–5 NCAA First Round
1991–92 Kentucky 16–14 5–6
1992–93 Kentucky 18–10 5–6
1993–94 Kentucky 17–11 5–6
1994–95 Kentucky 14–14 4–7
Kentucky: 134–97 (.580) 29–51 (.363)
Mississippi State (SEC) (1995–2012)
1995–96 Mississippi State 13–14 4–7
1996–97 Mississippi State 11–16 1–11
1997–98 Mississippi State 14–15 4–10 WNIT First Round
1998–99 Mississippi State 17–11 7–7 NCAA First Round
1999–00 Mississippi State 24–8 8–6 NCAA Second Round
2000–01 Mississippi State 17–14 4–10 WNIT Quarterfinals
2001–02 Mississippi State 19–12 8–6 T-4th NCAA Second Round
2002–03 Mississippi State 24–8 10–4 3rd NCAA Second Round
2003–04 Mississippi State 14–15 7–7 T-7th
2004–05 Mississippi State 17–11 6–8 6th WNIT First Round
2005–06 Mississippi State 6–22 1–13 12th
2006–07 Mississippi State 17–13 7–8 6th WNIT Second Round
2007–08 Mississippi State 16–15 4–10 9th WNIT First Round
2008–09 Mississippi State 23–10 8–6 6th NCAA Second Round
2009–10 Mississippi State 21–12 9–7 T-3rd NCAA Sweet 16
2010–11 Mississippi State 13–17 4–12 11th
2011–12 Mississippi State 14–16 4–10
Mississippi State: 281–232 (.548) 96–141 (.400)
Total: 608–460 (.569)

      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 12 Aug 2015.
  2. ^ "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2022-04-10.

External links

Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball head coaches
Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball head coaches
Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball head coaches
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