Members of the MSU women's basketball team hold up the Big Ten Championship trophy as they celebrate after clinching at least a share of the 2005 Big Ten Title with a win against Michigan at the Breslin Center on Wednesday, February 23, 2005. Photo by G.L. Kohuth, University Relations
Go Green! Go White!
MSU women's basketball coach Joanne P. McCallie encourages her team from the sideline during the Spartans victory over U of M at the Breslin Center on Wednesday, February 23, 2005. The Spartans clinched a share of the Big Ten Title with the win over the Wolverines.
Photo by G.L. Kohuth, University Relations
Joanne P. McCallie is in her sixth season as head coach of Michigan State University's women's basketball team and continues to shape Spartan basketball into one of the nation's elite programs.
Last season, she guided the Spartans to their greatest season in school history with 33 wins, a berth in the NCAA title game, and Big Ten regular season and tournament championships. She was rewarded for her efforts, being named the Associated Press National Coach of the Year, the Big Ten Coach of the Year and the Nike National Coach of the Year. In her first five seasons at MSU, she has collected an impressive 101-56 record.
McCallie has guided the Spartans to three straight NCAA Tournament appearances, and her teams have been in the Big Dance nine times. She won four conference championships and was named conference coach of the year twice while coaching the University of Maine's women's basketball team.
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