Liz Galloway McQuitter

Liz Galloway McQuitter
Sport(s) Women's basketball
Biographical details
Born (1955-08-15) August 15, 1955
Alma mater University of Nevada-Las Vegas[1]
Playing career
1975 Temple Junior College
1976–1978 UNLV
1978–1980 Chicago Hustle[2]
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1984–1986 Mundelein
1989–1991 DePaul (Asst.)
1991–1994 Lamar
1995–1998 Northern Illinois
1999–2002 Texas A&M (Asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall 76117 (.394)

Liz Galloway McQuitter (born August 15, 1955) has held positions as head coach and assistant coach women's basketball at the collegiate level. In April, 2015, she ended her career in athletics retiring as head coach of the Rockdale High School in Rockdale, Texas.[3] McQuitter served as head coach at Mundelein College (1984–1986), Lamar (1990–1994), and Northern Illinois (1994–1998). McQuitter took over the head coaching position at Lamar after the resignation of Al Barbre following an NCAA investigation which ended with two years probation and other penalties for the team. In spite of the cloudy start, McQuitter's team tied for first place finish in the Sun Belt regular season. The Lady Cardinals were not eligible for post-season play that year. McQuitter left Lamar after four seasons to become head coach for the Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team. Her first season at Northern Illinois was also successful as the team qualified for the 1995 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. Coach McQuitter served as assistant coach at Northwestern, Dartmouth, DePaul, and Texas A&M.

Liz Galloway McQuitter competed as a player at at high school, junior college helping her team to a national championship, three years as a player for the UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team, and at the professional level playing for the Chicago Hustle.[4]


Head coaching record


Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Mundelein College () (1984–1986)

(Record not available)

Lamar Lady Cardinals (Sun Belt Conference) (1991–1994)
1991–92 Lamar 21–7 13–3 1st T (Not eligible)
1992–93 Lamar 1016 410
1993–94 Lamar 819 59
Lamar: 3942 (.481) 2222 (.500)
Northern Illinois Huskies (Midwestern Collegiate Conference) (1994–1997)
1994–95 Northern Illinois 17–14 10–6 T–4th NCAA 1st Round
1995–96 Northern Illinois 9–19 5–11 T–6th
1996–97 Northern Illinois 7–20 5–11 T–6th
Northern Illinois Huskies (MAC) (1997–1998)
1997–98 Northern Illinois 4–22 3–15 6th (West)
Northern Illinois: 3775 (.330) 2343 (.348)
Total: 76–117 (.394)

      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. Julie Deardorff (February 5, 1993). "Lamar's Coach a Quitter in Name Only". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  2. Porter, Karra (2006). Mad seasons : the story of the first Women's Professional Basketball League, 1978-1981. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-8789-1.
  3. Bill Martin (April 9, 2015). "McQuitter calls it quits". Rockdale Reporter. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  4. Mark Shapiro (February 27, 1998). "NIU Women's Basketball Coach Resigns". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 14, 2016.


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