Cindy Russo
{{Short description|American basketball coach}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|09|07}}
| birth_place = Portsmouth, Virginia
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| player_years1=1972–1975
| player_team1 =Old Dominion
| coach_years1=1975–1977
| coach_team1 = Old Dominion (asst.)
| coach_years2=1977–1978
| coach_team2 = FIU
| coach_years3 =1978–1980
| coach_team3 = Lamar
| coach_years4 = 1980–2015
| coach_team4 = FIU
| overall_record =707–408 ({{Winning percentage|707|408}})
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Cindy Russo (born September 7, 1952) served as the women's basketball head coach at Florida International and Lamar. Retiring in January 2015,{{cite web|author1=David J. Neale|title=Longtime FIU women's basketball coach Cindy Russo retires|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/college/conference-usa/florida-international-university/article7937700.html|publisher=Miami Herald|accessdate=March 15, 2016|date=January 22, 2015}}{{cite web|author1=Tim Reynolds (Associated Press)|title=Cindy Russo resigns as FIU coach|url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/14991038|publisher=ESPN|access-date=March 17, 2016|date=January 22, 2015}} her career spanned 39 years with 38 of those years as a head coach. She had several accomplishments over her career. She guided the FIU Panthers to 20 consecutive winning seasons. Her teams also achieved 20 win seasons 18 times. Her teams participated in six NCAA Division I women's basketball tournaments, seven WNIT tournaments, and two NCAA Division II Tournaments.{{cite web|title=Cindy Russo - Head Coach|url=http://www.fiusports.com/staff.aspx?path=wbball&staff=115|publisher=Florida International University|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609022303/http://www.fiusports.com/staff.aspx?path=wbball&staff=115|archivedate=2016-06-09}}
Russo was born in Portsmouth, Virginia and graduated from Old Dominion University in 1975.{{cite web|url=http://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11700&ATCLID=561047|title=Cindy Russo|publisher=FIU|date=2011|accessdate=June 8, 2016}}
Head coaching record
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=FIU Golden Panthers
|conference=AIAW independent
|startyear=1977
|endyear=1978
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1977–78
| name =FIU
| overall =8–14
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Lamar Lady Cardinals{{cite web|title=2012–13 Women's Basketball Information Guide|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/lama/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/6-3-15.pdf|publisher=Lamar Athletics|accessdate=March 16, 2016|page=80|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115422/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/lama/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/6-3-15.pdf|url-status=dead}}
|conference=AIAW Independent
|startyear=1978
|endyear=1980
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1978–79
| name =Lamar
| overall =16–11
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1979–80
| name =Lamar
| overall =20–11
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|conference=AIAW Independent
|startyear=1980
|endyear=1982
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1980–81
| name =FIU
| overall =7–13
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1981–82
| name =FIU
| overall =27–10
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| postseason =AIAW Small College First Round{{cite web|url=http://fiusports.com/documents/2015/2/9/2014_15_WBB_Media_Guide.pdf|title=All-time postseason results|pages=59–60|publisher=Florida International University|work=2014-15 FIU Women's Basketball Media Guide}}
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|conference=NCAA Division II independent
|startyear=1982
|endyear=1987
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1982–83
| name =FIU
| overall =17–7
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| postseason =NCAA D-II First Round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1983–84
| name =FIU
| overall =17–11
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1984–85
| name =FIU
| overall =22–6
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1985–86
| name =FIU
| overall =26–2
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| postseason =NCAA D-II First Round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1986–87
| name =FIU
| overall =21–7
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| postseason =NCAA D-II Second Round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|conference=New South Women's Athletic Conference/Trans America Athletic Conference{{cite web|title=Division I Conference Champions Season-by-Season
|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_basketball_RB/2003/2002Standings.pdf|publisher=NCAA|work=2003 Women's Basketball Records Book|page=174|quote=Note: From 1986–91, the conference operated as the New South Women’s Athletic Conference before merging with the TAAC in 1992. Known as the Trans America Athletic Conference from 1992 to 2001}}
|startyear=1987
|endyear=1998
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1987–88
| name =FIU
| overall =21–7
| conference =9–3
| confstanding =2nd
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1988–89
| name =FIU
| overall =20–7
| conference =11–1
| confstanding =1st
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1989–90
| name =FIU
| overall =20–9
| conference =10–2
| confstanding =T–1st
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1990–91
| name =FIU
| overall =16–13
| conference =7–5
| confstanding =3rd
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1991–92
| name =FIU
| overall =23–10
| conference =10–2
| confstanding =T–1st
| postseason =WNIT Consolation
| championship =confboth
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1992–93
| name =FIU
| overall =25–6
| conference =12–0
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason =WNIT Third Place
| championship =confboth
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1993–94
| name =FIU
| overall =25–4
| conference =11–1
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason =NCAA D-I First Round
| championship =confboth
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1994–95
| name =FIU
| overall =27–5
| conference =15–1
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason =NCAA D-I Second Round
| championship =confboth
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1995–96
| name =FIU
| overall =23–5
| conference =16–0
| confstanding =1st
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1996–97
| name =FIU
| overall =21–9
| conference =12–4
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason =NCAA D-I First Round
| championship =confboth
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1997–98
| name =FIU
| overall =29–2
| conference =15–1
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason =NCAA D-I Second Round
| championship =confboth
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=FIU Golden Panthers{{cite web|title=2015–16 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Guide|url=https://issuu.com/knunez/docs/2015-16_sbc_wbb_media_guide|publisher=Sun Belt Conference|accessdate=March 16, 2016|pages=70–73}}
|conference=Sun Belt Conference
|startyear=1998
|endyear=2013
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1998–99
| name =FIU
| overall =23–7
| conference =9–3
| confstanding =2nd
| postseason =NCAA D-I First Round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1999–2000
| name =FIU
| overall =16–13
| conference =10–6
| confstanding =T–3rd
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =2000–01
| name =FIU
| overall =20–10
| conference =11–5
| confstanding =2nd (East)
| postseason =WNIT First Round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =2001–02
| name =FIU
| overall =27–6
| conference =13–1
| confstanding =1st (East)
| postseason =NCAA D-I Second Round
| championship =confboth
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =2002–03
| name =FIU
| overall =19–11
| conference =9–5
| confstanding =T–2nd (East)
| postseason =WNIT First Round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =2003–04
| name =FIU
| overall =0–16*
| conference =0–9*
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =2004–05
| name =FIU
| overall =18–11
| conference =7–7
| confstanding =4th (East)
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =2005–06
| name =FIU
| overall =19–13
| conference =9–5
| confstanding =3rd (East)
| postseason =WNIT Second Round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =2006–07
| name =FIU
| overall =16–14
| conference =9–9
| confstanding =3rd (East)
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =2007–08
| name =FIU
| overall =13–18
| conference =8–10
| confstanding =4th (East)
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =2008–09
| name =FIU
| overall =6–24
| conference =4–14
| confstanding =6th (East)
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =2009–10
| name =FIU
| overall =14–16
| conference =9–9
| confstanding =T–4th (East)
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =2010–11
| name =FIU
| overall =16–16
| conference =10–6
| confstanding =2nd (East)
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =2011–12
| name =FIU
| overall =23–11
| conference =10–6
| confstanding =3rd (East)
| postseason =WNIT Second Round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =2012–13
| name =FIU
| overall =19–13
| conference =12–8
| confstanding =3rd (East)
| postseason =WNIT First Round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|conference=Conference USA
|startyear=2013
|endyear=2015
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =2013–14
| name =FIU
| overall =15–18
| conference =6–10
| confstanding =T–9th{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/standings|title=C-USA Standings - 2013-14|publisher=ESPN|access-date=June 7, 2016}}
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =2014–15
| name =FIU
| overall =3–13**
| conference =0–5**
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{{CBB Yearly Record End
|overall=707–395 ({{winpct|707|395}})
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See also
References
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