Sharon Fanning
{{Short description|American basketball coach}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Sharon Fanning-Otis
| image = Sharon Fanning-Otis.JPG
| alt =
| caption = Fanning-Otis in 2011
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|12|14}}
| birth_place =
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| alma_mater =
| coach_years1 = 1975
| coach_team1 = Tennessee (GA)
| coach_years2 = 1976–1987
| coach_team2 = Chattanooga
| coach_years3 = 1987–1995
| coach_team3 = Kentucky
| coach_years4 = 1995–2012
| coach_team4 = Mississippi State
| overall_record = 608–460 ({{Winning percentage|608|460}})
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record =
| championships = WNIT Champion (1990)
5× SoCon Champion (1982–1986)
| awards = SEC Coach of the Year (2000)
2× SoCon Coach of the Year (1984, 1985)
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}}
Sharon Cable Fanning-Otis (born December 15, 1954) 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.{{Cite web |title=NCAA® Career Statistics |url=https://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careercoach |access-date=April 10, 2022 |website=web1.ncaa.org}} 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
{{CBB Yearly Record Start
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Chattanooga Lady Mocs
|startyear=1976
|conference=Southern Conference
|endyear=1987
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1976–77
| name = Chattanooga
| overall = 20–13
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1977–78
| name = Chattanooga
| overall = 19–7
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1978–79
| name = Chattanooga
| overall = 20–13
| conference = 3–0
| confstanding =
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1979–80
| name = Chattanooga
| overall = 15–13
| conference = 3–1
| confstanding =
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1980–81
| name = Chattanooga
| overall = 19–9
| conference = 2–1
| confstanding =
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1981–82
| name = Chattanooga
| overall = 14–17
| conference = 4–2
| confstanding =
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1982–83
| name = Chattanooga
| overall = 18–11
| conference = 8–2
| confstanding =
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1983–84
| name = Chattanooga
| overall = 26–5
| conference = 9–1
| confstanding =
| postseason = WNIT Finals
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1984–85
| name = Chattanooga
| overall = 16–13
| conference = 11–1
| confstanding =
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1985–86
| name = Chattanooga
| overall = 19–10
| conference = 10–2
| confstanding =
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1986–87
| name = Chattanooga
| overall = 7–20
| conference = 3–9
| confstanding =
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Chattanooga
| overall = 193–131 ({{Winning percentage|193|131}})
| confrecord = 53– ({{Winning percentage|53|19}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Kentucky Wildcats
|startyear=1987
|conference=SEC
|endyear=1995
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1987–88
| name = Kentucky
| overall = 14–15
| conference = 0–9
| confstanding =
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1988–89
| name = Kentucky
| overall = 12–16
| conference = 3–6
| confstanding =
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = postseason
| season = 1989–90
| name = Kentucky
| overall = 23–8
| conference = 3–6
| confstanding =
| postseason = WNIT Champions
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1990–91
| name = Kentucky
| overall = 20–9
| conference = 4–5
| confstanding =
| postseason = NCAA First Round
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1991–92
| name = Kentucky
| overall = 16–14
| conference = 5–6
| confstanding =
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1992–93
| name = Kentucky
| overall = 18–10
| conference = 5–6
| confstanding =
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1993–94
| name = Kentucky
| overall = 17–11
| conference = 5–6
| confstanding =
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1994–95
| name = Kentucky
| overall = 14–14
| conference = 4–7
| confstanding =
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Kentucky
| overall = 134–97 ({{Winning percentage|134|97}})
| confrecord = 29–51 ({{Winning percentage|29|51}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Mississippi State
|startyear=1995
|conference=SEC
|endyear=2012
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1995–96
| name = Mississippi State
| overall = 13–14
| conference = 4–7
| confstanding =
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1996–97
| name = Mississippi State
| overall = 11–16
| conference = 1–11
| confstanding =
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1997–98
| name = Mississippi State
| overall = 14–15
| conference = 4–10
| confstanding =
| postseason = WNIT First Round
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1998–99
| name = Mississippi State
| overall = 17–11
| conference = 7–7
| confstanding =
| postseason = NCAA First Round
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1999–00
| name = Mississippi State
| overall = 24–8
| conference = 8–6
| confstanding =
| postseason = NCAA Second Round
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2000–01
| name = Mississippi State
| overall = 17–14
| conference = 4–10
| confstanding =
| postseason = WNIT Quarterfinals
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2001–02
| name = Mississippi State
| overall = 19–12
| conference = 8–6
| confstanding = T-4th
| postseason = NCAA Second Round
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2002–03
| name = Mississippi State
| overall = 24–8
| conference = 10–4
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NCAA Second Round
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2003–04
| name = Mississippi State
| overall = 14–15
| conference = 7–7
| confstanding = T-7th
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2004–05
| name = Mississippi State
| overall = 17–11
| conference = 6–8
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason = WNIT First Round
| ranking = 25
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2005–06
| name = Mississippi State
| overall = 6–22
| conference = 1–13
| confstanding = 12th
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2006–07
| name = Mississippi State
| overall = 17–13
| conference = 7–8
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason = WNIT Second Round
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2007–08
| name = Mississippi State
| overall = 16–15
| conference = 4–10
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason = WNIT First Round
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2008–09
| name = Mississippi State
| overall = 23–10
| conference = 8–6
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason = NCAA Second Round
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2009–10
| name = Mississippi State
| overall = 21–12
| conference = 9–7
| confstanding = T-3rd
| postseason = NCAA Sweet 16
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2010–11
| name = Mississippi State
| overall = 13–17
| conference = 4–12
| confstanding = 11th
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2011–12
| name = Mississippi State
| overall = 14–16
| conference = 4–10
| confstanding =
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Mississippi State
| overall = 281–232 ({{Winning percentage|281|232}})
| confrecord = 96–141 ({{Winning percentage|94|141}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
|overall=608–460 ({{Winning percentage|608|460}})
|poll=no
|polltype=
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See also
References
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{{Birth date and age|1967|6|13}}
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External links
- [https://archive.today/20130129045608/http://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90878&SPID=10995&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=935010&Q_SEASON=2007 MStateAthletics.com Bio]
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