10 Facts About Joan Bonvicini

Joan Bonvicini was born on October 10,1953 and is a former head basketball coach.

Joan Bonvicini was head coach at the University of Arizona for 17 seasons, leading the Wildcats to the Women's National Invitation Tournament championship in 1996.

Joan Bonvicini guided the Wildcats to nine post-season appearances, including one Women's National Invitation Tournament championship.

In February 2007, Joan Bonvicini reached the 600 win milestone, becoming the 18th coach in NCAA Division I women's basketball history to reach this mark.

Joan Bonvicini coached many talented players at Long Beach, including LaTaunya Pollard, the 1983 Wade Trophy winner, 3-time 1st team All-American, 1980 Olympic Team member, and member of the women's basketball hall of fame; 2-time 1st team All-American and 1988 US Olympic Team member Cindy Brown; 1985 1st team All-American Kirsten Cummings; and 2-time 1st team All-American Penny Toler, the current general manager of the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks.

Joan Bonvicini is a 1975 graduate of Southern Connecticut State University, where, as a guard, she led her team to third and fourth place in the AIAW tournament.

Joan Bonvicini was a finalist for the 1976 US Olympic Basketball Team.

Joan Bonvicini was inducted as a player into the Southern Connecticut State University Hall of Fame in 1989, the Connecticut Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1994 and the New England Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.

Joan Bonvicini was chosen as the assistant coach of the team representing the US in 1982 at the William Jones Cup competition in Taipei, Taiwan.

Joan Bonvicini was the head coach of the team representing the US at the World University Games held in Buffalo, New York in July 1993.