Donna Finnie is a Scottish basketball coach who was most recently the head coach of the Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team, a position she held from 2013-2025.[1] She is the first ever non-American head coach in NCAA basketball history.[2] In 2022, she guided the Huskies to their first regular season conference championship in school history.[3] On March 11, 2025, it was announced by HCU Director of Athletics Steve Moniaci that Finnie's contract had not been renewed, effectively ending her tenure with Houston Christian.[4]

Career head coaching record

Sources:[5]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Houston Baptist / Houston Christian (Southland Conference) (2013–2025)
2013–14 Houston Baptist 12–17 8–10
2014–15 Houston Baptist 15–18 6–12
2015–16 Houston Baptist 14–15 9–9
2016–17 Houston Baptist 6–22 4–14
2017–18 Houston Baptist 10–18 6–12
2018–19 Houston Baptist 9–19 4–14
2019–20 Houston Baptist 8–21 4–16
2020–21 Houston Baptist 11–11 6–7
2021–22 Houston Baptist 15–9 11–2 1st WNIT First Round
2022–23 Houston Christian 11–18 6–12 9th
2023–24 Houston Christian 6–23 1–17 10th
2024–25 Houston Christian 6–23 3–17 12th
Houston Baptist / Christian: 123–214 (.365) 68–142 (.324)
Total: 123–214 (.365)

      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. ^ "HBU Names Donna Finnie Interim Head Women's Basketball Coach". Houston Christian University Athletics. April 11, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "How college basketball's unique non-American coach broke the mold". ESPN.com. March 20, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Program Reaches New Heights | Houston Christian University". hc.edu. July 26, 2022. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "HCU Announces Parting of Ways with Finnie". hcuhuskies.com. March 11, 2025.
  5. ^ "Women's Basketball Statistics Archive". Houston Christian University Athletics. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Finnie
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