Robin Harmony

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Robin Harmony
Sport(s) Women's basketball
Current position
Title Head Coach
Team Lamar
Conference Southland Conference
Record 47–45(.511)
Biographical details
Born (1961-10-20) October 20, 1961 (age 63)
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Alma mater University of Miami
Playing career
1980-1984 Miami
1984-1985 Avon Cosmetics of Northampton, England
Position(s) Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1985-1987 Miami (FL) (asst.)
1987-1988 Fairleigh Dickinson (asst.)
1988-1993 Miami (FL) (asst.)
1993-2005 Miami (FL) (assoc. HC)
2005-2013 St. Thomas (FL)
2013-Present Lamar
Head coaching record
Overall Division I (NCAA) 47–45(.511)
NAIA 131–48(.732)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Sun Conference Championship (2009, 2011, 2013)[1][2][3]
Sun Conference Tournament Championship (2010)[4]
Southland Conference Regular Season Co-Championship (2014)
Awards
Sun Conference Coach of the Year (2009, 2013)[5][6]
University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame (1997)[7]
Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Basketball Legend (2013)[8]

Robin Harmony (born October 20, 1961)[9] is an American college basketball coach. She currently serves as head coach of Lamar University women's basketball team. From 2005 to 2013, she served as head coach at St. Thomas University. Prior to that, she served as assistant coach (six years) and associate head coach (twelve years) at Miami Hurricanes. She split her stay at the University of Miami by serving as an assistant coach at Fairleigh Dickinson University for one season prior to her return to the Hurricanes.

Playing career

Harmony was a three-year letter winner at Hershey High School located in Hershey, Pennsylvania. At the University of Miami, she earned a letter all four years playing for the Miami Hurricanes. At Miami, Harmony recorded total of 1,308 points, 750 rebounds, 415 assists and 314 steals in four seasons. As of April, 2013, she still held the Miami single-game record for assists with 14 and was 10th on Miami’s all-time scoring chart and fifth in rebounding. After graduation, she continued playing basketball for the Avon Cosmetics women's team in Northampton, England. She was named Most Valuable Player for the team in her one season there. Harmony also had coaching duties with the team.

Harmony received several honors as a player. Inducted in the Class of 1997, she was the first women's basketball player to be inducted into the University of Miami's Sports Hall of Fame. In 2013, Harmony was named an Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Basketball Legend.[10]

Coaching career

University of Miami

Harmony spent 18 years on the staff of the University of Miami. She served as Assistant Coach for six years and Associate Head Coach for twelve years. While Coach Harmony was at Miami, the Hurricanes won three Big East regular season championships and two Big East conference tournament championships. The Hurricanes also participated in post season play seven time advancing to the sweet 16 one time.

St. Thomas University

Harmony became the first women's basketball coach of NAIA St. Thomas University in 2005. While at St. Thomas, her teams compiled an overall record of 131-48, won three regular season championships, and one Sun Conference tournament championship. Her teams participated in the NAIA National Tournament three times.

Lamar University

Harmony was named Lamar women's basketball head coach on April 30, 2013. The Lady Cardinals compiled an overall record of 18-13 and conference record of 13-5 in Coach Harmony's first year at Lamar. Her team was Southland Conference co-champion in the regular season. The Lady Cardinals participated in the WNIT, the fourth post season tournament for the Lady Cardinals in a five-year period.

On April 28, 2015, it was announced that Robin Harmony had signed a three-year contract extension as head coach of the Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team.[11]

Head Coaching Record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
St. Thomas Bobcats (Sun Conference) (2005–2013)
2007–08 St. Thomas 17-10[12] 6-6
2008-09 St. Thomas 22-7[13] 10-2 1st
2009-10 St. Thomas 22-9[14] 11-3 1st NAIA DII Tournament First Round
2010-11 St. Thomas 20-10[15] 12-1 1st
2011-12 St. Thomas 24-9[16][17] 13-3 NAIA DII Tournament First Round
2012-13 St. Thomas 27-4[18][19] 14-0 1st NAIA DII Tournament First Round
St. Thomas: 131-48 (.775) 50-7 (.877)
Lamar Lady Cardinals (Southland Conference) (2013–present)
2013-14 Lamar 18-13[20] 13-5 T–1st WNIT First Round
2014-15 Lamar 17–13 14–4 2nd
2015-16 Lamar 12–19 7–11 8th T
Lamar: 47–45 (.511) 34-20 (.630)
Total: 178-93 (.657)

      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. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ http://www.stubobcats.com/news/2009/2/27/WBB_0227091350.aspx?path=wbball
  6. ↑ http://www.stubobcats.com/news/2013/2/21/WBB_0221132307.aspx?path=wbball
  7. ↑ http://umsportshalloffame.com/inductees.asp?ID=3
  8. ↑ http://www.stubobcats.com/news/2013/1/31/WBB_0131130445.aspx?path=wbball
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  16. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  17. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  18. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  19. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  20. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Robin_Harmony&oldid=710434739"