Muffet McGraw

As head coach of Notre Dame, she led the Irish to the 2001 NCAA Division I National Championship
Named the 2001 Naismith, Associated Press, WBCA and US Basketball Writers Assocation National Coach of the Year
The 2009 Carol Eckman Award Recipient
Led Notre Dame to three Final Fours (1997, 2001, 2011), nine Sweet Sixteen appearances and 21 seasons with 20-or-more victories
Taken Notre Dame to NCAA Tournament 18 times, including a current string of 16 consecutive NCAA appearances (1996-2011)
She was a member of the USA Basketball Women’s Collegiate Committee and is currently the Division I Legislative Chair for the WBCA’s Board of Directors
She ranks among the top 20 active NCAA Division I coaches with 644 career wins, reaching the 600-win milestone in 2010
She has guided Notre Dame to 197 appearances in the Associated Press Top 25 poll (As of the end of the 2009-2010 season)
A four year starter at St. Joseph’s University, she was the captain of the 1976-77 team, which finished with a 23-5 record and was ranked third nationally