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Joe Foley

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Joe Foley
Biographical details
Born (1955-08-12) August 12, 1955 (age 69)
Harrison, Arkansas
Alma materCentral Arkansas
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1979–1981Oxford (Ark.) High School (boys & girls)
1981–1984Morrilton High School
1987–2003Arkansas Tech
2003–2024Little Rock
Head coaching record
Overall853–299
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 NAIA Division I women's tournament (1992, 1993)

8 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference championships

6 Gulf South Conference West Division championships

2 Gulf South Conference regular season championships

6 Sun Belt Conference West Division championships

5 Sun Belt Conference regular season championships

5 Sun Belt Conference Tournament championships

1 Ohio Valley Conference regular season championship
Records
Winningest women's college basketball coach in the state of Arkansas.

Joe Michael Foley (born August 12, 1955) is an American women's basketball coach. He coached the Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team from 2003 until 2024. He coached from 1987 to 2003 at Arkansas Tech.[1]

Career

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Since Foley was brought on as head coach, Little Rock has won the West Division in the Sun Belt in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2013. They won the Sun Belt Conference Tournament in 2011, 2012, and 2015. They have made the WNIT in 2008, 2009, and 2013. They made the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament in 2010 beating Georgia Tech 63–53. They lost to Oklahoma 60–44 in the subsequent game. They made the Second Round in 2015 after beating Texas A&M 69–60. They lost 57–54 to Arizona State in the subsequent game.[2][3]

Before he came to Little Rock, Foley coached the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns for 17 seasons, from 1987 to 2003. In that time, Foley lead the Golden Suns to 11 conference championships, 14 appearances in the NAIA and NCAA Division II women's basketball tournaments, 6 appearances in the NAIA and NCAA Division II Women's Final Four, and back-to-back NAIA national championships in 1992 and 1993. Arkansas Tech moved up in classification from NAIA to NCAA Division II beginning in the 1995–96 school year. Foley's 1999 team finished as the NCAA Division II national runners-up. Six of Foley's teams won 30 games or more, and he coached 12 players that were recognized as All-Americans. Over those seventeen seasons, Foley compiled a record of 456–81 overall, 216–28 in conference play. He holds the record for most wins by a basketball coach in Arkansas Tech history.

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Arkansas Tech Golden Suns (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference) (1987–1995)
1987–88 Arkansas Tech 29–5 14–2 1st NAIA Third Place
1988–89 Arkansas Tech 35–2 16–0 1st Final Four
1989–90 Arkansas Tech 30–3 15–1 1st
1990–91 Arkansas Tech 28–6 14–2 1st
1991–92 Arkansas Tech 35–1 16–0 1st NAIA DI Champions
1992–93 Arkansas Tech 31–5 12–4 1st NAIA DI Champions
1993–94 Arkansas Tech 30–3 14–0 1st
1994–95 Arkansas Tech 28–6 15–1 1st
Arkansas Tech Golden Suns (Gulf South Conference) (1994–2003)
1995–96 Arkansas Tech 23–9 11–3 1st (West) NAIA DI Second Round
1996–97 Arkansas Tech 29–4 13–1 1st (west) NAIA DI Final Four
1997–98 Arkansas Tech 26–5 12–2 1st (West) NCAA DII Elite Eight
1998–99 Arkansas Tech 31–7 11–3 NCAA DII Runner-up
1999–2000 Arkansas Tech 24–7 13–1 1st (West) NCAA DII Regional semifinals
2000–01 Arkansas Tech 23–8 13–3 NCAA DII Regional semifinals
2001–02 Arkansas Tech 25–6 13–3 1st (West) NCAA DII Semifinals
2002–03 Arkansas Tech 29–4 14–2 1st (West) NCCAA DII Regional finals
Arkansas Tech: 456–81 (.849) 216–28 (.885)
Arkansas–Little Rock/Little Rock Trojans (Sun Belt Conference) (2003–2022)
2003–04 Arkansas–Little Rock 10–17 3–11 5th (East)
2004–05 Arkansas–Little Rock 10–19 3–11 5th (East)
2005–06 Arkansas–Little Rock 13–15 5–9 5th (East)
2006–07 Arkansas–Little Rock 21–10 12–6 T–2nd (West)
2007–08 Arkansas–Little Rock 23–9 14–4 1st (West) WNIT First Round
2008–09 Arkansas–Little Rock 26–7 16–2 1st (West) WNIT First Round
2009–10 Arkansas–Little Rock 27–6 17–1 1st (West) NCAA Second Round
2010–11 Arkansas–Little Rock 23–8 14–2 1st (West) NCAA First Round
2011–12 Arkansas–Little Rock 20–13 12–4 1st (West) NCAA First Round
2012–13 Arkansas–Little Rock 24–9 14–6 1st (West) WNIT First Round
2013–14 Arkansas–Little Rock 18–12 12–6 T–3rd
2014–15 Arkansas–Little Rock 25–4 18–2 1st NCAA Second Round
2015–16 Little Rock 20–12 16–4 2nd WNIT First Round
2016–17 Little Rock 25–8 17–1 1st WNIT Second Round
2017–18 Little Rock 23–10 17–1 1st NCAA First Round
2018–19 Little Rock 24–8 15–3 T–1st NCAA First Round
2019–20 Little Rock 12–19 9–9 T–5th
2020–21 Little Rock 15–11 9–7 3rd (West)
2021–22 Little Rock 17–10 8–4 T–4th
Little Rock Trojans (Ohio Valley Conference) (2022–2024)
2022–23 Little Rock 21–11 17–1 1st WNIT First Round
2023–24 Little Rock 12–18 11–7 T–2nd
Arkansas–Little Rock/Little Rock: 408–236 (.634) 258–101 (.719)
Total: 864–317 (.732)

      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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "HIGH PROFILE: Joe Michael Foley". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. November 15, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Little Rock Athletics - 2015_16_Quick_Facts.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "Little Rock Athletics - 2016_17_Record_Book.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved February 25, 2017.