Women's Basketball | 7/10/2017 10:02:00 AM
Romeoville, Ill. - Lewis University head women's basketball coach
Samantha Quigley Smith announced on Wednesday (July 12) that she has hired Dan McCarthy as an assistant coach.
McCarthy, who is a 1974 graduate of Lewis University and member of the Flyers' 1974 NAIA National Championship baseball team, served as Quigley Smith's assistant at the University of St. Francis for the past five years.
"We are so excited to have Dan be a part of the Flyer Family," Quigley Smith said. "His love for the game and making individuals better on the court, in the classroom and in life is second to none."
During his tenure at St. Francis, the Fighting Saints went 101-62 (.620), including two Top 10 finishes in the NAIA Division II Coaches Poll and a No. 1 ranking in the final 2017 poll. In the past two seasons, USF went 62-7 (.899) and finished 2017 with a mark of 34-2, including an undefeated slate in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) and a berth in the NAIA Division II Semifinals. One of those 34 wins was an 80-69 victory in December over then-No. 18 ranked Lewis.
McCarthy brings 40 years of coaching experience to Lewis as he has enjoyed stops at Joliet Catholic (1976-90), Marquette (1990-96) and West Chicago (1996-2016). He coached both basketball and baseball at all three stops. In 2003, he was named the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Assistant Coach of the Year.
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