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Message: [QUOTE="RSHERMVIKES, post: 2409482, member: 2251"] SVCBeercats- - -Iowa State has been near the top of attendance rankings for about 10 years at least! HC Bill Fennelly has a LIFETIME contract! His son is one of his Assts. Here's some more info- - - - [SIZE=4][B]Iowa State (1995–present)[/B][/SIZE] On July 10, 1995, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_State_Cyclones_women%27s_basketball']Iowa State[/URL] hired Fennelly as women's basketball head coach.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Fennelly#cite_note-Iowa_State-5'][5][/URL] Iowa State had only five winning seasons in the 22 previous seasons.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Fennelly#cite_note-USAB-4'][4][/URL] As of the 2016–17 season, Fennelly has led Iowa State to 17 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including Elite Eight qualifications in 1999 and 2009 and the Sweet Sixteen in 2000, 2001, and 2010.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Fennelly#cite_note-Iowa_State-5'][5][/URL] Iowa State has spent considerable time in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated_Press']Associated Press[/URL] national poll, including 34 weeks in the Top 10.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Fennelly#cite_note-Iowa_State-5'][5][/URL] On March 23, 2007, Iowa State extended Fennelly through 2019 in a contract worth $10.6 million.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Fennelly#cite_note-7'][7][/URL] Attendance also grew during Fennelly's tenure from the hundreds prior to his hiring to nearly 10,000 in the 2010s. In 2004, Iowa State had its first-ever sellout in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_National_Invitation_Tournament']WNIT[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Invitation_Tournament']NIT[/URL] doubleheader against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph%27s_Hawks_women%27s_basketball']Saint Joseph's[/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Fennelly#cite_note-Iowa_State-5'][5][/URL] In the 2011–12 season, Iowa State averaged an attendance of 10,125, third in the nation behind Tennessee and Louisville.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Fennelly#cite_note-11-12attendence-8'][8][/URL] Fennelly was a finalist for the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naismith_College_Coach_of_the_Year']Naismith Coach of the Year Award[/URL] in 2001, 2002, and 2005. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Basketball_Coaches_Association']Women's Basketball Coaches Association[/URL] named him the District 5 Coach of the Year in 1999 and 2005. In 1998, Fennelly finished as the 1998 runner-up behind [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Summitt']Pat Summitt[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Lady_Volunteers_basketball']Tennessee[/URL] for the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated_Press']Associated Press[/URL] Women’s Coach of the Year award.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Fennelly#cite_note-Iowa_State-5'][5][/URL] [/QUOTE]

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