Phyllis Mangina

Phyllis Ann Mangina (born January 3, 1959) is an American college basketball coach who was most recently an assistant women's basketball coach at Saint Peter's. Previously, she was head coach at Seton Hall from 1985 to 2010.[1] Mangina was first a star basketball and softball player at Seton Hall, and later returned to her alma mater as an assistant, before assuming a leading role as head coach in 1985.

Phyllis Mangina

Biographical details
Born	January 3, 1959 Orange, New Jersey
Playing career
1977–1981	Seton Hall
Position(s)	Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1981–1982	Wagner (asst.)
1982–1985	Seton Hall (asst.)
1985–2010	Seton Hall
2012–2018	Saint Peter's (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall	352–368 (.489)[1]
Tournaments	NCAA Division I: 3–2 (.600)[2] WNIT: 2–3 (.400)[2]
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Big East 7 (1996)
Awards
2× Big East Coach of the Year (1990, 1994)

Early life and education

Born and raised in Orange, New Jersey, Mangina graduated from East Orange Catholic High School in 1977.[3] At Seton Hall University, a Catholic university in nearby South Orange, Mangina played at point guard on the Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team from 1977 to 1981, during which Seton Hall went 93–28 and made the postseason every year, including the 1978 AIAW national final. She also played on the softball team.[4][5]

Coaching career

Assistant coach (1981–1985)

After graduating from Seton Hall in 1981, Mangina became an assistant coach at Wagner College in Staten Island for a season before returning to Seton Hall as an assistant coach under her former coach Sue Regan. After serving as recruiting coordinator at Seton Hall from 1982 to 1985, Seton Hall promoted Mangina to head coach after Regan became associate athletic director.[6]

Seton Hall (1985–2010)

As head coach of Seton Hall from 1985 to 2010, Mangina led Seton Hall to two NCAA Tournament appearances (1994 and 1995) and three Women's National Invitation Tournament appearances (2003, 2004, and 2007). The second women's basketball head coach in program history, Mangina has the winningest basketball coaching record at Seton Hall with an overall record of 341–345. She coached three honorable mention All-Americans and 18 All Big East selections. During the 1994–95 season, the Pirates went 24-9 earning the program's second consecutive 20-win season and tournament appearance. The 1994 team spent 10 weeks in the Top 25.[6]

In the 1993–94 season, Seton Hall had its best season ever at 27–5 (16–2, second in the Big East) and finished the year ranked no. 14 in both the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls.[6]

After the 1997–98 season, in which the team finished 8–19,[1] five players, including leading scorer Danielle Golay and starting point guard Christine Koren, decided to transfer.[7][8]

On March 15, 2010, Mangina resigned from Seton Hall.[9]

Saint Peter's assistant (2012–2018)

In 2012, Mangina returned to coaching as an assistant at Saint Peter's, another Catholic university program in northern New Jersey, under head coach Pat Coyle.[4] Going 19–132 through six seasons,[10] Coyle resigned following the 2017–18 season, and the new head coach did not retain Mangina on staff.[11][12]

Head coaching record

Sources:[1][13]

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Seton Hall Pirates (Big East Conference) (1985–2010)
1985–86	Seton Hall	5–23	2–14	9th
1986–87	Seton Hall	12–17	3–13	8th
1987–88	Seton Hall	10–19	4–12	8th
1988–89	Seton Hall	18–10	9–7	T–4th
1989–90	Seton Hall	21–7	11–5	3rd
1990–91	Seton Hall	18–11	7–9	5th
1991–92	Seton Hall	14–15	5–13	T–8th
1992–93	Seton Hall	14–13	8–10	6th
1993–94	Seton Hall	27–5	16–2	2nd	NCAA Sweet 16
1994–95	Seton Hall	24–9	12–6	3rd	NCAA Second Round
1995–96	Seton Hall	16–13	9–9	T–1st (Big East 7)
1996–97	Seton Hall	10–17	7–11	5th (Big East 7)
1997–98	Seton Hall	8–19	6–12	T–4th (Big East 7)
1998–99	Seton Hall	6–21	3–13	13th
1999–2000	Seton Hall	11–16	5–11	T–9th
2000–01	Seton Hall	16–12	9–7	6th
2001–02	Seton Hall	15–14	6–10	T–9th
2002–03	Seton Hall	14–15	7–9	8th	WNIT First Round[2]
2003–04	Seton Hall	15–15	6–10	8th	WNIT Second Round[2]
2004–05	Seton Hall	14–14	6–10	9th
2005–06	Seton Hall	6–21	3–13	T–13th
2006–07	Seton Hall	19–12	9–7	T–8th	WNIT Second Round
2007–08	Seton Hall	13–14	3–13	T–14th
2008–09	Seton Hall	17–14	4–12	T–13th
2009–10	Seton Hall	9–21	1–15	16th
Seton Hall:		352–368 (.489)	161–253 (.389)
Total:		352–368 (.489)
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. "NCAA Statistics". stats.ncaa.org.
2. Seton Hall 2017-18 Women's Basketball Media Guide & Record Book (PDF), Seton Hall University, 2017, pp. 36–37, 53
3. Caldwell, Dave (February 25, 2007). "A Force in Seton Hall Sports, on and Off Court". The New York Times. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
4. "Phyllis Mangina". SaintPetersPeacocks.com. Saint Peter's University. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018.
5. 2015 Seton Hall Softball Record Book, p. 23
6. "Phyllis Mangina". SHUPirates.com. Seton Hall University. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
7. Moretti, Mike; Blasko, Andrea (May 8, 1998). "5 Seton Players to Leave Team". The Star-Ledger. Newark, NJ. p. 64.
8. Riley, Lori (November 1, 1998). "Seton Hall Coach Downplays Revolt". Hartford Courant. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
9. "Phyllis Mangina Steps Down as Head Women's Basketball Coach". March 15, 2010. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
10. "NCAA Statistics". stats.ncaa.org.
11. "Pat Coyle Resigns from Saint Peter's as Women's Basketball Head Coach". Saint Peter's University. March 16, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
12. "Mitchell Announces Women's Basketball Coaching Staff". Saint Peter's University. April 6, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
13. 2010-11 Big East Women's Basketball Media Guide, Big East Conference, 2010, pp. 96–98