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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1973-02-26) February 26, 1973 (age 51) Decatur, Illinois, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Listed weight | 125 lb (57 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Roaring Fork (Carbondale, Colorado) |
| College | Boise State (1991–1996) |
| WNBA draft | 1998: 4th round, 31st overall pick |
| Selected by the Utah Starzz | |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 10, 11 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1998–1999 | Utah Starzz |
| 1999–2002 | Cleveland Rockers |
| As coach: | |
| 1999–2001 | Boise State (assistant) |
| 2003–2005 | Utah State (assistant) |
| 2005–present | Montana State |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Tricia Lynne Bader Binford (née Bader; born February 26, 1973) is an American former professional basketball guard who played for the Utah Starzz and Cleveland Rockers of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Boise State Broncos. She has served as the head coach of the Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team since 2005, and is the winningest head coach in team history.
Early life
Tricia Lynne Bader was born on February 26, 1973 in Decatur, Illinois, and raised in Carbondale, Colorado. She attended Roaring Fork High School in Carbondale, participating in basketball, volleyball, and track. She earned All-State honors three times in basketball and led the team to the 1989, 1990 and 1991 state basketball championships. Binford was named the Colorado Player of the Year and a Street and Smith’s All-American her senior year in 1991.
She also won five states titles in track. Roaring Fork High named its "Three-Sport Athlete Award" after Binford. She was inducted into the Colorado High School Activities Association Hall of Fame in 2017.
College career
Binford played college basketball for the Boise State Broncos as a point guard from 1991 to 1996. She played in 29 games during her freshman year in 1991–92, averaging 6.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.9 steals per game. She appeared in 27 games during the 1992–93 season, averaging 11.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, a conference-leading 4.7 assists, and 2.3 steals, earning All-Big Sky Conference honors. Binford played in 29 games in 1993–94, averaging 10.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.8 assists, and a conference-leading 3.0 steals per game, garnering All-Big Sky recognition for the second consecutive season. She redshirted in 1994–95 after missing the entire season due to an ACL injury. She played in 27 games her senior year in 1995–96, averaging 11.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 2.1 steals per game, earning All-Big Sky accolades for the third straight season. Binford was named the 1996 Idaho NCAA Woman of the Year.
Binford set the school record for career assists with 438 and finished second in steals with 259. She graduated from Boise State with a degree in criminal justice in 1995. She was inducted into the Boise State Hall of Fame in 2001.
Professional career
After her college career, she underwent double-knee surgery and then spent two seasons playing professionally in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) in Australia, spending time with the Brisbane Blazers, Latrobe Demons and Launceston Tornadoes. She had a quadruple-double in a 1997 WNBL game, recording 67 points, 14 assists, 10 rebounds, and 10 steals. Her 67 points also set the league's single-game scoring record.
Binford was selected by the Utah Starzz in the fourth round, with the 31st overall pick, of the 1998 WNBA draft. She played in 22 games during her rookie WNBA season in 1998 and averaged 2.1 points per game. She appeared in seven games for the Starzz in 1999 and averaged 0.3 points per game.
Binford then played for the Cleveland Rockers of the WNBA from 1999 to 2002. She appeared in nine games for the Rockers in 1999, averaging 0.6 points, 1.2 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game. She played in 25 games during the 2000 season and averaged 1.9 points per game. Binford also appeared in five playoff games in 2000, averaging 1.6 points per game, as the Rockers advanced to the 2000 Eastern Conference Finals. She played in 19 games in 2001 and averaged 1.1 points per game. She also played in one playoff game that season, totaling zero points and one rebound in four minutes. She appeared in 18 games during her final season with the Rockers in 2002 and averaged 0.8 points per game.
Coaching career
Binford was an assistant coach at Boise State from 1999 to 2001. On April 22, 2003, she was hired as an assistant coach for the Utah State Aggies women's basketball team and served in that role during the 2003–04 and 2004–05 seasons.
On April 13, 2005, Binford was hired as the head coach of the Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team. As of the 2023–24 season, she is the winningest coach in team history, having compiled a record of 329 wins and 249 losses in 19 seasons. She led the Bobcats to the Big Sky regular season title in 2015–16, 2016–17, 2019–20, and 2022–23. The Bobcats also won the Big Sky tournament title in 2016–17 and 2021–22. They earned a spot in the NCAA tournament in 2016–17 and 2021–22 as well. Binford was named the Big Sky women's basketball coach of the year in 2015–16, 2019–20, 2020–21, and 2022–23.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Montana State Bobcats (Big Sky) (2005–present) | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | Montana State | 3–23 | 2–12 | 8th | |||||
| 2006–07 | Montana State | 13–16 | 8–8 | T-5th | |||||
| 2007–08 | Montana State | 18–13 | 11–5 | T-3rd | |||||
| 2008–09 | Montana State | 15–15 | 8–8 | 3rd | |||||
| 2009–10 | Montana State | 18–14 | 9–7 | T-5th | |||||
| 2010–11 | Montana State | 17–14 | 11–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 2011–12 | Montana State | 19–11 | 10–6 | T-3rd | |||||
| 2012–13 | Montana State | 17–13 | 11–9 | 6th | |||||
| 2013–14 | Montana State | 15–15 | 10–10 | T-6th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Montana State | 15–15 | 9–9 | T-5th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Montana State | 21–10 | 14–4 | 1st | |||||
| 2016–17 | Montana State | 25–7 | 15–3 | T-1st | |||||
| 2017–18 | Montana State | 16–15 | 9–9 | T-7th | |||||
| 2018–19 | Montana State | 16–15 | 11–9 | 5th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Montana State | 25–6 | 19–1 | 1st | |||||
| 2020–21 | Montana State | 17–7 | 13–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 2021–22 | Montana State | 22–13 | 14–6 | T-2nd | |||||
| 2022–23 | Montana State | 20–11 | 13–5 | T-1st | |||||
| 2023–24 | Montana State | 17–16 | 10–8 | T-4th | |||||
| Total: | 329–249 (.569) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Tricia Binford". sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- ^ "Tricia Bader Binford". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- ^ "Tricia Binford". msubobcats.com. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- ^ Schulz, Tom (April 25, 2011). "Family matters". montana.edu. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- ^ "Tricia Bader-Binford". chsaanow.com. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- Carney, Josh (January 23, 2018). "Roaring Fork's Tricia Bader heads to CHSAA Hall of Fame". postindependent.com. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- ^ "Tricia Bader". sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- "Lady Griz Rewind : 1993-94". gogriz.com. April 10, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- Vidakovich, Mike (January 14, 2015). "A life of hoops for former star Rams player". postindependent.com. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- "2000 Cleveland Rockers Stats". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- "Tricia Bader-Binford Hired As Assistant Women's Basketball Coach". utahstateaggies.com. April 22, 2003. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- ^ "Tricia Binford". sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- Flores, Victor (March 2, 2023). "Montana State's Tricia Binford shares coach of year honors, All-Big Sky women's teams unveiled". kulr8.com. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
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- Women's National Basketball League players
- Utah Starzz players
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