Tory Verdi

American basketball coach

Tory Verdi
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Pittsburgh
Conference	ACC
Record	8–24 (.250)
Biographical details
Alma mater	Keene State College (BA) Hartford (MS)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2004–2005	Columbia
2005–2010	Nebraska (assistant)
2010–2012	Kansas (assistant)
2012–2016	Eastern Michigan
2016–2023	UMass
2023–present	Pittsburgh

Head coaching record
Overall	210–177 (.543)

Tory Verdi is an American women's basketball coach with the Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). He was named to the position on April 6, 2023.^[1]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Columbia Lions (Ivy League) (2004–2005)
2004–05	Columbia	3–7	3–7	6th
Columbia:		3–7 (.300)	3–7 (.300)
Eastern Michigan Eagles (Mid-American Conference) (2012–2016)
2012–13	Eastern Michigan	8–22	6–11	9th
2013–14	Eastern Michigan	18–14	7–12	8th	WBI Second Round
2014–15	Eastern Michigan	24–13	11–7	T- 2nd West	WNIT Third Round
2015–16	Eastern Michigan	22–12	10–8	4th West	WNIT Second Round
Eastern Michigan:		72–61 (.541)	34–38 (.472)
Massachusetts Minutewomen (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2017–2023)
2016–17	UMass	9–21	3–13	13th
2017–18	UMass	14–16	6–10	10th
2018–19	UMass	16–16	7–9	10th
2019–20	UMass	20–11	9–7	T-4th
2020–21	UMass	16–8	7–5	7th	WNIT First Round
2021–22	UMass	26–7	11–4	3rd	NCAA First Round
2022–23	UMass	26–6	14–2	T–1st	WNIT Second Round
Massachusetts:		127–85 (.599)	57–50 (.533)
Pittsburgh Panthers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2023–Current)
2023–24	Pittsburgh	8–24	2–16	T–14th
Pittsburgh:		8–24 (.250)	2–16 (.111)
Total:		210–177 (.543)
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

Personal

Verdi is from New Britain, Connecticut and graduated from Keene State College in New Hampshire in 1996 with a degree in elementary education. He earned a master's degree in computer technology from the University of Hartford.

References

^ "UMass basketball: Tory Verdi leaving Minutewomen for Pittsburgh". www.gazettenet.com.

External links

UMass bio

Current women's basketball head coaches of the Atlantic Coast Conference

Joanna Bernabei-McNamee (Boston College)
Charmin Smith (California)
Shawn Poppie (Clemson)
Kara Lawson (Duke)
Brooke Wyckoff (Florida State)
Nell Fortner (Georgia Tech)
Jeff Walz (Louisville)
Tricia Cullop (Miami)
Wes Moore (NC State)
Courtney Banghart (North Carolina)
Niele Ivey (Notre Dame)
Tory Verdi (Pittsburgh)
Toyelle Wilson (SMU)
Kate Paye (Stanford)
Felisha Legette-Jack (Syracuse)
Amaka Agugua-Hamilton (Virginia)
Megan Duffy (Virginia Tech)
Megan Gebbia (Wake Forest)

Links to related articles

v t e Columbia Lions women's basketball head coaches
Nancy Kalafus (1984–1991) Kerry Phayre (1991–1996) Jay Butler (1996–2004) Traci Waites (2004–2005) Tory Verdi # (2005) Paul Nixon (2005–2013) Stephanie Glance (2013–2015) Sheila Roux (2015–2016) Megan Griffith (2016– ) # denotes interim head coach

v t e Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball head coaches
Kathy Hart (1976–1987) Cheryl Getz (1987–1992) Dana Munk (1992–1993) Paulette Stein (1993–1998) Suzy Merchant (1998–2007) Shane Clipfell # (2006–2007) AnnMarie Gilbert (2007–2012) Tory Verdi (2012–2016) Fred Castro (2016–2023) Ke'Sha Blanton # (2023–2024) Sahar Nusseibeh (2024– ) # denotes interim head coach

v t e UMass Minutewomen head basketball coaches
No coach (1968–1972) Jane Farr (1972–1974) Carol Albert (1974–1976) Mary Ann Ozdarski (1976–1983) Barbara Stevens (1983–1986) Jack Leaman (1986–1987) Ethel Allman (1987–1988) Kathy Hewelt (1988–1991) Joanie O'Brien (1991–2002) Marnie Dacko (2002–2010) Sharon Dawley (2010–2016) Tory Verdi (2016–2023) Mike Leflar (2023– )