NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Tulane athletics held a press conference and celebration for Lisa Stockton today to discuss her decision to retire after serving as head women’s basketball coach for 30 years.
Stockon leaves Tulane basketball the all-time winningest women’s basketball coach in the state of Louisiana.
She recorded 591 wins at Tulane, leading the Green Wave to nine consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, 11 total, and 10 trips to the NIT.
Her 654 career wins place her at 27th on the NCAA’s all-time active wins list.
Lisa Stockton won 63 percent of her games at Tulane and averaged nearly 20 wins a season. Tulane saw just five losing seasons in her 30-year run.
She led the Green Wave to four Conference USA regular season titles and five Conference USA Tournament titles. She was a two-time Conference USA Coach of the Year and Louisiana Coach of the Year.
Lisa Stockton was inducted into the Conference USA Hall of Fame as a member of the 2023 class.
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