Biography

Bennett is the daughter of former Green Bay Phoenix

UW-Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball

The Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team is a NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Horizon League for the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay...

, Wisconsin Badgers

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, and Washington State Cougars

Washington State Cougars men's basketball

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 head coach Dick Bennett

Dick Bennett

Dick Bennett is an American college basketball coach who is best known for revitalizing the Wisconsin Badgers basketball program...

. Her brother is former NBA

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 player and now Virginia Cavaliers

Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball

The Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball program represents the University of Virginia in the Atlantic Coast Conference in the NCAA's Division I. The team is coached by Tony Bennett.-Statistics:-Retired numbers:-Retired jerseys:...

 head coach Tony Bennett

Tony Bennett (basketball)

Anthony "Tony" Guy Bennett is an American college basketball coach and current head coach for the University of Virginia Cavaliers men's team. Previously, he played professionally for the NBA's Charlotte Hornets and was later head coach at Washington State University...

. She graduated from Stevens Point Area Senior High School in Stevens Point, Wisconsin

Stevens Point, Wisconsin

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 and attended the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

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 and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

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, where she played on the women's basketball teams at both schools.

Coaching career

Bennett served as a head coach at Marycrest College

Marycrest International University

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 during the 1988-1989 season before taking the same position at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

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. During her time there she led the team to the 1996 National Championship and was named Coach of the Year that season. From there she was given the head coaching position with the Evansville Purple Aces

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 and the Indiana Hoosiers

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. After spending a period of time away from coaching, she became an assistant coach with the Wisconsin Badgers

Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball

The Wisconsin Badgers women’s basketball team is a NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. Home games are played at the Kohl Center, located on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus in Madison, Wisconsin...

 before being hired to the head coaching position with the NIU Huskies.