Cara Consuegra
American basketball player and coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cara Ashley Consuegra (born March 4, 1979)[1] is an American women's basketball coach, currently the head coach at Marquette.[2] Previously, she had been the head coach with the Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team,[3] and before that she spent 7 seasons as an assistant coach at Marquette. Her current head coaching record is 224–164.
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Marquette Golden Eagles | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | Big East Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | (1979-03-04) March 4, 1979 (age 45) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Listed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Listed weight | 146 lb (66 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Linganore (Frederick, Maryland) |
College | Iowa (1997–2001) |
WNBA draft | 2001: 4th round, 54th overall pick |
Selected by the Utah Starzz | |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 21 |
Coaching career | 2001–present |
Career history | |
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2001 | Utah Starzz |
As coach: | |
2001–2004 | Penn State (DBO) |
2004–2011 | Marquette (assistant) |
2011–2024 | Charlotte |
2024–present | Marquette |
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Consuegra played at Iowa from 1997–2001, where she was the first Hawkeyes player to score more than 1,000 points and 500 assists.[2] She then played one year for the Utah Starzz in the WNBA.[2]