Tricia Fabbri is an American basketball coach who is the former head coach of women's basketball at Quinnipiac University.

Fabbri grew up in Delran Township, New Jersey and graduated from Delran High School in 1987.

Playing career

Fabbri played college basketball at Fairfield University, where she set a school record in points scored in a game with 35 versus Memphis University, scored 1,622 points and grabbed 1,037 rebounds en route to being named to the All-Rookie Team in 1988–89 and to the MAAC All-Conference First Team the following three seasons. Her team won two MAAC Championships and subsequent automatic bids to the NCAA Women's Basketball Championships in 1990 and 1991. She was elected to the Fairfield University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998 and named to the MAAC 25th Anniversary Team in 2005.

Fabbri received her bachelor's degree from Fairfield University in 1991.[citation needed]

Coaching career

Fabbri began her coaching career as an assistant at Fairfield from 1991 to 1995. Since taking over the helm at Quinnipiac in 1995, Fabbri has become the all-time winningest coach in Quinnipiac program history with a 379–276 (.579) overall and a 255–152 (.627) conference record. From 2012 to 2017, Fabbri has led Quinnipiac to two 30 plus win seasons, four conference regular season championships, three conference tournament championships (2016–17, 2014–15 MAAC & 2012–13 NEC), three NCAA Tournament berths (2016–17 Sweet 16), and two WNIT berths. She has been a five-time conference coach of the year (2015–16, 2014–15 MAAC & 2012–13, 2005–06, 2000–01 NEC).

Quinnipiac announced on March 16, 2026 that Fabbri would retire at the conclusion of the 2025–26 season.

Sources:

  • Quinnipiac Record Book
  • Northeast-10 Record Book
  • Tricia Fabbri bio
  • NEC Standings 1998–2012
  • MAAC 2013–15 Women's Basketball Standings

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Quinnipiac Bobcats (Northeast-10 Conference) (1995–1998)
1995–96Quinnipiac2–231–159th
1996–97Quinnipiac6–195–139th
1997–98Quinnipiac7–206–1411th
Quinnipiac Bobcats (Northeast Conference) (1998–2013)
1998–99Quinnipiac9–189–11T-6th
1999–2000Quinnipiac9–186–12T-9th
2000–01Quinnipiac16–1312–62nd
2001–02Quinnipiac13–1410–86th
2002–03Quinnipiac18–1014–42nd
2003–04Quinnipiac18–1111–7T-3rd
2004–05Quinnipiac16–1312–65th
2005–06Quinnipiac22–815–3T-2nd
2006–07Quinnipiac16–1210–8T–4th
2007–08Quinnipiac25–616–21stWNIT First Round
2008–09Quinnipiac18–1111–7T-3rd
2009–10Quinnipiac12–187–118th
2010–11Quinnipiac14–161–7T-5th
2011–12Quinnipiac22–1013–52ndWNIT First Round
2012–13Quinnipiac30–318–01stNCAA First Round
Quinnipiac Bobcats (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2013–2026)
2013–14Quinnipiac21–1314–64thWNIT First Round
2014–15Quinnipiac31–414–61stNCAA First Round
2015–16Quinnipiac25–917–31stWNIT Second Round
2016–17Quinnipiac29–717–31stNCAA Sweet Sixteen
2017–18Quinnipiac28–618–01stNCAA Second Round
2018–19Quinnipiac26–718–01stNCAA First Round
2019–20Quinnipiac15–1412–8T-3rd
2020–21Quinnipiac13–711–52nd
2021–22Quinnipiac21–1214–6T–2ndWNIT Second Round
2022–23Quinnipiac21–916–42nd
2023–24Quinnipiac13–189–117th
2024–25Quinnipiac28–518–22ndWBIT First Round
2025–26Quinnipiac27–719–1T–1stWBIT Second Round
Quinnipiac:571–362 (.612)390–189 (.674)
Total:571–362 (.612)
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

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