Steven Fennelly - Assistant Coach - Women's Basketball Coaches

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Steven Fennelly

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
Steven.Fennelly@UNI.edu
Phone:
273-5831

Steven Fennelly begins his fourth year as an assistant coach with the Panthers in 2020-21. He primarily coaches UNI’s post players, including All-MVC honoree Megan Maahs, and serves as the recruiting coordinator. He will also assist in all day-to-day needs of the women’s basketball program.

In 2019-20, the Panthers won games against three Power-five schools and defeated Iowa, Iowa State and Drake in the same season for the first time in program history. The Panthers were on the verge of the 11th postseason trip in 12 seasons before the season was cut short on eve of the Hoops in the Heartland.

Fennelly spent the 2016-17 season as an assistant coach at the University of Idaho. He coached the Vandals post players while also taking on responsibilities of recruiting and the team’s video coordinator. Prior to Idaho, Fennelly spent three seasons (2013-16) with Cal State Fullerton as an assistant coach with the Titans.

Before his role with CSU Fullerton, Fennelly served two seasons (2011-13) as the head video coordinator at Iowa State. During his two years as graduate with the Cyclones the team posted a 42-22 (.656) record, including two trips to the NCAA Tournament. Fennelly also worked as the head student manager at ISU for four seasons (2007-11) prior to his post-graduate position with the Cyclones. Fennelly, alongside his father and ISU head coach Bill Fennelly, went to six consecutive NCAA Tournaments while he worked in Ames. Included in the postseason trips were two Sweet Sixteens and one trip to the Elite Eight in 2009.

A native of Ames, Iowa, Fennelly graduated from Iowa State in 2007, earning a bachelor’s degree in communications. He received his master’s in 2013, also from Iowa State. Fennelly and his wife, Andrea, were married in May 2015. The couple have a son, Camden and a daughter Chandler.