Nancy Fahey

Nancy Fahey was a star basketball player for the Belleville Ladycats before graduating in 1977. At the University of Wisconsin, she was four-year letterwinner and team captain. Her collegiate coaching career began in 1986 at Washington University in St. Louis. Fahey led the Bears to 10 Final Four appearances and an NCAA record five Division III national championships, including four straight from 1998-2001. She also guided the Bears to an 81-game winning streak from 1997 to 2001- the second longest winning streak in NCAA women's basketball history. In 2017, Nancy was named head coach of the University of Illinois Fighting Illini.

Fahey was twice named the W.B.C.A. Coach of the Year and was recognized as NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year four times. Nancy has already been inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, the Washington University Sports Hall of Fame, the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, and the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame. Throughout her storied career, Fahey continues to be a source of inspiration to generations of young women.