Nolan joins her mother in SJ Hall of Fame
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Dianne Nolan
To Be Inducted Into South Jersey Basketball Hall of Fame
Stags mentor is also a member of
the Connecticut Women’s Basketball HOF
Fairfield, Conn. – Fairfield
University head women’s basketball coach Dianne
Nolan 
will be inducted into the South Jersey Basketball Hall of Fame on
February 12, 2007, it was announced today by the Boys’ and Girls’ Divisions of
the Albert Carino Basketball Club of South Jersey. Dianne, right with one of her players, Meka Werts.
“I am humbled and honored to receive this honor,” said Nolan. “ I am truly touched. It is a credit to the wonderful coaches and players that I have had the joy of working with over the years.”
Nolan is in her 28th season at the helm of the Stags women’s basketball program, and her 33rd year as a head coach, spending her first five years at St. Francis (NY). She is one of 29 coaches in Division I history to record 500 wins during their careers, posting a 510-410 career record. She has picked up 449 wins while at the helm of the Stags, prior to the Stags game Friday at Iona College.
In her tenure at Fairfield, she has led the Stags to five postseason berths. The Stags have four NCAA Tournament berths, including an at-large bid in 2001, and a berth in the 2000 WNIT. Under her direction the Stags have won three MAAC Regular Season crowns and three MAAC Tournament titles.
She has been honored with numerous Coach of the Year awards during her career. She is a five-time MAAC Coach of the Year, most recently earning the 2000 distinction. The Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association has twice honored her, in 2006 with the Distinguished Service Award and as their Coach of the Year in 2001. She was also recognized as the 1984 New England Coach of the Year.
Nolan, a graduate of Gloucester Catholic High School and Rowan University, joins her mother, Bert Nolan, in the Hall of Fame.