Women's Basketball
Yori, Connie
Connie Yori
- Title:
- Program Advisor for Women's Basketball
Former Creighton head coach Connie Yori returned to the Bluejay Women’s Basketball staff as the Program Advisor in January of 2018. Back at Creighton for the first time since 2002, Yori works with the Bluejay women’s basketball staff to create and develop game strategy, scouting Creighton’s opponents and participating in on-campus recruiting.
“Bringing Connie on staff has had tremendous value. She adds unique experience as a former head coach to ask questions from a different perspective,” said Flanery. “In addition, she is someone who understands our program from the inside, but has also been outside the program. She is able to give us an idea of where we can improve.”
One the most decorated women’s basketball coaches in the country, Yori’s head coaching career spanned 26 seasons at Loras (1990-92), Creighton (1992-2002) and Nebraska (2002-16). She compiled a record of 475-306 during her career, including a 170-115 mark at the helm for the Bluejays.
Yori guided nine squads to the NCAA Tournament, including runs to the Sweet 16 in 2010 and 2013. The 2010 National Coach of the Year (Kay Yow, Associated Press, USBWA and Naismith), Yori led her team to a 29-0 regular season record. She also collected Coach of the Year honors in the Missouri Valley (2002), the Big 12 (2010) and the Big Ten (2013 & 2014).
Beyond her storied coaching career, Yori was one of Creighton’s greatest players on the court. A Creighton Athletics Hall of Fame inductee in 1992, Yori is one of just two Creighton players to have their number hang in the rafters of D.J. Sokol Arena. She graduated in 1986 as Creighton’s leading scorer with 2,010 points, a number that still ranks third all-time. She also remains in the Bluejays’ top-10 in scoring average (1st - 20.3 ppg), rebounding (8th - 746), assists (7th - 399), steals (2nd - 292), field goals made (2nd - 797), field goal percentage (5th - 54.2) and free throws made (2nd - 416). Yori’s coaching career began immediately after her playing career concluded, serving as Creighton’s assistant coach from 1986-89.
“I’m so proud to be a Creighton alum and always have been, it is where my roots are,” said Yori. “It was hard to leave here and I am happy to be back helping my alma mater. This is a minor role in a really good program and it has been fun to rejoin the Creighton family.”
“Bringing Connie on staff has had tremendous value. She adds unique experience as a former head coach to ask questions from a different perspective,” said Flanery. “In addition, she is someone who understands our program from the inside, but has also been outside the program. She is able to give us an idea of where we can improve.”
One the most decorated women’s basketball coaches in the country, Yori’s head coaching career spanned 26 seasons at Loras (1990-92), Creighton (1992-2002) and Nebraska (2002-16). She compiled a record of 475-306 during her career, including a 170-115 mark at the helm for the Bluejays.
Yori guided nine squads to the NCAA Tournament, including runs to the Sweet 16 in 2010 and 2013. The 2010 National Coach of the Year (Kay Yow, Associated Press, USBWA and Naismith), Yori led her team to a 29-0 regular season record. She also collected Coach of the Year honors in the Missouri Valley (2002), the Big 12 (2010) and the Big Ten (2013 & 2014).
Beyond her storied coaching career, Yori was one of Creighton’s greatest players on the court. A Creighton Athletics Hall of Fame inductee in 1992, Yori is one of just two Creighton players to have their number hang in the rafters of D.J. Sokol Arena. She graduated in 1986 as Creighton’s leading scorer with 2,010 points, a number that still ranks third all-time. She also remains in the Bluejays’ top-10 in scoring average (1st - 20.3 ppg), rebounding (8th - 746), assists (7th - 399), steals (2nd - 292), field goals made (2nd - 797), field goal percentage (5th - 54.2) and free throws made (2nd - 416). Yori’s coaching career began immediately after her playing career concluded, serving as Creighton’s assistant coach from 1986-89.
“I’m so proud to be a Creighton alum and always have been, it is where my roots are,” said Yori. “It was hard to leave here and I am happy to be back helping my alma mater. This is a minor role in a really good program and it has been fun to rejoin the Creighton family.”
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