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Mary Ann Falcosky begins her third year at USD, and eighth year with head coach Cindy Fisher, as an assistant coach. Falcosky has a wealth of coaching experience at both the division I and junior college levels and over 13 years of recruiting experience. With this experience, one of her primary responsibilities will be to coordinate the recruiting effort of the Toreros, which in includes both national and international recruiting. Falcosky also works with the USD marketing department to promote the women's basketball program and assists the strength and conditioning coach to ensure the physical fitness levels of the Toreros is at a championship level.
Other responsibilities Falcosky will take on at USD include the scouting of opponents to assist Fisher with game plans. During the game, she will chart the Toreros defensive schemes and provide defensive and offensive input to Fisher. She is also in charge of the development of the post players and will assist with the academic success of the student-athletes through the women's basketball academic and mentoring program.
During only her second season at USD, she helped guide the Toreros to their biggest turn around in program history, a 12-game improvement from 9-19 in the 2005-06 season to a 21-9 record in 2006-07 season. Under Falcosky's guidence, the Toreros placed three players on the All-WCC lists, including the WCC Co-Player of the Year Amanda Rego.
Prior to joining the USD staff, Falcosky completed a two-year stint as an assistant coach at Weber State in Ogden, Utah. Falcosky was essential in helping Weber State compile a 38-18 record between 2002-2005, including a 21-8 finish in the 2004-2005 season.
Her main responsibilities on the Wildcat staff included the individual development of both post and guard players, organizing team travel, assisting with recruiting, organizing and running the high school jamboree camps, marketing and promoting the program, working with the strength and conditioning coach regarding pre, in, and post season strength training and assisting on the court with both offense and defense.
Prior to joining the Weber State staff, Falcosky spent five years as an assistant coach at the University of Wyoming. While at Wyoming, Falcosky was instrumental in implementing an academic program, which resulted in 32 players being recognized academically on an Academic All-Conference Team, and the WBCA recognizing the 2001-02 Wyoming women's team for having the highest GPA in the country among Division I institutions. Other duties include assisting with all aspects of organizing and running one of the largest team camps (1,800 attendees) in the country, coordinating and assisting with the recruiting efforts which attracted student-athletes from the northwest, west, and mid-west regions and having contributed to the development of seven players who were able to continue their careers playing professionally overseas.
Prior to working at Wyoming, Falcosky was an assistant at Mesa Community College in Mesa, Ariz. for four years. Her 1998-99 recruiting class finished the season ranked 5th in the NJCAA Division II poll.
A native of Tempe, Ariz., Falcosky is a 1993 graduate of Northern Arizona University and holds her masters degree in kinesiology and health from the University of Wyoming.
