Coach Gardner Named To OVC 75th Anniversary Team
6/27/2023 10:36:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Coach Gardner was head coach at Austin Peay for seven seasons
MACON, Ga. – Mercer women's basketball head coach Susie Gardner was named to the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) 75th Anniversary Team.
The 2022-23 academic year marked the 75th anniversary of the Ohio Valley Conference, which began in 1948 and currently ranks as the eighth-oldest Division I Conference.
As part of the celebration of the storied accomplishments of the League, a committee working in conjunction with current and former schools, captured the "best-of-the-best" in each sport to celebrate the top athletes and coaches in league history with the 75th Anniversary Team.
Coach Gardner was head coach at Austin Peay from 1996-2003. During her tenure at Austin Peay, Gardner captured three OVC Tournament championships (2001, 2002 & 2003), one OVC regular season title (2003) and three NCAA post-season berths (2001, 2002 & 2003). Gardner was tabbed as the OVC Coach of the Year in 2003. She also produced the OVC Player of the Year in both 2003 and 2004, with two players garnering the league's Freshman of the Year award twice (2000 and 2001).
A 2007 Austin Peay Athletics Hall of Fame inductee, Gardner coached four of Austin Peay's five player selections on the OVC 75th Anniversary Team, including Brooke Armistead, who was the first player in Austin Peay history to be named the OVC Athlete and Player of the Year.
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The 2022-23 academic year marked the 75th anniversary of the Ohio Valley Conference, which began in 1948 and currently ranks as the eighth-oldest Division I Conference.
As part of the celebration of the storied accomplishments of the League, a committee working in conjunction with current and former schools, captured the "best-of-the-best" in each sport to celebrate the top athletes and coaches in league history with the 75th Anniversary Team.
Coach Gardner was head coach at Austin Peay from 1996-2003. During her tenure at Austin Peay, Gardner captured three OVC Tournament championships (2001, 2002 & 2003), one OVC regular season title (2003) and three NCAA post-season berths (2001, 2002 & 2003). Gardner was tabbed as the OVC Coach of the Year in 2003. She also produced the OVC Player of the Year in both 2003 and 2004, with two players garnering the league's Freshman of the Year award twice (2000 and 2001).
A 2007 Austin Peay Athletics Hall of Fame inductee, Gardner coached four of Austin Peay's five player selections on the OVC 75th Anniversary Team, including Brooke Armistead, who was the first player in Austin Peay history to be named the OVC Athlete and Player of the Year.
FOLLOW THE BEARSÂ
For complete coverage of Mercer Basketball, please follow the Bears on social media at @Mercer_WBB (Twitter),  /MercerWBB (Facebook) and @Mercer_wbb (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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