PHILADELPHIA - Thomas Jefferson University head women's basketball coach Tom Shirley recorded his 800^th career victory on Wednesday night when the Rams defeated Shippensburg, 76-65 in non-conference action.
 
Shirley is the 17^th coach in NCAA women's basketball history to reach the milestone. He has an 800-362 career record for a .688 winning percentage over 40 seasons. He is the winningest active coach in Division II by victories and ranks third all-time. Shirley's teams have posted 20-plus wins on 28 occasions, which is second-most in Division II history. His squads have advanced to the NCAA Tournament 11 times.
 
Out of the 16 fellow coaches with 800 career victories, eight of them are enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (Tara VanDerveer, Geno Auriemma, Pat Summitt, Barbara Stevens, C. Vivian Stringer, Sylvia Hatchell, Muffet McGraw, Jody Conradt).
 
Shirley came to the Rams after eight seasons at the helm of his alma mater, DeSales. In his 32 seasons with Jefferson, he has amassed a 651-289 record (.693). Shirley has led the Rams to six conference titles, including four in the CACC, and 10 NCAA Tournament appearances.
 
Coach Shirley's achievement will be recognized prior to the Rams' contest against Wilmington (Del.) on Wednesday, December 1 at 6 p.m.
 

Tom Shirley's Coaching Record
Year	School	Record	Pct.	NCAA Tournament
1981-82	DeSales	10-14	.417
1982-83	DeSales	10-14	.417
1983-84	DeSales	19-6	.760
1984-85	DeSales	20-8	.714
1985-86	DeSales	21-10	.677
1986-87	DeSales	22-8	.733
1987-88	DeSales	23-7	.767
1988-89	DeSales	24-6	.800	Round of 16
1989-90	Philadelphia U.	17-11	.607
1990-91	Philadelphia U.	11-17	.393
1991-92	Philadelphia U.	26-6	.812
1992-93	Philadelphia U.	27-2	.931	First Round
1993-94	Philadelphia U.	23-7	.767
1994-95	Philadelphia U.	24-7	.774
1995-96	Philadelphia U.	26-5	.839
1996-97	Philadelphia U.	21-8	.724	First Round
1997-98	Philadelphia U.	25-9	.735	Second Round
1998-99	Philadelphia U.	22-9	.710
1999-00	Philadelphia U.	22-9	.710
2000-01	Philadelphia U.	21-12	.636	First Round
2001-02	Philadelphia U.	19-11	.633
2002-03	Philadelphia U.	21-10	.677
2003-04	Philadelphia U.	20-10	.667
2004-05	Philadelphia U.	20-13	.606
2005-06	Philadelphia U.	22-7	.759
2006-07	Philadelphia U.	21-10	.677
2007-08	Philadelphia U.	19-10	.655
2008-09	Philadelphia U.	21-10	.677	First Round
2009-10	Philadelphia U.	15-13	.536
2010-11	Philadelphia U.	15-12	.556
2011-12	Philadelphia U.	20-9	.690
2012-13	Philadelphia U.	14-13	.519
2013-14	Philadelphia U.	20-8	.714
2014-15	Philadelphia U.	22-9	.710	First Round
2015-16	Philadelphia U.	25-7	.781	First Round
2016-17	Philadelphia U.	14-15	.483
2017-18	Jefferson	26-6	.813	First Round
2018-19	Jefferson	29-3	.906	First Round
2019-20	Jefferson	20-11	.645	CACC Champions*
2020-21	Jefferson	N/A #
8 years at DeSales		149-73	.671
32 years with Rams		648-289	.692
40-year career record		797-362	.688

* The 2020 NCAA Tournament
was not played due to the
COVID-19 pandemic

# Jefferson did not compete in women's basketball in 2020-21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic