Eastern Illinois University Athletics

Position: Associate Head Coach
Years at EIU: 4th year
Alma Mater: Saint Joseph's, 1989

Kim Foley was hired as the first member of Debbie Black's Eastern Illinois staff as she joined the Panthers program as the associate head coach in July of 2013.

In her first season Foley helped coach a young EIU women's team to their seventh straight appearance in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament.  The Panthers were led by junior post player Sabina Oroszova who earned second team All-OVC honors while setting the school record for points in a game with 38 at Bradley.  In Foley's second season EIU mixed eight new faces into the roster as the Panthers made an eighth straight OVC Tournament, a streak that is tied for the longest active streak in the league.  EIU was again led by Oroszova who earned first team All-OVC honors and second team Mid-Major All-American honors. In her third year, Foley helped mold a brand new team after losing half of the previous season's team to graduation and transfers. The Panthers finished the 2015-16 season with a 3-25 record while going 2-14 in OVC play.

Prior to joining the EIU staff, Foley served three seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Lafayette College.  While at Lafayette, Foley has helped bring in recruiting classes that have featured three straight years with a player earning Patriot League All-Rookie Team honors including the Rookie of the Year Award winner Emily Homan in 2012.  This past season Foley helped coach the program to signature wins over Big East member Pittsburgh and Atlantic-10 member Fordham.

Prior to her time at Lafayette, Foley spent one season as an assistant coach at Colgate for the 2009-10 season.  She helped the team finish in fourth place in the Patriot League after a last place finish the season prior to her arrival on staff.  She coached Jhazmine Lynch the league's Rookie of the Year award winner in 2010.

From 1996-2002, Foley was the head coach at Central Connecticut State.  During her second season as head coach the team improved from two wins to 17 wins transitioning from the Mid-Continent Conference to the Northeast Conference.  The turnaround is the fourth best in NCAA history as the club finished second in the NEC standings after being predicted to finish last in the preseason poll.  Three members of Foley's first recruiting class earned NEC All-Rookie honors.  During her six year tenure as head coach, Foley coached four All-NEC performers with the team always excelling in the classroom.  She was the first coach in school history to organize and implement an International Tour for her program.

Foley began her coaching career as an assistant coach at Drexel in 1992 coaching three seasons with the Dragons program.  She was a key contributor on the staff that helped Drexel reach the conference tournament semifinals.  She then spent one season as an assistant coach at Central Connecticut State before taking over the head coaching reigns in July of 1996.

Foley played collegiate basketball at Saint Joseph's University being named the Jesuit College National Player of the Year as a senior in 1989.  She was a Basketball Writers Association All-American in 1989 and was inducted into Saint Joseph's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002.  Foley was a three-time Academic All-American from 1987-89 earning first team honors her senior season.  In addition to the Saint Joseph's Hall of Fame, Foley has also been inducted into the Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame, New England Basketball Hall of Fame and Peabody High School Hall of Fame.  

Following graduation in 1989, Foley played professional basketball for three seasons in Australia.  She was the Australian WNBL Defensive Player of the Year in 1991 while helping her team win the country's National Championship.