Maggie McCloskey-Bax

Maggie McCloskey-Bax

Maggie McCloskey-Bax joined the North Central College women's basketball program as the 11th head coach in program history in the fall of 2018.

In her seven seasons at the helm, McCloskey-Bax owns a record of 58-108, leading the Cardinals to a six-win improvement in 2023-24, marking the first time in program history that the Cardinals hosted as College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Tournament game.

Bio Categories - Competitive Accomplishments
  • 2020-21, 2021-22, 2023-24 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Tournament Qualifier
  • Seven All-CCIW Award Winners
  • Four CSC Academic All-District Award Winners
  • Coached Jocelyn Trotter to the CCIW First Year Student-Athlete of the Year award in 2023-24
  • Coached Elle Sutter, the first player in CCIW history to be named a First Team All-CCIW student-athlete in two sports in the same academic year (women's soccer)

Bio Categories - Coaching Experience
  • Assistant coach at Carthage College (2013-2017)
  • Assistant coach at Ohio Wesleyan University (2011-2013)
  • Youth coach of Fjolnir Basketball Club in Reykjavik, Iceland
Bio Categories - Personal Info
  • Played collegiately at NCAA Division I Loyola University Chicago, 2006-2010
  • Elected three-year team captain
  • Holds NCAA record for consecutive games with a three-point field goal (69)
  • Holds Horizon League record for career three-point field goals (325)
  • Horizon League Academic Honor Roll recipient
  • Participated in ESPN three-point shootout in 2010
  • Graduated from Loyola Chicago in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in psychology
  • Graduated from Carthage in 2017 with a master's degree in education with a concentration in leadership