That's the year Iowa State associate head coach Robin Pingeton was named Illinois State women's basketball coach.
Pingeton took over for Jenny Yopp, whose four years as replacement for legendary Redbird mentor Jill Hutchison produced a mere 25 wins.
Pingeton was 41-47 in her first three seasons but years four through seven yielded a 103-34 mark, an NCAA Tournament appearances and two trips to the WNIT semifinals before she departed for Missouri.
ISU finds itself right back in the pre-Pingeton days after Sunday's firing of Barb Smith, who presided over four unsuccessful seasons and secured just 28 wins on the Redbird bench.