St. Norbert named the playing surface in Schuldes Sports Center �Connie Tilley Court� on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 24, in a surprise ceremony following Tilley's 499th career basketball win, against Knox.

Wisconsin�s all-time winningest college women�s basketball coach regardless of level, Tilley�s coaching tenures in basketball, softball and volleyball have impacted virtually every female athlete who�s ever donned a St. Norbert uniform.

�I can think of no better honor for someone who has meant as much to our athletics department as Connie has,� St. Norbert athletics director Tim Bald said. �Not only does St. Norbert College appreciate Connie�s self-emptying service, but so do her many past and present student-athletes.�

&&f-boxl&&Through Saturday, Tilley�s collegiate coaching record stands at 828-447 with 18 conference titles in 54 sports seasons. Only four of her teams have finished below .500.

Her career record in basketball is 499-250 in her 32nd season at St. Norbert as of Jan. 24, 2009. Her teams have won eight Midwest Conference titles and four Wisconsin Independent Colleges-Women�s Athletic Conference championships.

Tilley�s basketball teams have played in eight NCAA Division III Tournaments, including one Final Four appearance in 1985, as well as four Sweet 16 appearances. Tilley led St. Norbert to its most recent NCAA Sweet 16 appearance in 2003, upsetting Carleton on the road in the second round of the tournament. She also engineered an impressive 14-point win against UW-Stevens Point in the first round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament on the Pointers� home floor. She also coached the volleyball team to 130 wins and the softball team to 199.