Women's Basketball

Coach Meister begins her second season at the helm for the Lady Cavaliers for the 2022-23 season.

Prior to becoming head coach, Meister served seven years as the assistant coach for KCC, and the Cavaliers earned an overall record of 147-59 (.714). Postseason accomplishments included four Region 4 Championship titles, four national tournament appearances including 4th and 7th place finishes.

She has coached three All-Americans, 10 Academic All-Americans, and helped place 22 athletes at the next level. Before coaching at KCC, Meister spent six years as a high school teacher and coach at Tri-Point High School (2008-14). A 2006 graduate of KCC, Meister was a two-time All-Region 4 honoree and was MVP of the All-Region 4 Tournament Team (2006). She earned NJCAA All-American honors in 2005 and 2006, and played in the 2006 national tournament. 

Meister is in the elite “1,000 Point Club,” finishing with 1,014 points at KCC. In 2019, Coach Meister was inducted into the NJCAA Region IV Hall of Fame. After KCC, Meister continued her basketball career with a full scholarship to Chicago State University (NCAA Div. I). Her competitive mentality led her to Olivet Nazarene University (NAIA Div. I) to finish her senior year on scholarship. During that season (2007-08), ONU won the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament, led the country in team scoring average, was nationally ranked, and made an NAIA National Tournament appearance. 

A native of Diamond, Meister earned IHSA All-State honors in 2003 and 2004 at Reed-Custer High School. She resides in Ashkum, IL with her husband, Todd, and their three children, Hadley, Harper and Hudson. 

Coach Meister also serves as KCC’s assistant athletic director. Both roles give her the ability to work directly with student-athletes and build a foundation of trust, dedication, and success in the place she calls home.

Mark Hadley is entering his second season as assistant women’s basketball coach at KCC. Hadley has an in-depth knowledge of situational game adjustments, scouting abilities, and an undeniable love for the game.

He brings more than 25 years of coaching experience to the Cavaliers, from the high school, middle school and summer Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) levels.

Hadley has coached varsity girls basketball at Reed-Custer High School (2000-04), Wilmington High School (2004-08) and Tri-Point High School (2009-12). During that time, he was a part of four Interstate-8 Conference Championships, including one undefeated I-8 season. Hadley’s teams also won two Regional Championships and a Sectional Championship. In AAU basketball, his teams have placed first in state, and first and third at the national level. 

After leaving coaching to focus on his career, Hadley recently retired and has fulfilled his passion for the game by stepping back onto the basketball court.

A former KCC player, Jenny Coronelli is excited to come back to the college where she experienced success including two National Tournament Runner-Up finishes and an overall record of 57-10. 

Coronelli brings energy and excitement to the coaching staff in her second season as assistant coach. Her resume includes 13 years of middle school coaching an one season as a KCC assistant alongside Donnie Denson.

She is eager to be back with the program she attributes much of her personal success to. After KCC, Coronelli continued her collegiate basketball career at Kentucky Wesleyan University, a NCAA Div. II school where she completed a bachelor’s degree in sports management.

She earned a master’s degree in teaching from Olivet Nazarene University and became a Physical Education Teacher for a local school district. She is currently working on a doctoral degree in curriculum and instruction at Aurora University.

Coronelli lives in Bourbonnais with her puppy, Bootsie May, and cannot wait to see what this season has in store.