Coaches

Eileen Copenhaver

Year Inducted: 2026

Category: Coaches

Schools / Organizations:

(New Lenox) Providence Catholic High School

University of Illinois-Chicago

Loyola University-Chicago

Biography:

Eileen’s teams have won more than 400 games with her as a head coach.  At the time of her induction, she had been head girls’ coach at Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox since 2004, guiding the Celtics to numerous IHSA Regional and Sectional championships. 

Eileen was women’s head coach at University of Illinois-Chicago from 1990-98, posting 89 wins. Prior to that, she was a graduate assistant for two years and an assistant coach from 1985-90 at Loyola University-Chicago.