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Bob Hallberg - Head Coach

Bob Hallberg is now in his eighth year as head coach of the Saint Xavier University women's basketball program.  He has had some notable accomplishments with the program, which was created in 1999.  The Cougars reached the 100-win mark in only their fourth season of existence, have achieved at least 20 wins in each season and have advanced to the NAIA National Tournament each of the last five seasons. 

Hallberg is a well-known figure on the Chicago hoops scene. He played high school basketball at Leo under legendary Jim Arnenberg and continued his playing career at Chicago Teacher's College (now Chicago State University) under Spin Salario.  Hallberg received his degree in physical education from Chicago State in 1966 and later obtained a master's degree in physical education from George Williams University (Ill.).

Upon graduation from CSU, Hallberg launched his coaching career at Kennedy High School on the southwest side of Chicago. In his five years there, his teams won 93 contests, while losing just 16 for a remarkable .853 winning percentage.

In 1971, Hallberg was named the head men's coach at Saint Xavier College. His teams won 127 games and two conference titles over the next six years. That success earned a call from Chicago State in 1977. Chicago State was looking for a coach to lead its program into the NCAA Division I ranks. Hallberg responded with a 10-year run in which his teams averaged 25 wins a season.

Hallberg had many accomplishments while at Chicago State. In 1984, CSU won a third-place finish in the NAIA National Tournament and was ranked as the No. 1 small-college team in the nation. In 1985, his team set a record for the most NCAA Division I victories for a program in its first season of Divison I competition when his Cougars won 16 games. During these years, Chicago State held the NCAA record for consecutive home victories with a win streak of 75.

In 1987, Hallberg moved on to the University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC). His career coaching record (high school and college) is 753-351.

He resides in Oak Lawn with his wife, Linda. He has three sons: Bob (Becky), Bill (Deanna) and Brian (Joy). He also has six grandchildren: Nathan, Grace, Ben, Sophia, Gavin and Evan.

Career Coaching Record

Barry Shaw - Assistant Coach

Shaw has been associated with Coach Hallberg since 1967 when Hallberg coached him at Kennedy High School. Shaw attended Saint Xavier College, where he worked with the men's team as a student trainer and manager. His first coaching experience came in 1976-77 when he coached the Saint Xavier women's basketball team.

He became an assistant coach at Chicago State in 1978. Later, he was the assistant varsity coach at St. Laurence High School from 1983-85 and head varsity coach from 1985-90. From 1986-90, he also coached local high school all-stars for Team Chicago in summer AAU tournaments. He was also the assistant men's basketball coach for UIC from 1990-96.

Shaw is a graduate of Chicago State University (Ill.) with a bachelor of science in education and health. He is currently the Dean of Students at St. Laurence. He is a resident of Evergreen Park and lives with his wife Mary and their son Robert.

John Natanek - Assistant Coach

Natanek is entering his eighth year as assistant women's basketball coach in 2005-06. He spent the first year (1999) recruiting and developing the new program with head coach Bob Hallberg. Before SXU, Natanek coached for four years at Hillcrest and Montini Catholic high schools.

During his collegiate career, Natanek played basketball for the Cougars from 1993-95 and graduated in 1997 with a degree in history and political science. He is currently pursuing his master's degree at SXU in business administration.

He is married to another SXU grad, Joy Fahey, and the couple recently had their first child, Morgan Mary, in April 2005.  The family resides in Palos Heights, Ill.