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Jenny Boucek

Jennifer Dawn Boucek (/ˈbuːsɛk/ BOO-sek;[1] born December 20, 1973) is an American assistant basketball coach for the Indiana Pacers, a former basketball player, and former head coach of the Seattle Storm. She was hired by the Storm on January 20, 2015, but terminated on August 10, 2017, as the team failed to meet the expectations that came along with the acquisition of consecutive top draft picks Jewell Loyd and Breanna Stewart. Boucek was previously the head coach for the Sacramento Monarchs from November 15, 2006, until July 12, 2009.[2]

Jenny Boucek
Indiana Pacers
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1973-12-20) December 20, 1973 (age 50)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight130 lb (59 kg)
Career information
High schoolUniversity School of Nashville (Nashville, Tennessee)
CollegeVirginia (1992–1996)
WNBA draft1997: undrafted
Playing career1996–1998
PositionGuard
Number10, 14
Coaching career1999–present
Career history
As player:
1997Cleveland Rockers
1997–1998Keflavík
As coach:
1999Washington Mystics (assistant)
2000–2002Miami Sol (assistant)
2003–2005Seattle Storm (assistant)
2007–2009Sacramento Monarchs
2010–2014Seattle Storm (assistant)
2015–2017Seattle Storm
2017–2018Sacramento Kings (assistant)
2018–2021Dallas Mavericks (assistant)
2021–presentIndiana Pacers (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As head coach:

As assistant coach:

Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

College career

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Born Jennifer Dawn Boucek in Nashville, Tennessee, Boucek was a four-year starting player for the University of Virginia's women's basketball team from 1992 to 1996.[2] She helped lead the Cavaliers to four regular season Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championships and three NCAA Elite Eight appearances.

Boucek was a two-time GTE Academic All-American team member and two-time ACC selection. Boucek twice earned team Defensive Player of the Year honors and finished her career at Virginia as a member of the 1,000-point club. She also competed in the U.S. Olympic Festival in 1993.

Boucek graduated with honors in 1997 with a double major degree in sports medicine and sports management. She was given a free fifth year after her college playing career ended. She had six mini-internships during that year, including in sports medicine, sports information and sports psychology. Boucek graduated as No. 1 at Virginia's Curry School of Education and Human Development.[3]

Professional playing career

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Boucek planned to enter med school but rumors of the WNBA's founding had her spending a month getting back into shape to attend a Cleveland Rockers open tryout. In 1997, she was one of a pair of women to earn a spot on the roster from 350 attendees to the tryout.[4] Boucek played her first game with the Rockers on June 21, 1997, in a 56 - 76 loss to the Houston Comets. where she recorded 2 points and 2 rebounds.[5] She would play in 10 of the Rockers' 28 games in the 1997 season (the team finished with a 15 - 13 record, being 4 - 6 in the games where Boucek played).

Despite suffering what would prove to be a career-ending back fracture that season,[3] Boucek signed with Keflavík in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild in November 1997 .[6] She helped the club win the Icelandic championship[7] and the Icelandic Basketball Cup,[8] and was named the Foreign player of the year.[9]

She returned to the Cleveland Rockers in time for the 1998 season, which would be her final season as a player.[10]

Boucek finished her WNBA career with averages of 1.8 points, 1.0 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game.

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

WNBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
1997 Cleveland 10 1 11.2 46.7 0.0 57.1 1.0 0.9 0.6 0.0 2.2 1.8
Career 1 year, 1 team 10 1 11.2 46.7 0.0 57.1 1.0 0.9 0.6 0.0 2.2 1.8

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
1992–93 Virginia 32 - - 54.2 0.0 70.6 3.8 1.9 0.7 0.1 - 5.9
1993–94 Virginia 30 - - 41.5 24.0 67.2 4.6 4.2 1.4 0.2 - 8.5
1994–95 Virginia 32 - - 51.6 30.6 67.5 3.8 3.8 1.4 0.1 - 9.9
1995–96 Virginia 33 - - 51.7 0.0 58.2 2.7 2.7 1.3 0.0 - 7.4
Career 127 - - 49.3 27.0 65.7 3.7 3.1 1.2 0.1 - 7.9
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[11]

Coaching career

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Boucek began her coaching career in the WNBA during the 1999 season as an assistant with the Washington Mystics. In 2000, she joined the Miami Sol, also as an assistant coach, for three seasons.

In 2003, Boucek joined the Seattle Storm as an assistant coach and in 2004, helped the team win the WNBA Finals Championship, beating the Connecticut Sun. She also served as one of the Storm's scouts for prospective college players during the NCAA basketball season.

In addition to her official scouting duties, Boucek also served as a color commentator on several Fox Sports Net broadcasts of ACC women's basketball games.

However, shortly after the 2005 WNBA season ended, Boucek declined to remain with the Storm for the upcoming 2006 season, citing personal reasons for her departure.

On November 15, 2006, the Sacramento Monarchs named Boucek as their new head coach for the 2007 WNBA season. On July 12, 2009, Sacramento Monarchs general manager John Whisenant announced the team relieved Boucek of her head coaching duties. She compiled a 40–41 record in two-plus years as Monarchs head coach. She was 19–15 in 2007, 18–16 in 2008, and 3–10 in 2009 at the time of her dismissal.

She regards Pacers coach Rick Carlisle as a friend and mentor with their shared background as standout basketball players at Virginia. He invited Boucek to spend time with his Mavericks staff in 2011 and for a month of 2014's training camp.[3]

On January 20, 2015, the Seattle Storm named Boucek as head coach.[12] On August 10, 2017, the Storm fired Boucek as head coach after compiling a 36–58 record for the franchise and, in particular, for a disappointing 2017 season.[13]

On October 20, 2017, Boucek was announced as a player development coach for the Sacramento Kings, becoming the third woman assistant coach in NBA history.[14]

On July 19, 2018, Boucek was announced as an assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks, becoming the first female assistant coach in franchise history.[15] She gave birth to her daughter Rylie twelve days later.[3]

On July 16, 2021, Boucek was named an assistant coach of the Indiana Pacers, remaining with Rick Carlisle, who hired her to join the Mavericks' staff three years earlier.[16]

Coaching record

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Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
SAC 2007 34 19 15 .559 3rd in West 3 1 2 .333 Lost in Western Conference Semi-Finals
SAC 2008 34 18 16 .529 4th in West 3 1 2 .333 Lost in Western Conference Semi-Finals
SAC 2009 13 3 10 .231 6th in West - - - - Fired Mid-Season
SEA 2015 34 10 24 .294 5th in West - - - - Missed Playoffs
SEA 2016 34 16 18 .471 4th in West 1 0 1 .000 Lost in 1st Round
SEA 2017 26 10 16 .385 5th in West - - - - Fired Mid-Season
Career 175 76 99 .434 7 2 5 .286

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 start of season NBA pronunciation guide" (Press release). National Basketball Association. October 24, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "5 things to know about new Mavericks assistant Jenny Boucek, including her extensive coaching history and days as a baller at UVA". The Dallas Morning News. July 22, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "She was ready to choose motherhood over an NBA career. Now she's blazing dual trails as the Mavericks' first female coach". SportsDay. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "Jenny Boucek: Career". WNBA. Archived from the original on April 30, 2001. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  5. ^ "Houston Comets at Cleveland Rockers, June 21, 1997".
  6. ^ "Einstefna hjá Keflavíkurstúlkum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). November 25, 1997. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  7. ^ Skapti Hallgrímsson (March 31, 1998). "Keflvíkingar bestir". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  8. ^ Skúli Unnar Sveinsson (February 17, 1998). "Spila alltaf fyrir liðið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  9. ^ "Helgi Jónas og Anna María best að mati leikmanna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). April 25, 1998. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  10. ^ "New York Liberty at Cleveland Rockers, August 23, 1997".
  11. ^ "Jenny Boucek College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  12. ^ "WNBA's Storm promote Jenny Boucek to head coach". ESPN.com. January 20, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  13. ^ Allen, Percy (August 10, 2017). "Following fourth straight loss, Storm fires coach Jenny Boucek". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  14. ^ "NBA Team Sacramento Kings hire Jenny Boucek as Assistant Coach (USA) - Female Coaching Network". Female Coaching Network. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  15. ^ "Rick Carlisle hires Jenny Boucek to assistant role, the first female on Mavs' coaching staff in franchise history". SportsDay. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  16. ^ "Pacers Hire Four Assistant Coaches". NBA.com. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
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