Felisha Legette-Jack

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Felisha Legette-Jack
Buffalo Bulls WBB Head Coach Felisha Legette-Jack (Cropped), January 2020.png
Felisha Legette-Jack as head coach for the Buffalo Bulls in 2020.
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamBuffalo
ConferenceMAC
Record142–85 (.626)
Annual salary$239,481
Biographical details
Born (1966-09-04) September 4, 1966 (age 55)
Syracuse, New York
Playing career
1984–1989Syracuse
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989–1991Westhill Senior HS
1991–1993Boston College (asst.)
1993–2000Syracuse (asst.)
2000–2002Michigan State (asst.)
2002–2006Hofstra
2006–2012Indiana
2012–presentBuffalo
Head coaching record
Overall317-269 (.541)
Tournaments2–2 (.500)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
CAA Coach of the Year (2004)
Medal record
Women’s Basketball
Assistant Coach for  United States
FIBA Under-19 World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2005 Tunis Team Competition

Felisha Legette-Jack (born September 4, 1966)[1] is the Head Women's basketball coach at University at Buffalo. Prior to that, she spent six seasons at Indiana University, where she headed up the women's program, leading the Hoosiers to three postseason appearances.

Early life and education[]

Coming from a athletically gifted family, Legette-Jack first came to prominence at Nottingham Senior High School in the mid 1980s.[2] Her brother, Ronnie, had led the Bulldogs to a state championship earlier, but Felisha went one better, leading the Lady Bulldogs to two state titles before going on to star at Syracuse University. At Syracuse, Legette-Jack scored 1,526 points, grabbed 927 rebounds, and graduated as the all-time leading scorer and rebounder in program history.[3] As of 2021, she ranks fifth in scoring and third in rebounds. She was the 1985 Big East Rookie of the Year, and all-league player three times, and was the recipient of a LetterWinner of Distinction Award.[4] Syracuse retired Legette-Jack's basketball jersey (#33) in November 2021. She became the first women’s basketball player at Syracuse to have her number retired, and one of the first three female athletes to have their uniforms retired by the Orange.[5][6]

Legette-Jack was fired by Indiana University Athletic Director Fred Glass on Monday, March 12, 2012.[7] She was hired by University at Buffalo Athletic Director Danny White on June 14, 2012, marking White's first coaching hire at UB.[8]

USA Basketball[]

Legette-Jack served as an assistant coach of the U19 team representing the US at the 2005 FIBA Americas U19 Championship for Women in Tunis, Tunisia. The USA team won all eight of their games, including the championship game against Serbia & Montenegro. Crystal Langhorne hit 77.5% of her field goal attempts, to lead the USA scorers with over 16 points per game. Candice Wiggins was close behind with almost 16 points per game. The USA team was dominant, winning every game by more than 20 points.[9]

Head coaching record[]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Hofstra Pride (Colonial Athletic Association) (2002–2006)
2002–03 Hofstra 8–21 4–14 9th
2003–04 Hofstra 14–14 11–7 T–2nd
2004–05 Hofstra 13–16 7–11 7th
2005–06 Hofstra 19–12 12–6 4th WNIT 2nd Round
Hofstra: 54–63 (.462) 34–38 (.472)
Indiana Hoosiers (Big Ten Conference) (2006–2012)
2006–07 Indiana 19–14 6–10 T–8th WNIT 3rd Round
2007–08 Indiana 18–15 10–8 T–5th WNIT 2nd Round
2008–09 Indiana 21–11 11–7 T–5th WNIT Quarterfinal
2009–10 Indiana 14–16 7–11 T–8th
2010–11 Indiana 9–20 3–13 10th
2011–12 Indiana 6–24 1–15 11th
Indiana: 87–100 (.465) 39–64 (.379)
Buffalo Bulls (Mid-American Conference) (2012–present)
2012–13 Buffalo 12–20 8–8 4th (East)
2013–14 Buffalo 17–13 10–8 3rd (East)
2014–15 Buffalo 19–13 11–7 3rd (East) WNIT 1st round
2015–16 Buffalo 20–14 8–10 3rd (East) NCAA First Round
2016–17 Buffalo 22–10 10–8 3rd (East)
2017–18 Buffalo 29–6 16–2 1st (East) NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2018–19 Buffalo 23–9 12–6 3rd (East) NCAA Second Round
2019–20 Buffalo 19–12 9–9 3rd (East) Post-season canceled due to COVID-19
2020–21 Buffalo 15–9 11–6 4th (East)
Buffalo: 176–106 (.624) 95–64 (.597)
Total: 317–269 (.541)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 23 Sep 2015.
  2. ^ Ditota, Donna (October 10, 2018). "Felisha Legette-Jack making most of 2nd chance many women coaches don't get". The Post-Standard. Archived from the original on October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  3. ^ Eyle, Alexandra (1 January 1996). "A Quarter Century of Competition: Syracuse University Women's Athletics". Syracuse University Magazine. 13 (2): 14. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Five Outstanding Alumni to Be Honored During Coming Back Together 2021". Syracuse University News. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  5. ^ Lenzi, Rachel (August 11, 2021). "Syracuse to retire Felisha Legette-Jack's women's basketball jersey". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  6. ^ Alandt, Anthony (11 November 2021). "Retiring Felisha Legette-Jack's jersey opens door for more women to be recognized". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  7. ^ Stuzman, Trent. "Felisha Legette-Jack fired". Indiana Daily Student. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  8. ^ Harris, Jay. "Legette-Jack named head women's basketball coach". WIVB.com News Channel 4. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  9. ^ "SIXTH FIBA WOMEN'S U19 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP -- 2005". USA Basketball. Retrieved 15 May 2013.


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