Jennifer Hoover

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Jennifer Hoover
Jennifer Hoover Head Coach High Point University.jpg
Jennifer Hoover
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamWake Forest
ConferenceACC
Record126–153 (.452)
Biographical details
Born (1969-10-12) October 12, 1969 (age 52)
Roanoke, Virginia
Playing career
1987–1991Wake Forest
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1996UMKC (asst.)
1996–1998VCU (asst.)
1998–2000East Carolina (asst.)
2000–2002James Madison (asst.)
2002–2003Memphis (asst.)
2003–2004Virginia (Dir of Ops)
2004–2007Virginia (asst.)
2007–2008Memphis (assoc. HC)
2008–2011California (asst.)
2011–2012High Point
2012–presentWake Forest
Head coaching record
Overall146–166 (.468)

Jennifer Hoover née Mitchell (born October 12, 1969)[1] is the current head coach of the Wake Forest University women's basketball team.[2] She played her collegiate career at Wake Forest and is the school's leading scorer and rebounder.[3]

Wake Forest statistics[]

Source[4][5][6][7]

Ratios
YEAR Team GP FG% 3P% FT% RBG APG BPG SPG PPG
1987–88 Wake Forest 31 57.2% - 37.8% 5.97 0.48 0.19 0.65 6.35
1988–89 Wake Forest 28 61.7% - 53.0% 8.11 1.07 0.50 1.21 18.64
1989–90 Wake Forest 30 60.6% 0.0% 24.8% 9.77 1.60 1.33 2.40 15.90
1990–91 Wake Forest 28 61.0% 0.0% 52.4% 10.75 1.25 0.57 1.50 19.00
Career 117 60.7% 0.0% 43.9% 8.60 1.09 0.65 1.44 14.77
Totals
YEAR Team GP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA REB A BK ST PTS
1987–88 Wake Forest 31 83 145 - - 31 82 185 15 6 20 197
1988–89 Wake Forest 28 221 358 - - 80 151 227 30 14 34 522
1989–90 Wake Forest 30 226 373 0 3 25 101 293 48 40 72 477
1990–91 Wake Forest 28 233 382 0 2 66 126 301 35 16 42 532
Career 117 763 1258 0 5 202 460 1006 128 76 168 1728

Awards and honors[]

In 2007, Hoover was named to the Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame.[3]

In 2012, after leading High Point to a 20–13 record, Hoover was named the Maggie Dixon Division I Rookie Coach of the Year Award, awarded to a coach who achieves great success in their first year as a Division I head coach.[8]

On March 4, 2021, Hoover became the winningest coach in Wake Forest history after beating North Carolina in the 2021 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament. The win gave Hoover 126 total wins as a coach at her alma mater.[9]

Head coaching record[]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
High Point (Big South Conference) (2011–2012)
2011–12 High Point 20–13 13–5 2nd WNIT First Round
High Point: 20–13 (.606) 13–5 (.722)
Wake Forest (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2012–present)
2012–13 Wake Forest 13–19 5–13 T-9th
2013–14 Wake Forest 15–16 5–11 11th
2014–15 Wake Forest 13–20 2–14 13th
2015–16 Wake Forest 17–16 6–10 T-9th WNIT Second Round
2016–17 Wake Forest 16–16 6–10 9th WNIT Second Round
2017–18 Wake Forest 14–17 5–11 11th
2018–19 Wake Forest 10–20 1–15 15th
2019–20 Wake Forest 16–16 7–11 T-11th
2020–21 Wake Forest 12–13 8–10 T-9th NCAA First Round
Wake Forest: 126–153 (.452) 45–104 (.302)
Total: 146–166 (.468)

      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

References[]

  1. ^ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 27 Sep 2015.
  2. ^ "Jen Hoover - Head Coach". godeacs.com. Wake Forest Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Jennifer Mitchell Hoover (2007) - Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame". Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  4. ^ "FINAL 1988 DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 18 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "FINAL 1989 DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 18 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "FINAL 1990 DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 18 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "FINAL 1991 DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 18 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Hoover gets coaching award". Winston-Salem Journal. April 4, 2012. Retrieved 23 Jun 2015.
  9. ^ Johns, Les (March 5, 2021). "Wake Forest a Special Place for All-Time Wins Leader, Hoover". godeacs.com. Wake Forest Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2021.


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