Jody Wynn

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Jody Wynn
Biographical details
Born (1974-02-21) February 21, 1974 (age 47)
Newport Beach, California
Alma materUSC
Playing career
1993–1996USC
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–2004Pepperdine (assistant)
2004–2009USC (assistant)
2009–2017Long Beach State
2017–2021Washington
Head coaching record
Overall155–163

Jody Wynn (née Anton, born February 21, 1974[1]) is an American women's basketball coach. She was head coach at the University of Washington from 2017 to 2021 and at Long Beach State from 2009 to 2017.[2]

High school[]

Jody Wynn was a prep standout in high school in Southern California. Her initial plans were to concentrate on swimming in high school with the goal of becoming an Olympic swimmer. However, while still in fifth grade, she was playing basketball when the head coach of Brea Olinda High School basketball team Mark Trakh (now the current University of Southern California women's coach), approached her with some shooting tips and encouraged her to think about playing basketball when she reached high school. She did commit to playing basketball and played for Trakh, starting every game in winning three straight championships. Although she was the tallest player on the team he had her playing at the two guard position.[3] She earned the CIF-Southern Section and Orange County Player of the Year honors in 1991 and 1992. She was also tabbed a USA Today and Street & Smith's Honorable-Mention All-American.[4]

Wynn played Forward and was a four-year starter on the varsity squad. She scored 16 points per game as a senior. In her four years, the team had a 129–6 record and won three California state championships.[5]

College[]

Wynn graduated from the University of Southern California in 1996, earning her Bachelor's degree in Exercise Science. In 2000, she completed a Master's degree in Education at Pepperdine University.

During her collegiate playing career (1993–96), the USC Trojans earned a cumulative record of 79-35 (.693). This team, which was headlined by notable WNBA players Lisa Leslie and Tina Thompson, won the 1994 Pac-10 Conference Championship.

The Trojans made three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances from 1993 to 1995. During this time, Wynn played under three head coaches – Marianne Stanley (1993), Cheryl Miller (1994–95) and Fred Williams (1996) – in a four-year span. Wynn's best statistical season was during her junior year, where she started in 27 games and averaged 8.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per contest.[1] Her senior year at USC was cut short by a career-ending ankle surgery.[6]

Coaching career[]

On April 7, 2009, Wynn was named Head Coach of the Long Beach State Women's Basketball program.[7] On April 14, 2017, she was named Head Coach of the Washington Women's Basketball program.[8] Wynn was fired by the University of Washington on March 15, 2021.[9]

Head coaching record[]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Long Beach State Beach (Big West Conference) (2009–2017)
2009–10 Long Beach State 13–17 9–7 T–4th
Long Beach State 8–23 6–10 6th
Long Beach State 14–18 7–9 7th
2012–13 Long Beach State 16–16 9–9 5th
2013–14 Long Beach State 17–15 8–8 T–6th
2014–15 Long Beach State 22–10 9–7 4th
2015–16 Long Beach State 24–9 12–4 T–2nd
2016–17 Long Beach State 23–11 12–4 2nd NCAA Division I First Round
Long Beach State: 137–119 (.535) 72–58 (.554)
Washington Huskies (Pac–12 Conference) (2017–Present)
2017–18 Washington 7–23 1–17 12th
2018–19 Washington 11–21 2–15 11th
2019–20 Washington 13–16 5–13 T–9th
Washington: 31–60 (.341) 8–45 (.151)
Total: 168–179 (.484)

      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

Personal life[]

In 2000, Jody married Derek Wynn.[6] They have two daughters who swam competitively and now play basketball. Before taking up basketball, Wynn, a fourth-generation Californian, was a nationally-ranked age-group swimmer. Wynn also competed on one of the first all-girl's water polo teams believed ever to have been formed, and was also a championship-level open-water swimmer who competed in several long-distance, ocean-series events.[10]

Sports forged an early common bond among Wynn's immediate family. Her father, a retired securities executive, played football at Occidental College under the legendary NFL coach, Jim Mora. Her mother, a fashion model and a retired teacher, was a U.S. Women's Amateur Golf champion and played at the University of California, Los Angeles under the guidance of Eddie Merrins, the longtime pro at Bel-Air Country Club. Her brother set ocean swimming records in addition to college swimming records as a freestyle swimmer at Duke University, and soon thereafter covered a sports-related matter as a field producer for the NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw: the famed O.J. Simpson Criminal Trial, where he occupied the courtroom seat issued to the network inside the Honorable Lance A. Ito's courtroom while reporting directly to the late assignment correspondent (later Chief White House Correspondent and Weekend Today co-anchor) David Bloom, who lead the Simpson coverage, as well as the ratings, for the NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw.[6][failed verification]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Jody Wynn Bio at USC". usctrojans.com. 2007. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Washington Huskies". Washington Huskies. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  3. ^ "With USC women in town to play Huskies, Jody Wynn will coach against her mentor, Mark Trakh". The Seattle Times. 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  4. ^ "Jody Wynn Bio at UW". HuskyHoopCamp.com. 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "Jody Anton high school bio". latimes.com. March 24, 1992. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "For Derek and Jody Wynn, basketball is a family affair". pepperdine-graphic.com. March 25, 2004. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "Jody Wynn named Long Beach State women's basketball head coach". LongBeachState.com. LONG BEACH STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Wynn Named Washington Head Women's Basketball Coach". GoHuskies.com. University of Washington Athletics. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  9. ^ Raley, Dan (March 15, 2021). "UW Fires Women's Basketball Coach Jody Wynn; Should Mike Hopkins Worry?". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  10. ^ "The First Family of Long Beach State". Orange County Register. 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
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