Jody Wynn ( Anton, born February 21, 1974) is an American women's

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coach. She was head coach at the

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from 2017 to 2021 and at

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from 2009 to 2017.

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 the high school team approached her with some shooting tips and encouraged her to think about playing basketball when she reached high school. She gave up swimming and water polo to commit to playing basketball starting every game in winning three straight state championships. Although she was the tallest player on the team he had her playing at the two guard position. She earned the CIF-Southern Section and Orange County Player of the Year honors in 1991 and 1992. She was also tabbed a

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and Street & Smith's Honorable-Mention All-American. 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.

College

Wynn earned her Bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California in 1996, and in 2000, she completed a Master's degree at

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. During her collegiate playing career (1993–96), the

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earned a cumulative record of 79-35 (.693). This team, which was headlined by notable WNBA players

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and

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, won the 1994 Pac-10 Conference Championship. The Trojans made three consecutive

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Tournament appearances from 1993 to 1995. During this time, Wynn played under three head coaches –

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(1993),

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(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. Her senior year at USC was cut short by a career-ending ankle surgery.

Coaching career

On April 7, 2009, Wynn was named Head Coach of the Long Beach State Women's Basketball program. On April 14, 2017, she was named Head Coach of the Washington Women's Basketball program. Wynn was fired by the

on March 15, 2021.

Head coaching record

Personal life

In 2000, Jody married Derek Wynn. They have two daughters. Before taking up basketball, Wynn competed in girls water polo and open-water swimming events.

References

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