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Jennifer Hoover
Jennifer Hoover (; born October 12, 1969) is currently an assistant coach with the Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball, Virginia Tech women's basketball team. Career She was previously an assistant coach with the Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball, University of Kentucky women's basketball team since her appointment on July 11, 2022. Before coaching at Kentucky, she was the head coach at Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball, Wake Forest University for ten seasons prior to her dismissal two months earlier on May 11. She was succeeded by Megan Gebbia fifteen days later on May 26. She played her collegiate career at Wake Forest and is the school's leading scorer and rebounder. Wake Forest statistics Source Awards and honors In 2007, Hoover was named to the Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame. 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 succ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assistant Coach
An athletic coach is a person coaching in sport, involved in the direction, instruction, and training of a sports team or athlete. History The original sense of the word ''Coach'' is that of a Coach (carriage), horse-drawn carriage, deriving ultimately from the Hungarian city of Kocs where such vehicles were first made. Students at the University of Oxford in the early nineteenth century used the slang word to refer to a private tutor who would drive a less able student through his examinations just like horse driving. Britain took the lead in upgrading the status of sports in the 19th century. For sports to become professionalized, "coacher" had to become established. It gradually professionalized in the Victorian era and the role was well established by 1914. In the First World War, military units sought out the coaches to supervise physical conditioning and develop morale-building teams. Effectiveness John Wooden had a philosophy of coaching that encouraged planning, organ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big South Conference
The Big South Conference is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I. Originally a non-football conference, the Big South began sponsoring football in 2002 as part of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), and began operating the OVC–Big South Football Association in partnership with the Ohio Valley Conference in 2023. The Big South, founded in 1983, is firmly rooted in the South Atlantic region of the United States, with full member institutions located in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Associate members are located in Georgia and South Carolina. History Charter members included Armstrong State (later Armstrong Atlantic State University and now merged into Georgia Southern University as its Armstrong Campus) (1983–1987), Augusta (later Augusta State University and now merged into Augusta University) (1983–1990), Campbell University (1983–1994; 2011–2023), Baptist College (now Charleston Southern Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017–18 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Season
The 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 10, 2017 and ended with the 2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, Final Four 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game, title game at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio on April 1, 2018. Practices officially began in September 29, 2017. Season headlines Milestones and records * November 13 and 16 – Chastadie Barrs of Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball, Lamar recorded triple-doubles in consecutive games, making her the eighth Division I women's player to do so. First, she recorded 14 points, 10 assists and 10 steals in a 93–62 win over NCAA Division III, Division III Louisiana Christian Wildcats and Lady Wildcats#Women's basketball, Louisiana College. Barrs fell one rebound short of a quadruple-double in this game. She then recorded 24 points, 10 rebounds and 11 steals in the Cardinals' 92–49 blowout of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, NAIA school Southwest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Women's National Invitation Tournament
The 2017 Women's National Invitation Tournament was an annual single-elimination tournament of 64 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2017 Women's NCAA tournament. The tournament committee announced the 64-team field on March 13, following the selection of the NCAA Tournament field. The tournament began on March 15 and ended on April 1, with the championship game televised on the CBS Sports Network. In the championship game, the Michigan Wolverines defeated the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 89–79, in triple overtime. Participants The 2017 Postseason WNIT field consists of 32 automatic invitations – one from each conference – and 32 (or more) at-large teams. The intention of the WNIT Selection Committee was to select the best available at-large teams in the nation. A team offered an automatic berth by the WNIT will be the team that is the highest-finishing team in its conference's regular-season standings, and not selected for the NCAA Tournamen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016–17 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Women's Basketball Team
The 2016–17 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demon Deacons, led by fifth year head coach Jen Hoover, were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. They finished the season 16–16, 6–10 in ACC play in ninth place. They lost in the second round of the ACC women's tournament to Virginia. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Bethune-Cookman in the first round before losing to Middle Tennessee in the second round. 2016–17 media Wake Forest IMG Sports Network The Wake Forest Demon Deacons IMG Sports Network will broadcast Demon Deacons games oWake Forest All Access You can also keep track on Twitter @WakeWBB. Post game interviews are posted on the schools YouTube Channel. Roster Schedule , - !colspan=9 style=" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016–17 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Season
The 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 11, 2016 and ended with the 2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, Final Four 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game, title game in Dallas on April 2, 2017, won by 2016–17 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team, South Carolina. Practices officially began on September 30, 2016. Season headlines * April 20 – The NCAA announced its Academic Progress Rate (APR) sanctions for the 2016–17 school year. A total of 23 Division I programs in 13 sports were declared ineligible for postseason play due to failure to meet the required APR benchmark, with Southern Lady Jaguars basketball, Southern being the only women's basketball team so penalized. * April 28 – The Atlantic Sun Conference announced that effective with the 2016–17 school year, it would rebrand itself as the ASUN Conference. * November 2 – The Associated Press preseason NCAA Women's Basketball All-Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Women's National Invitation Tournament
The 2016 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 64 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2016 Women's NCAA tournament. The annual tournament began on March 16 and ended on April 2, with the championship game televised on CBS Sports Network. All games were played on the campus sites of participating schools. Participants The 2016 Postseason WNIT field will consist of 32 automatic invitations – one from each conference – and 32 (or more) at-large teams. The intention of the WNIT Selection Committee is to select the best available at-large teams in the nation. A team offered an automatic berth by the WNIT shall be the team that is the highest-finishing team in its conference's regular-season standings, and not selected for the NCAA Tournament. A team that fulfills these qualities, and accepts, will earn the WNIT automatic berth for its conference, regardless of overall record. The remaining berths in the WNIT ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Women's Basketball Team
The 2015–16 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Demon Deacons, led by fourth year head coach Jen Hoover, were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. They finished the season 17–16, 6–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC women's tournament, where they lost to Georgia Tech. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Charlotte in the first round before losing to Florida Gulf Coast in the second round. 2015–16 media Wake Forest IMG Sports Network The Wake Forest Demon Deacons IMG Sports Network will broadcast Demon Deacons games oWake Forest All Access Roster Schedule , - !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#CBAD71;", Non-conference regular season , - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Season
The 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November and ended with the Final Four in Indianapolis, April 3–5. Practices officially began on October 3. This season of NCAA women's basketball games was the first to be played in 10-minute quarters, the standard for FIBA and WNBA play. Other NCAA changes In addition to the change to quarter play, the NCAA also affords each team three 30-second timeouts and one 60-second timeout per game, and a media timeout will occur at the first dead ball after the 5:00 mark of each quarter. If a timeout is called before the 5:00 mark, that timeout replaces the media timeout. Teams will also be allowed to advance the ball to the front court following a timeout after a made basket, a rebound or change in possession in the last minute of the fourth quarter or any overtime periods. The bonus situation has also changed, with teams reaching the bonus on the fifth foul of each quarter, where they will be awarded two free throws ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014–15 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Women's Basketball Team
The 2014–15 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2014–15 college basketball season. Jen Hoover resumed the responsibility as head coach for a third consecutive season. The Demon Deacons were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. They finished the season 13–20, 2–14 in ACC play to finish in thirteenth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC women's tournament, where they lost to Duke. 2014–15 media Wake Forest IMG Sports Network The Wake Forest Demon Deacons IMG Sports Network will broadcast Hokies games oWake Forest All Access You can also keep track on Twitter @WakeWBB. Post game interviews are posted on the schools YouTube Channel. Roster Schedule , - !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#CBAD71;", Regular Season , - !colspan=9 style="background:#CBAD71;", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014–15 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Season
The 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November and ended with the Final Four in Tampa, Florida, April 5–7. Practices officially began on October 3. This was the final season in which NCAA women's basketball games were played in 20-minute halves. Beginning with the 2015–16 season, the women's game switched to 10-minute quarters, the standard for FIBA and WNBA play. Season headlines * May 14 – The NCAA announces its Academic Progress Rate (APR) sanctions for the 2014–15 school year. A total of 36 programs in 11 sports are declared ineligible for postseason play due to failure to meet the required APR benchmark. While no women's basketball teams will be forbidden from postseason play due to APR sanctions, three Division I women's basketball teams are facing level 1 or 2 sanctions: ** New Orleans (Level 2) ** Savannah State (Level 1) ** Towson (Level 1) * Southern is declared ineligible for postseason play in all sports for failing to supply u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013–14 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Season
The 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November and ended with the 2014 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, Final Four in Nashville, Tennessee April 6–8. Milestones and records *December 16 – Stanford Cardinal women's basketball, Stanford senior Chiney Ogwumike surpassed 2000 points and 1000 rebounds for her career. She eclipsed the scoring mark in a 32-point game against New Mexico Lobos women's basketball, New Mexico. She became the fifth Cardinal women's player to reach the 2000/1000 milestone. *December 29 – Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Wake Forest senior Chelsea Douglas broke the school's single-game scoring record. Douglas scored 48 points in a win over FIU Golden Panthers, Florida International. The previous record of 40 points was held by Brittany Waters and Liz Strunk. * Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball, Middle Tennessee forward Ebony Rowe, Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball, Nebraska forward Jordan Hooper, Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
