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Jennifer Hoover née Mitchell (born October 12, 1969)[1] was the head coach of the Wake Forest University women's basketball team until May 2022.[2] She played her collegiate career at Wake Forest and is the school's leading scorer and rebounder.[3]

Jennifer Hoover

Jennifer Hoover
Current position
Title	Assistant Coach
Team	Kentucky
Conference	SEC
Biographical details
Born	(1969-10-12) October 12, 1969 (age 52) Roanoke, Virginia
Playing career
1987–1991	Wake Forest
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1996	UMKC (asst.)
1996–1998	VCU (asst.)
1998–2000	East Carolina (asst.)
2000–2002	James Madison (asst.)
2002–2003	Memphis (asst.)
2003–2004	Virginia (Dir of Ops)
2004–2007	Virginia (asst.)
2007–2008	Memphis (assoc. HC)
2008–2011	California (asst.)
2011–2012	High Point
2012–2022	Wake Forest
2022-Present	Kentucky (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall	162–183 (.470)

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) (2012–2022)
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
2021–22	Wake Forest	16–17	4–14	T-11th	WNIT Second Round
Wake Forest:		142–170 (.455)	49–118 (.293)
Total:		162–183 (.470)
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

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