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Jennifer Azzi
	Azzi as the coach of University of San Francisco
Las Vegas Aces
Personal information
Born	August 31, 1968 (age 56); Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight	143 lb (65 kg)
Career information
High school	Oak Ridge (Oak Ridge, Tennessee)
College	Stanford (1986–1990)
WNBA draft	1999: 1st round, 5th overall pick
	Selected by the Detroit Shock
Playing career	1990–2003
Position	Point guard
Number	8
Career history
As player:
1990–1991	SISV Viterbo
1991–1993	US Valenciennes-Orchies
1993–1995	Arvika Basket
1996–1998	San Jose Lasers
1999	Detroit Shock
2000–2003	Utah Starzz/San Antonio Silver Stars
As coach:
2010–2016	University of San Francisco
Career highlights and awards
	Honda Sports Award (1990); Naismith College Player of the Year (1990); Wade Trophy (1990); USBWA National Player of the Year (1990); NCAA Tournament MOP (1990); 2x Pac-10 Player of the Year (1989, 1990); 2x Kodak All-American (1989, 1990); All-American – USBWA (1990); 3x First-team All Pac-10 (1988–1990);
	Stats at WNBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
	Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Representing United States
Women's Basketball
Olympic Games
FIBA World Championship
Pan American Games
Jones Cup

Jennifer Lynn Azzi (born August 31, 1968), is an American chief business development officer for the Las Vegas Aces.^[1]^[2] Previously, she was an associate vice president of development at University of San Francisco and academy global director at the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[3] Azzi is a former NCAA Division I basketball coach and Azzi was also a collegiate and professional basketball player and an Olympic and FIBA world champion. Azzi was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.^[4]

Early life and education

Azzi was born on August 31, 1968, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. After receiving a scholarship Azzi attended Stanford University in 1986 to study economics and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1990. During her time at the Stanford University, she was a part of the Women's Basketball Team.^[2]

Basketball career

College

Azzi received a scholarship and played point guard for Stanford University's women's basketball team from 1986 to 1990. During her four years at Stanford, the Cardinal compiled a 101–23 win–loss record,^[5] and captured two Pac-10 titles.

During her senior year (1990), Azzi led the Cardinal to the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship, defeating Auburn.^[5]

USA Basketball

In 1988, Azzi was named to the Jones Cup team. The USA team ended the competition with a 3–2 record, but that was enough to secure the silver medal. Azzi averaged 5.4 points per game.^[6]

Azzi was a member of the USA National team at the 1990 World Championships, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The team won their opening round games fairly easily, with the closest of the first three games a 27-point victory over Czechoslovakia. Then they faced Cuba, a team that had beaten the US in exhibition matches only a few weeks earlier. The USA team was losing at halftime, but came back to win 87–78. The USA team found itself behind at halftime to Canada in their next game, but came back to win easily 95–70. After an easy match against Bulgaria, in which Azzi hit three of four three-pointers, and scored a team high 13 points, the USA team faced Czechoslovakia again, end achieved an almost identical result, winning 87–59. In the title match, the USA team won the gold medal with a score of 88–78. Azzi averaged 4.6 points per game, and recorded 15 assists, second highest on the team.^[7]

Azzi played with the USA team at the 1991 Pan American Games. The team finished with a record of 4–2, but managed to win the bronze medal. The USA team lost a three-point game to Brazil, then responded with wins over Argentina and Cuba, earning a spot in the medal round. The next game was a rematch against Cuba, and this time the team from Cuba won a five-point game. The USA beat Canada easily to win the bronze. Azzi averaged 6.7 points per game.^[8]

Azzi was a member of the gold medal-winning U.S. women's basketball team at the 1994 Goodwill Games, which was held in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Azzi was named to the USA national team and competed in the 1994 World Championships, held in June 1994 in Sydney, Australia. The team was coached by Tara VanDerveer, and won their first six games, when they faced Brazil. In a closely contested, high-scoring game, Brazil hit ten of ten free throws in the final minute to secure a 110–107 victory. The USA won a close final game against Australia 100–95 to earn the bronze medal. Azzi averaged 4.9 points per game, while recording 16 assists, third highest on the team.^[9]

Azzi played for the USA Basketball National Team in a five-game Australian Tour event in 1998, as part of the Goldmark Cup team. The USA and Australian teams had qualified for the 2000 Olympics, and agreed to play five games in five cities in Australia. The Australians won the first three games and the USA team won the last two.^[10]

She was one of six core players selected for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, but she withdrew herself from consideration to avoid the extensive touring.

ABL

Azzi began her professional basketball career playing in the United States when she joined the San Jose Lasers of the American Basketball League (ABL) from 1996 to 1999. She was one of the cofounders of the league.^[5] Her participation in the league ended when the ABL declared bankruptcy on December 22, 1998. Shortly afterward, she started a training camp for adults in San Jose, California.

WNBA

In 1999, Azzi was selected by the Detroit Shock in the first round (fifth overall) in the WNBA draft.^[11] She helped lead the Shock into the playoffs that year.^[5]

Just prior to the 2000 season, Azzi was traded to the Utah Starzz.^[5] She remained with the team when the franchise relocated to San Antonio, Texas and changed its name to the San Antonio Silver Stars in 2003.^[5]

In February 2004, Azzi announced her retirement from professional basketball.^[12]

Coaching career

Azzi became the head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of San Francisco in 2010.^[13] On March 8, 2016, Azzi lead the Dons to a 70–68 upset over the BYU Cougars in the WCC tournament championship game to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, which was the Dons' first appearance since the 1996–97 season.^[14] On September 15, 2016, Azzi stepped down as head coach of the Dons to pursue new career opportunities.^[15]

Professional career

From 2005 to 2008, Azzi served on the Board of Directors of USA Basketball.^[14] Since her WNBA tenure, she has been a motivational speaker at several conferences, seminars, and events.^[16] Between 2010 and 2021, Azzi led Azzi Academy, a youth basketball program at Tamalpais High School.^[17] From 2010 to 2016, Azzi was a head coach of the University of San Francisco women's basketball team.

She served as an associate vice president of development at the University of San Francisco (USF) and academy global director at the National Basketball Association (NBA) between 2017 and 2021. In 2019, she became a Golden State Warriors analyst at NBC Sports and served for two years. Since 2021, Azzi has been serving as the chief business development officer for Las Vegas Aces.^[2] Azzi is currently serving on the board of directors for USA Basketball and the board of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada. In addition, she is the President of the IXs Foundation.

Awards and recognition

Named to the Kodak All-America First Team in 1989 and 1990.
1990 recipient of the Wade Trophy and Naismith Award.
1990—Winner of the Honda Sports Award for basketball^[18]
NCAA Final Four Most Valuable Player (MVP), and the West Region MVP in 1990.
Pac-10 Player of the Year award in 1989 and 1990.
Three time All-Pac 10 First Team selection
Inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009. and became the youngest inductee of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.^[19]
One of the six recipients of the 2015 Silver Anniversary Awards, presented annually by the NCAA to outstanding former student-athletes on the 25th anniversary of the end of their college sports careers.^[20]
Finalist of Naismith Hall of Fame 2023 name induction

Career playing statistics

College

Source^[17]

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1986–87	Stanford	27	247	45.3%	0	68.4%	3.7	6.1	NA	NA	9.1
1987–88	Stanford	32	405	43.3%	43.2%	79.2%	3.9	6.0	3.0	0.0	12.7
1988–89	Stanford	31	513	54.4%	49.5%	78.7%	4.2	6.5	2.2	0.3	16.5
1989–90	Stanford	32	469	49.7%	44.2%	79.8%	3.8	6.0	1.9	0.2	14.7
Career		122	1634	48.5%	45.2%	76.6%	3.9	6.2	1.8	0.1	13.4

WNBA

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

‡	WNBA record

Source^[21]

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
1999	Detroit	28	19	29.9	.514	.517°	.827	2.2	3.8	0.9	0.1	2.0	10.8
2000	Utah	15	15	37.3	.452	.417	.930°	2.7	6.1	0.8	0.3	1.9	9.6
2001	Utah	32°	32°	37.7	.408	.514°	.917	3.1	5.3	0.7	0.3	2.2	8.6
2002	Utah	32°	32°	36.0	.460	.446	.798	2.2	4.9	0.8	0.4	2.1	9.6
2003	San Antonio	34°	34°	33.4	.403	.402	.785	2.7	3.3	0.8	0.3	1.8	7.6
Career	5 years, 3 teams	141	132	34.7	.445	.458‡	.845	2.6	4.5	0.8	0.3	2.0	9.1

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
1999	Detroit	1	1	40.0	.154	.167	–	5.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	5.0
2001	Utah	2	2	37.5	.250	.286	1.000	1.5	5.0	0.5	0.5	2.5	4.5
2002	Utah	5	5	37.2	.394	.368	.875	2.6	6.8	0.8	1.0	1.6	8.0
Career	3 years, 1 teams	8	8	37.6	.310	.313	.889	2.6	5.9	0.6	0.9	1.9	6.8

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
San Francisco Dons (West Coast Conference) (2010–present)
2010–11	San Francisco	4–25	1–13	8th
2011–12	San Francisco	5–25	3–12	8th
2012–13	San Francisco	12–19	4–12	8th
2013–14	San Francisco	12–19	6–12	T–7th
2014–15	San Francisco	19–14	8–10	6th	WNIT First Round
2015–16	San Francisco	21–12	9–9	6th	NCAA first round
San Francisco:		73–114 (.390)	31–68 (.313)
Total:		73–114 (.390)
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

Azzi has been married to Blair Hardiek Azzi since 2015. Both reside in Henderson, Nevada with their two children: a son, Macklin and a daughter, Camden.^[22]

References

^ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Jennifer Azzi and Nikki Caldwell: Basketball greats from Oak Ridge". Oak Ridger. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
^ "Molly Goodenbour named USF women's basketball coach". September 28, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
^ "Jennifer Azzi". Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Porter p. 19
^ "1988 Women's R. William Jones Cup". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
^ "Eleventh World Championship -- 1990". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
^ "Eleventh Pan American Games -- 1991". USA Basketball. February 20, 2014. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
^ "Twelfth World Championship for Women -- 1994". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
^ "All-Time Women's National Team Roster". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
^ Gustkey, Earl (April 25, 2000). "Shock Deals Azzi to Move Up in Today's Draft". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
^ "S.A. WNBA star Azzi calls it quits". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
^ "Azzi introduced at San Francisco". ESPN. April 23, 2010. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "BYU women's basketball: Cougars upset by San Francisco in WCC final". Salt Lake Tribune. March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
^ "San Francisco women's basketball coach Jennifer Azzi resigns". WashingtonPost.com. September 15, 2016. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
^ . August 21, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080821224128/http://www.usabasketball.com/seniorwomen/2007/07-08_wnt_guide_04.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 21, 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ ^a ^b "Women's Basketball Finest" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
^ "NCAA honors former Stanford athletes, current athletic director". news.stanford.edu. Stanford University. Archived from the original on April 8, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
^ "WBHOF Inductees". WBHOF. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
^ "NCAA honors six former athletes with Silver Anniversary Awards" (Press release). NCAA. December 4, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
^ "Jennifer Azzi WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
^ Killion, By Ann (July 4, 2020). "After basketball, Jennifer Azzi has career and family at 51". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

Sources

David L. Porter, ed. (2005). Basketball: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-30952-6.

External links

[NCAA_Coaches-1] "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved September 23, 2015.

[:0-2] "Jennifer Azzi and Nikki Caldwell: Basketball greats from Oak Ridge". Oak Ridger. Retrieved May 30, 2023.

[3] "Molly Goodenbour named USF women's basketball coach". September 28, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.

[4] "Jennifer Azzi". Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

[Porter19-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Porter p. 19

[1988_Jones_Cup-6] "1988 Women's R. William Jones Cup". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2015.

[1990_WC-7] "Eleventh World Championship -- 1990". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.

[1991_Pan_Am-8] "Eleventh Pan American Games -- 1991". USA Basketball. February 20, 2014. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015.

[1994_WC-9] "Twelfth World Championship for Women -- 1994". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014.

[Goldmark-10] "All-Time Women's National Team Roster". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014.

[11] Gustkey, Earl (April 25, 2000). "Shock Deals Azzi to Move Up in Today's Draft". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 5, 2023.

[12] "S.A. WNBA star Azzi calls it quits". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved May 5, 2023.

[USF_coach-13] "Azzi introduced at San Francisco". ESPN. April 23, 2010. Retrieved April 23, 2010.

[BYU_women’s_basketball:_Cougars_upset_by_San_Francisco_in_WCC_final-14] "BYU women's basketball: Cougars upset by San Francisco in WCC final". Salt Lake Tribune. March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

[San_Francisco_women’s_basketball_coach_Jennifer_Azzi_resigns-15] "San Francisco women's basketball coach Jennifer Azzi resigns". WashingtonPost.com. September 15, 2016. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.

[16] . August 21, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080821224128/http://www.usabasketball.com/seniorwomen/2007/07-08_wnt_guide_04.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 21, 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[:1-17] "Women's Basketball Finest" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved October 1, 2017.

[18] "NCAA honors former Stanford athletes, current athletic director". news.stanford.edu. Stanford University. Archived from the original on April 8, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2020.

[WBHOF-19] "WBHOF Inductees". WBHOF. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2009.

[20] "NCAA honors six former athletes with Silver Anniversary Awards" (Press release). NCAA. December 4, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2014.

[21] "Jennifer Azzi WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 20, 2021.

[sfchronicle.com-22] Killion, By Ann (July 4, 2020). "After basketball, Jennifer Azzi has career and family at 51". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

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Jennifer Azzi

Early life and education

Basketball career

College

USA Basketball

ABL

WNBA

Coaching career

Professional career

Awards and recognition

Career playing statistics

College

WNBA

Regular season

Playoffs

Head coaching record

Personal life

References

Sources

External links

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