Background
Boucek, Jenny was born on December 20, 1973 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
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Boucek, Jenny was born on December 20, 1973 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
Bachelor with high honors in Sports Medicine & Sports Management, University Virginia, 1997.
From 1999 to 2005, she served as an assistant coach for various teams in the Women's National Basketball Association. She was named as the Head Coach for the Sacramento Monarchs on November 15, 2006. She was removed from the head coaching position on July 12, 2009. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Boucek was a four-year starting player for the University of Virginia"s women"s basketball team (nicknamed The Cavaliers) from 1992-1996, Boucek helped lead the Cavaliers to four regular season Atlantic Coast Conference (Administrative Committee on Company-ordination) Championships and three National Collegiate Athletic Association Elite Eight appearances.
She was a two-time General Telephone and Electric Academic All-American team member and two-time Administrative Committee on Company-ordination selection.
She also competed in the United States. Olympic Festival in 1993. She played professional basketball for two years before joining the coaching ranks.
She returned to the Cleveland Rockers in time for the 1998 season but retired from playing due to a career-ending back injury. Boucek began her coaching career in the Women's National Basketball Association during the 1999 season as an assistant with the Washington Mystics.
In 2000, she joined the Miami Sol, also as an assistant coach, for three seasons.
She also served as one of the Storm"s scouts for prospective college players during the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball season. In addition to her official scouting duties, Boucek also served as a color commentator on a several Fox Sports Net broadcasts of Administrative Committee on Company-ordination women"s basketball games. However, shortly after the 2005 Women's National Basketball Association season ended, Boucek declined to remain with the Storm for the upcoming 2006 season, citing personal reasons for her departure.
On November 15, 2006, the Sacramento Monarchs named Boucek as their new Head Coach for the 2007 Women's National Basketball Association season.
On July 12, 2009, Sacramento Monarchs General Manager John Whisenant announced the team relieved Boucek of her head coaching duties. She compiled a 40-41 record in two-plus years as Monarchs head coach.
She was 19-15 in 2007, 18-16 in 2008, and 3-10 in 2009 at the time of her dismissal. On January 20, 2015, the Seattle Storm named Boucek as head coach.
In 1997, the Women's National Basketball Association"s inaugural season, Boucek was a member of the Cleveland Rockers.