Jody Wynn

{{short description|American basketball coach}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Jody Wynn | image = | alt = | caption = | current_title = | current_team = | current_conference = | current_record = | contract = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|2|21|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Newport Beach, California]] | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = [[University of Southern California|USC]] | player_years1 = 1993–1996 | player_team1 = [[USC Trojans women's basketball|USC]] | coach_years1 = 1996–2004 | coach_team1 = [[Pepperdine Waves women's basketball|Pepperdine]] (assistant) | coach_years2 = 2004–2009 | coach_team2 = [[USC Trojans women's basketball|USC]] (assistant) | coach_years3 = 2009–2017 | coach_team3 = [[Long Beach State Beach women's basketball|Long Beach State]] | coach_years4 = 2017–2021 | coach_team4 = [[Washington Huskies women's basketball|Washington]] | overall_record = 155–163 | bowl_record = | tournament_record = | championships = | awards = | coaching_records = }}

'''Jody Wynn''' ({{Nee}} '''Anton''', born February 21, 1974<ref name="Jody Wynn Bio at USC" />) is an American women's [[basketball]] coach. She was head coach at the [[Washington Huskies women's basketball|University of Washington]] from 2017 to 2021 and at [[Long Beach State Beach women's basketball|Long Beach State]] from 2009 to 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Washington Huskies|url=https://gohuskies.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/jody-wynn/5384|access-date=2021-07-18|website=Washington Huskies|language=en}}</ref>

==High school== 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.

Wynn enrolled at Brea-Olinda High School, where she gave up swimming and water polo to commit to playing basketball, starting every game in winning three straight state championships.<ref>{{cite web | title=Jody Anton | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=March 24, 1992 | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-03-24-sp-4425-story.html }}</ref> Although she was the tallest player on the team he had her playing at the two guard position.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-01-27|title=With USC women in town to play Huskies, Jody Wynn will coach against her mentor, Mark Trakh|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/with-usc-women-in-town-to-play-huskies-jody-wynn-will-coach-against-her-mentor-mark-trakh/|access-date=2021-07-18|website=The Seattle Times|language=en-US}}</ref> She earned the CIF-Southern Section and Orange County Player of the Year honors in 1991 and 1992. She was also tabbed a [[USA Today]] and [[Street & Smith| Street & Smith's]] Honorable-Mention All-American.<ref name="Jody Wynn Bio at UW">{{cite web |url=http://huskyhoopcamp.com/Staff.htm |title=Jody Wynn Bio at UW |publisher=HuskyHoopCamp.com |date=2020 |accessdate=May 18, 2020}}</ref>

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.<ref name="Jody Anton high school bio">{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-03-24-sp-4425-story.html |title=Jody Anton high school bio |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=March 24, 1992 |accessdate=May 18, 2020}}</ref>

==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 [[Pepperdine University]].

During her collegiate playing career (1993–96), the [[USC Trojans]] earned a cumulative record of 79-35 (.693). This team, which was headlined by notable [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]] players [[Lisa Leslie]] and [[Tina Thompson]], won the 1994 Pac-10 Conference Championship.

The Trojans made three consecutive [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] Tournament appearances from 1993 to 1995. During this time, Wynn played under three head coaches – [[Marianne Stanley]] (1993), [[Cheryl Miller]] (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.<ref name="Jody Wynn Bio at USC">{{cite web |url=https://usctrojans.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/jody-wynn/1193 |title=Jody Wynn Bio at USC |publisher=usctrojans.com |date=2007 |accessdate=May 18, 2020}}</ref> Her senior year at USC was cut short by career-ending ankle surgery.<ref name="Jody and Derek Wynn" />

==Coaching career== {{Expand section|date=January 2021}} After her playing career ended, Wynn began her coaching career at Pepperdine University. She stayed on the staff at Pepperdine for 8 seasons, before moving on to her alma mater, USC, where she spent an additional 5 years as an assistant coach.

On April 7, 2009, Wynn was named head coach of the Long Beach State women's basketball program.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jody Wynn named Long Beach State women's basketball head coach |url=https://longbeachstate.com/news/2009/4/7/Jody_Wynn_named_Long_Beach_State_women_s_basketball_head_coach.aspx |website=LongBeachState.com |publisher=LONG BEACH STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS |accessdate=3 March 2020}}</ref> during her tenure, Long Beach State had its first winning season in nine seasons.<ref>{{cite web | title=Jody Wynn - Women's Basketball Coach | url=https://longbeachstate.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/jody-wynn/1073 }}</ref> She went on to lead the team to three Women's NIT appearances, and culminated her time in Long Beach with an NCAA tournament appearance in her 8th season at the helm.<ref>{{cite web | title=Jody Wynn to Leave the Beach After Eight Seasons | url=https://longbeachstate.com/news/2017/4/14/Jody_Wynn_To_Leave_The_Beach_After_Eight_Seasons }}</ref>

On April 14, 2017, she was named head coach of the Washington women's basketball program.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wynn Named Washington Head Women's Basketball Coach |url=https://gohuskies.com/news/2017/4/14/wynn-named-washington-head-womens-basketball-coach.aspx |website=GoHuskies.com |date=April 14, 2017 |publisher=University of Washington Athletics |accessdate=3 March 2020}}</ref> Wynn was fired by the [[University of Washington]] on March 15, 2021.<ref>{{cite magazine | last=Raley | first=Dan | title=UW Fires Women's Basketball Coach Jody Wynn; Should Mike Hopkins Worry? | magazine=Sports Illustrated | date=March 15, 2021 | url=https://www.si.com/college/washington/basketball/uw-fires-womens-basketball-coach-jody-wynn-should-mike-hopkins-worry | access-date=March 17, 2021}}</ref>

After her time in the collegiate coaching ranks, Wynn was named the basketball coach at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, CA, after spending one year as an assistant on the varsity staff.<ref>{{cite web | title=Mater dei announces hiring of former college coach Jody Wynn to lead girls basketball team | date=April 30, 2024 | url=https://www.ocregister.com/2024/04/29/mater-dei-announces-hiring-of-former-college-coach-jody-wynn-to-lead-girls-basketball-team/ }}</ref>

== Head coaching record == {{CBB yearly record start | type = coach | conference = | postseason= }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = [[Long Beach State Beach women's basketball|Long Beach State Beach]] | conference = [[Big West Conference]] | startyear = 2009 | endyear = 2017 }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = [[2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2009–10]] | name = Long Beach State | overall = 13–17 | conference = 9–7 | confstanding = T–4th | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = [[2010–11 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2010–11]] | name = Long Beach State | overall = 8–23 | conference = 6–10 | confstanding = 6th | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = [[2011–12 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2011–12]] | name = Long Beach State | overall = 14–18 | conference = 7–9 | confstanding = 7th | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = [[2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2012–13]] | name = Long Beach State | overall = 16–16 | conference = 9–9 | confstanding = 5th | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = [[2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2013–14]] | name = Long Beach State | overall = 17–15 | conference = 8–8 | confstanding = T–6th | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = [[2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2014–15]] | name = Long Beach State | overall = 22–10 | conference = 9–7 | confstanding = 4th | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = [[2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2015–16]] | name = Long Beach State | overall = 24–9 | conference = 12–4 | confstanding = T–2nd | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference tournament | season = [[2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2016–17]] | name = Long Beach State | overall = 23–11 | conference = 12–4 | confstanding = 2nd | postseason = [[2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I First Round]] }} {{CBB yearly record subtotal | name = Long Beach State | overall = {{winpct|137|119|record=y}} | confrecord = {{winpct|72|58|record=y}} }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = [[Washington Huskies women's basketball|Washington Huskies]] | conference = [[Pac–12 Conference]] | startyear = 2017 | endyear = Present }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = [[2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2017–18]] | name = [[2017–18 Washington Huskies women's basketball team|Washington]] | overall = 7–23 | conference = 1–17 | confstanding = 12th | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = [[2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2018–19]] | name = [[2018–19 Washington Huskies women's basketball team|Washington]] | overall = 11–21 | conference = 2–15 | confstanding = 11th | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = [[2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2019–20]] | name = [[2019–20 Washington Huskies women's basketball team|Washington]] | overall = 13–16 | conference = 5–13 | confstanding = T–9th | postseason = }} {{CBB yearly record subtotal | name = Washington | overall = {{winpct|31|60|record=y}} | confrecord = {{winpct|8|45|record=y}} }} {{CBB yearly record end | overall = {{winpct|168|179|record=y}} }}

==Personal life==

In 2000, Jody married Derek Wynn.<ref name="Jody and Derek Wynn">{{cite web |url=http://pepperdine-graphic.com/for-derek-and-jody-wynn-basketball-is-a-family-affair/ |title=For Derek and Jody Wynn, basketball is a family affair |publisher=pepperdine-graphic.com |date=March 25, 2004 |accessdate=May 18, 2020}}</ref> They have two daughters.<ref name=keisser>{{cite web | last=Keisser | first=Bob | title=The First Family of Long Beach State | website=Orange County Register | date=December 24, 2013 | url=https://www.ocregister.com/2013/12/24/the-first-family-of-long-beach-state/ | access-date=November 15, 2023}}</ref>

Before taking up basketball, Wynn competed in girls water polo and open-water swimming events.{{r|keisser}}

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