100 of the Most Influential Women in Sport >> Coaches

Jenny Boucek, USA

Basketball

The NBA is a league known for creating opportunities for women – Jenny Boucek is someone who has grasped it with both hands. After a very successful stint coaching in the WNBA, Boucek became only the third woman in history to hold an Assistant coach position in the NBA when she joined the staff of the Sacramento Kings. Last year she went on to become the first female Assistant coach of the Dallas Mavericks Mavericks’ coach Rick Carlise has gone on record stating Boucek is ‘one of the brightest minds in the game today.’

– Boucek was pregnant when she got the Mavericks job – and now juggles her role with being a mum.

– Boucek played in the WNBA with the Cleveland Rockers, and also in Iceland where she was named overseas player of the year.

– This all follows a successful collegiate career – twice being named Defensive Player of the Year.

Did you know…

Boucek’s playing career was cut short by a back injury. Undeterred, she wanted to stay in basketball and got into coaching. Two decades later she has the basketball world at her feet.

“Our walk is a lot more powerful than our talk, so I’m just trying to say the right thing, do the right things, and be different – to let seekers get curious and be drawn to the light.” – Jenny Boucek

Twitter: @jboucek