Jamelle Elliott
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Jamelle Renee Elliott is a basketball coach, currently employed as the Head Coach of the University of Cincinnati women's basketball team.
While at Woodson her basketball team won two consecutive state championships. Jamelle also had individual success, earning Scholar-Athlete honors, as well as being named to the Washington Post All-Metro Team.
, Syracuse University
, Temple University
, and George Washington University
but she eventually chose UConn. Jamelle played in 135 games in her UConn career, having an overall record of 117-18 (.867) and never missing a game in her four years. In her junior season the Huskies went undefeated (35-0) and won the 1995 NCAA National Championship over the Tennessee Lady Vols, starting the decade rivalry between the two teams. She finished her UConn career with 1,387 points and is ranked No. 4 among UConn's all-time rebounding leaders (1,054). Auriemma would say about her, "I've coached a lot of bright players, but Jamelle is the smartest and the toughest".
Jamelle is one of only four players in UConn history to have both more than 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds (The others are Maya Moore
, Tina Charles
and Rebecca Lobo
.)
(a player on the 2002 team) quipped, "Jamelle used to tell us that we never really won a national championship until we went undefeated. She always used to rub that in our faces. But that night we ran to her and rubbed it in her face."
Elliott was also an assistant coach on the 2009 team that went undefeated 39-0.
Elliott was previously a candidate for jobs at Fairfield
, George Washington
and Penn State.
On May 18, 2009 Marisa Moseley, an assistant coach at the University of Minnesota and former Boston University player was hired to replace Jamelle as assistant coach for the Huskies.
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Early life and high school
Jamelle was introduced to basketball by her cousin Adrien Elliott, who Jamelle looked up to as a youngster. Adrien went to H.D. Woodson High School in Washington DC. Jamelle attended summer camp one year with Adrien, and that’s when Jamelle really became interested in the game. She joined her junior high school basketball team, and also joined an Amateur Athletic Union team. Jamelle wanted to follow her cousin to Woodson and get the best basketball experience so she enrolled at Woodson and traveled almost an hour-and-a-half drive each way to school
"I used basketball as my way to hopefully go to college, and it worked out.”
While at Woodson her basketball team won two consecutive state championships. Jamelle also had individual success, earning Scholar-Athlete honors, as well as being named to the Washington Post All-Metro Team.
College
Jamelle played basketball in the summer leagues at Georgetown University. One day Geno Auriemma walked in and liked what he saw. Geno recruited Jamelle to play for him at Connecticut. Jamelle had other colleges recruiting her like Georgetown UniversityGeorgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
, Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
, Temple University
Temple University
Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...
, and George Washington University
George Washington University
The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
but she eventually chose UConn. Jamelle played in 135 games in her UConn career, having an overall record of 117-18 (.867) and never missing a game in her four years. In her junior season the Huskies went undefeated (35-0) and won the 1995 NCAA National Championship over the Tennessee Lady Vols, starting the decade rivalry between the two teams. She finished her UConn career with 1,387 points and is ranked No. 4 among UConn's all-time rebounding leaders (1,054). Auriemma would say about her, "I've coached a lot of bright players, but Jamelle is the smartest and the toughest".
Jamelle is one of only four players in UConn history to have both more than 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds (The others are Maya Moore
Maya Moore
Maya April Moore is an American basketball forward for the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA and Ros Casares Valencia of Euroleague. Moore was the winner of the 2006 and 2007 Naismith Prep Player of the Year. She was selected as the John Wooden Award winner in 2009 after leading Connecticut to the...
, Tina Charles
Tina Charles (basketball)
Tina Charles is an American women's basketball player with the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association and the Galatasaray Medical Park of the TWBL. Originally from Jamaica, New York, Charles was drafted 1st overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft...
and Rebecca Lobo
Rebecca Lobo
Rebecca Rose Lobo-Rushin is an American television basketball analyst and a former player in the professional Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 to 2003...
.)
After college
After graduating from UConn with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, Jamelle took the following year off from sports, and pursued her Master’s Degree in Sports Management with an interest in some day becoming an athletic director of a college. She was also given an opportunity to work in UConn’s business office as a graduate assistant, a great way to gain experience. After taking a year off she began to miss basketball. The next year she accepted an assistant coaching job at Connecticut. She held the assistant coaching position for 12 seasons. The 2002 team was one of the memorable teams along with the 1995 team in UConn history. The 2002 team was the second UConn team to have a perfect record. Jamelle put the pressure on the 2002 team to match her 1995 team, and try to be undefeated to motivate them, and it worked. Tamika WilliamsTamika Williams
Tamika Maria Raymond is an Assistant Coach at Kansas University. She was a professional basketball player for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA...
(a player on the 2002 team) quipped, "Jamelle used to tell us that we never really won a national championship until we went undefeated. She always used to rub that in our faces. But that night we ran to her and rubbed it in her face."
Elliott was also an assistant coach on the 2009 team that went undefeated 39-0.
Cincinnati Bearcats
One of Jamelle's goals was to become a head coach and eventually becoming a college Athletic Director. On May 5, 2009, she got one of her goals by taking the Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball head coach job.
“I’d like the opportunity to turn a program around or make it better like Coach Auriemma has done with his basketball program at UConn."
Elliott was previously a candidate for jobs at Fairfield
Fairfield Stags
The Fairfield Stags are the athletic programs representing Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. Most of the programs are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and classified as Division I-AAA in the National Collegiate Athletic Association...
, George Washington
George Washington Colonials
The George Washington Colonials are the athletic teams of George Washington University. The school sponsors 21 varsity sports , the majority of which compete in the Division I Atlantic 10 Conference. The men's and women's water polo teams compete in the Collegiate Water Polo Association and the...
and Penn State.
On May 18, 2009 Marisa Moseley, an assistant coach at the University of Minnesota and former Boston University player was hired to replace Jamelle as assistant coach for the Huskies.
University of Connecticut statistics
| Jamelle Elliott Statistics at University of Connecticut | |||||||||||||||||||
| Name | G | FG | FGA | PCT | 3FG | 3FGA | PCT | FT | FTA | PCT | REB | AVG | A | TO | B | S | MIN | PTS | AVG |
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| 1992-93 | 29 | 110 | 227 | 0.485 | 8 | 26 | 0.308 | 65 | 85 | 0.765 | 227 | 7.8 | 33 | 85 | 2 | 21 | 779 | 293 | 10.1 |
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| 1993-94 | 33 | 145 | 288 | 0.503 | 7 | 34 | 0.206 | 93 | 130 | 0.715 | 244 | 7.4 | 66 | 88 | 5 | 27 | 980 | 390 | 11.8 |
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| 1994-95 | 35 | 131 | 253 | 0.518 | 14 | 24 | 0.583 | 106 | 129 | 0.822 | 282 | 8.1 | 98 | 82 | 3 | 30 | 911 | 382 | 10.9 |
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| 1995-96 | 38 | 116 | 238 | 0.487 | 21 | 59 | 0.356 | 69 | 86 | 0.802 | 301 | 7.9 | 79 | 71 | 12 | 34 | 1045 | 322 | 8.5 |
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| Totals | 135 | 502 | 1006 | 0.499 | 50 | 143 | 0.35 | 333 | 430 | 0.774 | 1054 | 7.8 | 276 | 326 | 22 | 112 | 3715 | 1387 | 10.3 |