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Jennifer Hoover enters her fourth season at the University of Virginia where her primary responsibility is recruiting.
In 2005, Hoover was named UVa's recruiting coordinator. Her other duties include on-court coaching, scouting, player development, and summer camps.
As assistant coach at the University of Memphis in 2002-03, Hoover was primarily responsible for recruiting and the on-court instruction of the Lady Tiger post players. She also oversaw academics and the mentor program. In April 2003, she was promoted to the Tigers' recruiting coordinator position before leaving in August to join Debbie Ryan's staff.
During her 12 years of Division I coaching experience, Hoover also served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at James Madison for two seasons. While at JMU, she helped the squad to a second-place showing in the league as well as an appearance in the WNIT Final Four.
Hoover, who played under her maiden name Jenny Mitchell, is still Wake Forest's career leader in points with 1,728 and in rebounds with 1,006. A player from 1988-91, Hoover is the only women's basketball player at Wake Forest to total more than 1,000 rebounds and 1,000 points in a career. While at WFU, Hoover was a three-time All-ACC honoree, and was also named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll. She was named a Fast Break All-American during her junior and senior years, and was a member of the South team which won the bronze medal in the 1989 Olympic Festival in Oklahoma City.
Following her collegiate career, Hoover was a professional player for the Solna IF Basketball team in Stockholm, Sweden for the 1991-92 season. She played in 1993 on the Athletes in Action USA Fall Exhibition tour, and the Australian Spring tour. She joined the coaching ranks in 1994 as an assistant at Missouri-Kansas City for two years. She also was an assistant coach for two years each at Virginia Commonwealth (1996-98) and East Carolina (1998-2000) before joining the staff at JMU.
A native of Roanoke, Va., and a graduate of William Byrd High School, Hoover is a 1991 graduate of Wake Forest where she earned a bachelor's degree in communications. In 2002, she was named as one of the Top 50 ACC women's basketball players.
Hoover and her husband John have an infant daughter Maggie.
COACHING EXPERIENCE
2004- University of Virginia, assistant coach
2002-03 University of Memphis, assistant coach
2000-02 James Madison University, assistant coach
1998-00 East Carolina Universitiy, assistant coach
1996-98 Virginia Commonwealth University, assistant coach
1994-96 University of Missouri-Kansas City, assistant coach
PLAYing EXPERIENCE
1985-87 William Byrd HS
1988-91 Wake Forest University
Fast Break All-American
All-ACC, 1989, 1990, 1991
Academic All-ACC, 1991
ACC Top 50 Players
1991-92 Solna IF Basket, Sweden
1992-93 Athletes in Action
PERSONAL
Jennifer Mitchell Hoover
born October 12, 1969, in Roanoke, Va.
COLLEGE
Wake Forest University
B.A. in Communications, 1991
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