Jody Wynn

Jody Wynn

Biographical details
Born	(1974-02-21) February 21, 1974 Newport Beach, California
Alma mater	USC
Playing career
1993–1996	USC
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–2004	Pepperdine (assistant)
2004–2009	USC (assistant)
2009–2017	Long Beach State
2017–2021	Washington
Head coaching record
Overall	155–163

Jody Wynn (née Anton, born February 21, 1974) is an American women's basketball coach. She was head coach at the University of Washington from 2017 to 2021 and at Long Beach State from 2009 to 2017.

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. She gave up swimming and water polo to commit to playing basketball starting every game in winning three straight state championships. Although she was the tallest player on the team he had her playing at the two guard position. 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's Honorable-Mention All-American.

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.

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 WNBA players Lisa Leslie and Tina Thompson, won the 1994 Pac-10 Conference Championship.

The Trojans made three consecutive 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. Her senior year at USC was cut short by career-ending ankle surgery.

Coaching career

On April 7, 2009, Wynn was named head coach of the Long Beach State women's basketball program. On April 14, 2017, she was named head coach of the Washington women's basketball program. Wynn was fired by the University of Washington on March 15, 2021.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Long Beach State Beach (Big West Conference) (2009–2017)
2009–10	Long Beach State	13–17	9–7	T–4th
2010–11	Long Beach State	8–23	6–10	6th
2011–12	Long Beach State	14–18	7–9	7th
2012–13	Long Beach State	16–16	9–9	5th
2013–14	Long Beach State	17–15	8–8	T–6th
2014–15	Long Beach State	22–10	9–7	4th
2015–16	Long Beach State	24–9	12–4	T–2nd
2016–17	Long Beach State	23–11	12–4	2nd	NCAA Division I First Round
Long Beach State:		137–119 (.535)	72–58 (.554)
Washington Huskies (Pac–12 Conference) (2017–Present)
2017–18	Washington	7–23	1–17	12th
2018–19	Washington	11–21	2–15	11th
2019–20	Washington	13–16	5–13	T–9th
Washington:		31–60 (.341)	8–45 (.151)
Total:		168–179 (.484)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

Personal life

In 2000, Jody married Derek Wynn. They have two daughters.

Before taking up basketball, Wynn competed in girls water polo and open-water swimming events.