Jennie Baranczyk

Jennie Lillis Baranczyk (born Jennie Marie Lillis; February 22, 1982)[1] is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Drake University women's basketball team. Baranczyk was named the head coach at Drake on April 17, 2012.[2]

Jennie Baranczyk
Baranczyk in 2018
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamDrake
ConferenceMVC
Record174–83 (.677)
Biographical details
Born (1982-02-22) February 22, 1982
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Playing career
2000–2004Iowa
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Women's basketball
2004–2006Kansas State (assistant)
2006–2010Marquette (assistant)
2010–2012Colorado (assistant)
2012–presentDrake
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
MVC Coach of the Year (2017, 2018)

As player:

  • First-team All-Big Ten (2003)
  • 2× Second-team All-Big Ten (2002, 2004)

Early life and education

Born Jennie Marie Lillis in Cedar Rapids, Iowa,[1] Jennie Baranczyk was raised in Urbandale, Iowa near and attended Dowling Catholic High School in nearby West Des Moines.[3] A communications major, Baranczyk attended the University of Iowa and played at forward on the Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team under head coach Lisa Bluder from 2000 to 2004.[3] As a senior, Baranczyk averaged 16.0 points and 6.2 rebounds and was a second-team all-Big Ten selection. She also earned second-team All-Big Ten honors in 2002 and first-team honors in 2003, in addition to being a Women's Basketball Coaches Association Region 6 honorable mention All-American, and was an academic All-Big Ten honoree from 2002 to 2004.[3] Baranczyk won the Big Ten's Medal of Honor for academic and athletic excellence upon graduating from Iowa in 2004.[4]

Coaching career

Baranczyk began her coaching career in 2004 at Kansas State under Deb Patterson and helped Kansas State win the 2006 WNIT. From 2006 to 2010, Baranczyk was an assistant at Marquette under Terri Mitchell, including Marquette's 2008 WNIT title.[5] At Marquette, Baranczyk also helped with recruiting, game scheduling, opponent scouting, and public relations.[6] The first hire on the new coaching staff, Baranczyk then was an assistant at Colorado under Linda Lappe beginning on May 10, 2010.[4]

On April 17, 2012, Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa hired Baranczyk as head women's basketball coach.[2] Drake went 11–20 in Baranczyk's first season and improved to 17–15 in the 2013–14 season. Baranczyk followed that season by leading Drake to a 20–11 record and the first round of the 2015 WNIT, the first postseason appearance in her tenure. In 2016, Drake improved to 23–10 and advanced to the second round of the WNIT.[5]

The 2016–17 season was the most successful in Baranczyk's tenure, as Drake reached a 28–5 record that included a program and Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) record 22-game winning streak and 18–0 MVC record, the first team in the MVC to go undefeated in conference play. Drake won its first conference title since 2008 and first outright title since 2000. Drake went on to win the MVC Tournament for the first time since 2007 and qualified for the NCAA Tournament.[5]

Personal life

Formerly Jennie Lillis, Baranczyk married Scott Baranczyk in 2009.[2] They have three children.[5]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Drake Bulldogs (Missouri Valley Conference) (2012–present)
2012–13 Drake 11–205–139th
2013–14 Drake 17–159–95th
2014–15 Drake 20–1115–32ndWNIT First Round
2015–16 Drake 23–1014–4T–2ndWNIT Second Round
2016–17 Drake 28–518–01stNCAA First Round
2017–18 Drake 26–718–01stNCAA First Round
2018–19 Drake 27–717–11stNCAA First Round
2019–20 Drake 22–814–42ndPostseason not held
Drake: 174–83 (.677)110–34 (.764)
Total:174–83 (.677)
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References
  1. "Jennie Lillis, University of Iowa". WNBA. Archived from the original on May 14, 2004. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  2. "Jennis Lillis Baranczyk named head women's basketball coach". Des Moines, Iowa: Drake University. April 17, 2012. Archived from the original on January 21, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  3. "Jennie Lillis". Iowa Hawkeyes. Archived from the original on August 16, 2004. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  4. "Jennie Baranczyk". Colorado Buffaloes. Archived from the original on September 13, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  5. "2016-17 Women's Basketball Coaching Staff: Jennie Baranczyk, Head Women's Basketball Coach". Drake Bulldogs. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  6. "Jennie Baranczyk". Marquette University Athletics. Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
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