1. Jamelle Renee Elliott was born on May 18,1974 and is an American women's basketball coach, notable for her playing and coaching tenures with the University of Connecticut and the University of Cincinnati women's basketball teams.
18 Facts About Jamelle Elliott
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Elliott was introduced to basketball by her cousin Adrien Elliott, who Elliott looked up to as a youngster.
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Jamelle Elliott attended summer camp one year with Adrien, and became interested in the game.
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Jamelle Elliott joined her junior high school basketball team, and joined an Amateur Athletic Union team.
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Jamelle Elliott 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.
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Jamelle Elliott had individual success, earning Scholar-Athlete honors, as well as being named to the Washington Post All-Metro Team.
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Jamelle Elliott played basketball in the summer leagues at Georgetown University.
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Jamelle Elliott recruited Jamelle to play for him at Connecticut.
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Jamelle Elliott had other colleges recruiting her, such as Georgetown University, Syracuse University, Temple University, and George Washington University, but she eventually chose UConn.
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Jamelle Elliott finished her UConn career with 1,387 points, and is ranked No 7 among UConn's all-time rebounding leaders.
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Auriemma would say about her, "I've coached a lot of bright players, but Jamelle Elliott is the smartest and the toughest".
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Jamelle Elliott worked in UConn's business office as a graduate assistant.
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Jamelle Elliott held the assistant coaching position for 12 seasons.
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Jamelle Elliott put the pressure on the 2002 team to match her 1995 team, urging them to try to be undefeated.
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Jamelle Elliott always used to rub that in our faces.
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On May 5,2009, Jamelle Elliott achieved her goal of becoming a head coach by taking the Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball job.
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Jamelle Elliott was UC women's head coach for nine seasons.
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Jamelle Elliott was previously a candidate for jobs at Fairfield, George Washington, and Penn State.