Niele Deirdre Jamillah Viveca Ivey was born on September 24,1977 and is an American college basketball coach who is the current head coach for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team.
15 Facts About Niele Ivey
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Niele Ivey is a former Women's National Basketball Association player for the Indiana Fever, Detroit Shock, and Phoenix Mercury.
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Niele Ivey was an All-American point guard and became the 17th player in school history to record over 1,000 career points.
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Niele Ivey would go on to lead the Irish women to their first NCAA Championship in 2001, in her hometown of St Louis as a fifth-year senior.
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Niele Ivey had ninety 3-point field goals, 228 assists, and 94 steals.
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Niele Ivey learned the game from her older brothers, and was shooting from three-point range by the time she was in fourth grade.
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Niele Ivey attracted attention for her long-range shooting from high school coaches, including Gary Glasscock of Cor Jesu Academy in St Louis.
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Niele Ivey was a big fan of Michael Jordan, who attended college at the University of North Carolina, so she was determined to go there for college.
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Niele Ivey used her own money to attend a basketball camp in Chapel Hill, but the UNC head coach, Sylvia Hatchell, appeared only at the opening and closing of the camp, and did not get a chance to see Ivey play.
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Muffet McGraw of Notre Dame became interested in Niele Ivey, and traveled to St Louis a number of times to watch Niele Ivey play pick-up games at the YMCA in St Louis.
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McGraw was prohibited by NCAA rules from talking to recruits at this time, but Niele Ivey was aware of her presence, and it convinced her that McGraw was seriously interested in her.
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Niele Ivey was born September 24,1977, in Saint Louis, Missouri, to Thomas and Theresa Niele Ivey.
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Niele Ivey was the youngest of five children, and the only daughter.
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Niele Ivey attended Cor Jesu Academy in St Louis and played at the University of Notre Dame.
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Niele Ivey has one child, Jaden Ivey, born on February 13,2002, with former Notre Dame and NFL player Javin Hunter.