Jill Hutchison

Jill Hutchison (born March 8, 1945) She was also a coach to the Women’s Intercollegiate Softball team in 1972. She led the Women cager team t to a victory in 1975 against Northern Illinois state university with 18 points within 40 minutes. Led her team to win in state competition in AIAW, and won against Illinois southern state university. She was recognized as the reason for the ISU women’s basketball team’s success in the NCAA in the Vidette in 1992. Aside from being a couch, she was also a speaker who was the guest speaker ISU Women’s Recreation association and intercollegiate sports for women in 1970. Although a year later the women and men athletic department were combined and the women’s athletic director position was eliminated she continued to be a coach. aAccording to Hutchison she just “wants to coach.” In 1989, her team won the Gateway Conference championship with 16-2 points. Besides the 28 seasons she spent coaching and administrating at Illinois, and being recognized as “winningest coach in Illinois state basketball history (men or women),” she continued her love to sport through participating in the radio for the Illinois state university sport in 2016.

USA Basketball Hutchison was named head coach of the team that went to the World University Games in 1983. The team had a record of 5–1, losing only to Romania in an early round. After losing to Romania, the USA team faced a highly regarded Yugoslavia. A win was needed to advance to the medal round. The USA narrowly prevailed, winning 86–85, with Carol Menken-Schaudt contributing 25 points. That set up a rematch with Romania for the gold medal. The Romanians started out strong, and held a 42–36 lead at halftime, but the USA team took the lead back and ended up with a 22-point margin 83–61, to clinch the gold medal.