Jody Wynn

Jody Wynn ( Anton, born February 21, 1974

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.

Wynn enrolled at Brea-Olinda High School, where 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. during her tenure, Long Beach State had its first winning season in nine seasons. She went on to lead the team to three Women's NIT appearances, and culminated her time in Long Beach with an NCAA tournament appearance in her 8th season at the helm.

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.

After her time in the collegiate coaching ranks, Wynn was named the basketball coach at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, CA, after spending one year as an assistant on the varsity staff.

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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.