Jan Jensen

Position: Associate Head Coach Experience: 12th Year Alma Mater: Drake, 1991

Jan Jensen is in her 12th season with the Iowa Hawkeyes, her ninth as associate head coach. A nationally known presence on the recruiting scene, Jensen serves as the recruiting coordinator and also works with the post players. Jensen is in her 23rd season in women's college basketball as a player and coach.

The native of Kimbalton, IA, has helped guide Iowa to 10 postseason appearances, including eight NCAA Tournament berths. During her time at Iowa, the Hawkeyes won the 2001 Big Ten Tournament championship and the 2008 Big Ten regular season title. She has also helped lead Iowa to eight first-division finishes in the Big Ten, including the last four seasons.

Jensen is integral in developing and maintaining top-level recruiting classes at Iowa. Jensen helped Iowa land the 11th best recruiting class in the country in 2011, according to ESPN HoopGurlz. In 2001, Jensen spearheaded Iowa's efforts in landing the eighth-best recruiting class in the nation according to the Blue Star Index. In 2008, Jensen and the Hawkeyes garnered the 33rd best recruiting class, according to ESPN HoopGurlz.

Jensen has recruited three McDonald's All-Americans to Iowa (Samantha Logic, Lindsay Richards and Johanna Solverson).

Under Jensen's tutelage, Hawkeye post players have received numerous honors. She has coached five players to a total of 10 all-Big Ten honors, including two first team selections. Megan Skouby was named the 2006 Big Ten Freshman of the Year and the 2008 Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year, while Jennie Lillis was a 2003 Kodak all-District selection. Skouby, along with Krista VandeVenter, were also invited to the U.S.A. Team Trials during their time at Iowa.

In 2009-10, Iowa's post players broke school records for rebounding and blocked shots. Morgan Johnson broke the school mark for single-season blocks, while the team broke the school record for single-season rebounding.

Before becoming a Hawkeye, Jensen also served as Coach Bluder's first assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Drake University. Her recruiting efforts were enough to land the Bulldogs two top 13 and two top 40 classes.

As a player, Jensen was one of the best Bluder ever coached at Drake. Her senior year, she led the nation in scoring with 29.6 ppg and was the Gateway Conference Most Valuable Player. That year, she was a Kodak Honorable Mention all-American, a member of the all-Gateway team and the GTE Academic all-American Player of the Year. Jensen was also Sports Illustrated's National Player of the Week.

She currently ranks fourth on Drake's all-time scoring list (1,996), sixth in field goal percentage (.535) and eighth in rebounds (.750). Jensen is one of only two Drake players to have her number retired in the Knapp Center.

After college, Jensen played professionally in the European Professional Basketball League for BTV-Wuppertal in Germany. She played there from 1992-93 and helped her club win the German Club Championship. She then returned to the United States to begin her coaching career.

In 1993, Jensen was inducted to the Iowa Girls High School Basketball Hall of Fame after leading the nation in scoring, averaging 66 points per contest her senior campaign. Couple that with averaging 29.6 ppg her senior year at Drake, Jensen is one of the few players who can say the led the nation in scoring both in high school and at a Division I university.

Jensen graduated from Drake in 1991 with a degree in Public Relations. She earned her Master's in Higher Education five years later.

In February 2007, Jensen received the Drake Double D Award. The award is presented annually to Drake letterwinners for achievements in their chosen field or endeavor and/or community service since leaving Drake. The Double D Award is the highest honor Drake bestows on its student-athletes.

Jensen is also a leader in fundraising for the United Way of Johnson County. The 2006 campaign totaled over $2 million - with a nine percent increase in donations and a 9.7 increase in the number of donations. In March 2007, Jensen was named the United Way of Johnson County Volunteer of the Year for her leadership of the Emerging Philanthropists Society and the Healthy Kids School-based Clinics Imitative.