Jessie Ivey - Women's Basketball Coach - Bowling Green State University Athletics

Jessie Ivey

Title:
Assistant Women's Basketball Coach
Email:
jivey@bgsu.edu
Phone:
419-372-9226

*** NOTE: Ivey was named head women's basketball coach at Tiffin University on April 27, 2018 ***

Jessie Ivey recently completed her second season on the Bowling Green State University women’s basketball coaching staff. Head coach Jennifer Roos announced Ivey's hiring in late June of 2016.

Ivey joined the Falcons after spending the previous four seasons at the University of West Florida. In 2015-16, her final year at UWF, Ivey was named the Division II Assistant Coach of the Year.

Ivey, a native of Jay, Fla., spent four seasons at UWF, her alma mater, under Head Coach Stephanie Lawrence Yelton. After three years as an assistant coach, she was promoted to recruiting coordinator in May of 2015.

The Argos went 62-51 during her four years on the coaching staff, winning the 2014 Gulf South Conference championship and making two NCAA Tournament appearances during that time. The Argos went 17-10 in 2015-16 after winning a combined 39 games over the previous two seasons. After going 6-21 in 2012-13 – Yelton’s first season as head coach and Ivey’s first season as an assistant – UWF more than tripled that win total in ‘13-14, going 19-11, winning the GSC Tournament championship for the first time in program history and advancing to the NCAA Tournament.

The 2014-15 Argos finished with a 20-9 mark and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Regional semifinals.

In late March of 2016, Ivey was the inaugural winner of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division II Assistant Coach of the Year. That award is presented to the recipient who has demonstrated commitment to the program, to their student-athletes and head coach, their impact coaching on the court, mentorship and impact on other coaches, as well as their professional manner and attitude.

Ivey was also named to the WBCA’s inaugural Thirty Under 30 honoree list. She participated in the WBCA’s 2015 Center for Coaching Excellence in Atlanta., Ga., and also participated in the Assistant Coaches Leadership Workshop in Quantico, Va.

Ivey played for the Argos from 2005-10, finishing her career with 381 points, 81 three-pointers, 100 assists and 51 steals over 96 games. She started all 28 games as a senior, averaging 5.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 23.0 minutes per game. For her career, she shot 30.4 percent from three-point land and 82.5% from the free-throw line.

Following the completion of her collegiate playing career, Ivey joined the Argonauts’ staff as a graduate assistant, serving in that role for two years before being promoted to assistant coach.

A graduate of Jay High School, she ranks third in school history with 1,616 career points.

Ivey graduated from UWF in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science degree in exercise science and a minor in sports psychology. She earned a Master of Science degree in exercise science from UWF in 2012.