For the Scottish author, see Anne Donovan (author).
Anne Donovan
Donovan in 2008
Personal information
Born
(1961-11-01)November 1, 1961 Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Died
June 13, 2018(2018-06-13) (aged 56) Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Career information
High school
Paramus Catholic (Paramus, New Jersey)
College
Old Dominion (1979–1983)
Position
Center
Coaching career
1989–2015
Career history
As coach:
1989–1995
Old Dominion (assistant)
1995–1998
East Carolina
1998
Philadelphia Rage
2000
Indiana Fever (interim)
2001–2002
Charlotte Sting
2003–2007
Seattle Storm
2009
New York Liberty (assistant)
2009–2010
New York Liberty
2010–2013
Seton Hall
2013–2015
Connecticut Sun
Career highlights and awards
As player:
Honda Sports Award (1983)
As coach:
WNBA champion (2004)
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing United States
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles
Team competition
1988 Seoul
Team competition
Pan American Games
1983 Caracas
Team competition
1987 Indianapolis
Team competition
Jones Cup
1984 Taipei
Team competition
Head coach for United States
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing
Team competition
FIBA World Championship for Women
2006 Sao Paulo
Team competition
Assistant coach for United States
Olympic Games
2004 Athens
Team competition
FIBA World Championship for Women
2002 China
Team competition
1998 Berlin
Team competition
Anne Theresa Donovan (November 1, 1961 – June 13, 2018) was an American women's basketball player and coach. From 2013 to 2015, she was the head coach of the Connecticut Sun.
In her playing career, Donovan won a national championship with Old Dominion University, won two Olympic gold medals, and went to three Final Fours overall. She was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995, and became a member of the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2015. Donovan was inducted in the inaugural class at the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999.
As a professional basketball coach, she guided the Seattle Storm to their first title in 2004, becoming the first woman to coach a WNBA Championship team (as well as the youngest person to coach a WNBA champion, at age 42). She is the only person to have both played for a national women's college title and coached a team to a professional title.
After coaching the Indiana Fever and the Charlotte Sting earlier in her career, Donovan joined the New York Liberty as an assistant coach in the spring of 2009, then took over as interim head coach of the Liberty on July 31, 2009. She then went back to college to Seton Hall for two seasons before resigning to take the Connecticut Sun head coaching job for two seasons. Donovan was also the coach of the Olympic gold medal-winning 2008 United States Women's Basketball team.
Anne Theresa Donovan (November 1, 1961 – June 13, 2018) was an American women's basketball player and coach. From 2013 to 2015, she was the head coach...
WNBA title, the team hired Hall of Famer AnneDonovan as Thibault's successor. Among other WNBA stints, Donovan was the head coach of the 2004 Seattle Storm...
but were swept by the Los Angeles Sparks. Coach AnneDonovan was hired for the 2003 campaign. In Donovan's first year, Jackson would win the WNBA Most Valuable...
their first two seasons, they were coached by women's basketball legends AnneDonovan and Nell Fortner. Led by center Kara Wolters, in their inaugural campaign...
Coyle. To replace Coyle, the Liberty hired then-Liberty assistant coach AnneDonovan on an interim basis. Despite the coaching change, the franchise continued...
circles she was branded an American traitor, with then-U.S. national coach AnneDonovan questioning her patriotism. "If you play in this country, live in this...
and broadcaster Anne Distel (born 1947), French curator and art critic AnneDonovan (born 1961), American basketball player and coach Anne Dudek (born 1975)...
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the Los Angeles Sparks. Dunn then resigned, leaving the path open for AnneDonovan to build a championship team just two seasons later. Dunn is a former...
Seattle Storm winning their first WNBA Championship, as their head coach AnneDonovan became the first female coach to win a WNBA championship. Eastern Conference...
Lew Alcindor of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and AnneDonovan of Old Dominion University were the first winners, respectively. Bill...
food with African-American influences. In Tourism Review International, AnneDonovan and Karen DeBres write that "Barbecue is the centerpiece of most Juneteenth...
six points after averaging 16 in the first two games. Seattle coach AnneDonovan made history by becoming the first female coach to guide a team to the...
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Buddha Da (2003) is a novel by Scottish author AnneDonovan. It was shortlisted for the 2003 Orange Prize, and the 2003 Whitbread Book Award for a first...
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and blocks per game. She called Tom Maher and her Seattle Storm coach AnneDonovan after winning the award, and cried for an hour after learning she won...
Cleveland Rockers: Dan Hughes Detroit Shock: Nancy Lieberman Indiana Fever: AnneDonovan Miami Sol: Ron Rothstein New York Liberty: Richie Adubato Orlando Miracle:...
championship. Eastern Conference Western Conference Charlotte Sting: AnneDonovan Cleveland Rockers: Dan Hughes Detroit Shock: Greg Williams and Bill Laimbeer...
China, Staley served as an assistant coach under Team USA head coach AnneDonovan and helped the Americans win their fourth straight gold medal in women's...
(2015) Sting: Dawn Staley (2013) Coaches: Michael Cooper (2024, player) AnneDonovan (1995, player) Eastern Finals Charlotte defeated New York, 2–1 Western...
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championship. Eastern Conference Western Conference Charlotte Sting: AnneDonovan Cleveland Rockers: Dan Hughes Detroit Shock: Greg Williams Indiana Fever:...
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