(1977-09-24) September 24, 1977 (age 46) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Listed height
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Listed weight
149 lb (68 kg)
Career information
High school
Cor Jesu Academy (Affton, Missouri)
College
Notre Dame (1997–2001)
WNBA draft
2001: 2nd round, 19th overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Fever
Playing career
2001–2005
Position
Guard
Number
33, 11
Coaching career
2005–present
Career history
As player:
2001–2004
Indiana Fever
2005
Phoenix Mercury
2005
Detroit Shock
As coach:
2005–2007
Xavier (admin. assistant)
2007–2015
Notre Dame (assistant)
2015–2019
Notre Dame (associate HC)
2019–2020
Memphis Grizzlies (assistant)
2020–present
Notre Dame
Career highlights and awards
As player:
NCAA champion (2001)
Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (2001)
As assistant coach:
NCAA champion (2018)
As head coach:
ACC regular season champion (2023)
ACC Coach of the Year (2023)
ACC tournament champion (2024)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Niele Deirdre Jamillah Viveca Ivey (born September 24, 1977) is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team. She is a former Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) player for the Indiana Fever, Detroit Shock, and Phoenix Mercury.[1] Prior to her move to the NBA in August 2019,[2] she was an assistant coach for the University of Notre Dame women's basketball team, where she had played in college. She was an All-American point guard and became the 17th player in school history to record over 1,000 career points. She received the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award presented for the nation's top player under 5'8" in 2001.[3] She would go on to lead the Irish women to their first NCAA Championship in 2001, in her hometown of St. Louis as a fifth-year senior.[4]
In the WNBA, she finished her career with 408 points, including over 100 in 2 separate seasons. She also had ninety 3-point field goals, 228 assists, and 94 steals.
^Voepel, Mechelle (22 April 2020). "Irish's McGraw retires after Hall of Fame career". ESPN.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
^"Memphis Grizzlies announce assistant coaching staff". NBA.com. August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
^Cite error: The named reference Frances Pomeroy Naismith was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Araton, Harvey (2015-04-06). "For Inspiration, Notre Dame Can Look to 2001 and Niele Ivey". The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
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