Head Women’s

Basketball Coach

Name: Jane Albright

Birthdate: May 26, 1955

Birthplace: Raleigh, North Carolina

Current NIU Position: Head Women’s Basketball Coach

Years in Current Position: Six

Education: Undergraduate Degree – Appalachian State in Boone, North Carolina. Master’s Degree – University of Tennessee

Car driven: 1990 Honda Accord

Favorite food: Lasagna

Favorite TV show: L.A. Law

Favorite movie: The Sound of Music

Favorite music: Christian rock and easy listening

Favorite book: The Bible

Favorite vacation spot: Surf City, North Carolina. We’ve had family vacations there since I was little.

Most likely to be found at: The NIU fieldhouse floor

obbies: Reading, going to movies, listening to music

Ideal way to spend an evening: Going to a movie and then conversations with friends at home

Favorite childhood memory: Family vacations. We went

everywhere. We’d pack everyone up and go all over the country.

What I like the most about my job: My players

What I like the least about my job: The paperwork

Most memorable NIU experience: Beating North Carolina State last year. They were ranked 16th in the nation at the time. The win over the North Carolina Wolfpack put the NIU women’s basketball team on the national scene. By mid-season the Huskies were just in reach of the Top 20 rankings.

Role models: A combination of Kay Yow, Nancy Wilson and Pat Summitt – all women’s basketball coaches

Worst advice I was ever given: If you don’t know something, don’t ask.

Behind my back people say: I love my job