Niele Ivey

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Niele Deirdre Jamillah Viveca Ivey (born September 24, 1977) is an American college basketball coach who is 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. Prior to her move to the NBA as an assistant coach for the Memphis Grizzlies in August 2019, she was an assistant coach for the University of Notre Dame women's basketball team, where she 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. 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. In the WNBA, she finished her career with 408 points, including over 100 in 2 separate seasons. She also had ninety 3...

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