Felisha Legette-Jack, 1989 (Basketball)
Felisha Legette-Jack, four-time basketball letterwinner, was BIG EAST Freshman of the Year in 1985 and earned All-BIG EAST honors in 1986, 1987 and 1989. She played in the Orange women’s basketball program’s first NCAA Tournament game and left as SU’s leading scorer and rebounder (and is currently fourth and second, respectively). She received a dual degree in child and family studies and psychology in 1989.
After graduating from SU, Legette-Jack was head girls basketball coach at Westhill High School in Syracuse. She moved on to college coaching as an assistant coach at Boston College, SU and Michigan State before being named head coach at Hofstra in 2002. She was Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year in 2004. Legette-Jack also served on the coaching staffs of two USA Basketball gold-medal-winning teams. She is beginning her sixth season as women’s basketball coach at Indiana University and has led the Hoosiers to three postseason appearances. Six members of last year’s team earned academic All-Big Ten honors.
Legette-Jack, an alumna of Nottingham High, was inducted into the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame, Syracuse Urban League Hall of Fame and Orange Plus Hall of Fame. She was honored in 2004 as one of 15 member of the BIG EAST’s Silver Anniversary Team.
She has been active in the Bloomington community with Hoosiers Outrun Cancer, Habitat for Humanity, the Salvation Army, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Boys & Girls Clubs, and served as co-host of a benefit for the Bloomington WonderLab of Science, Health and Technology. Once a year, Legette-Jack gets together with her SU teammates, who have remained close friends for more than 20 years.
After graduating from SU, Legette-Jack was head girls basketball coach at Westhill High School in Syracuse. She moved on to college coaching as an assistant coach at Boston College, SU and Michigan State before being named head coach at Hofstra in 2002. She was Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year in 2004. Legette-Jack also served on the coaching staffs of two USA Basketball gold-medal-winning teams. She is beginning her sixth season as women’s basketball coach at Indiana University and has led the Hoosiers to three postseason appearances. Six members of last year’s team earned academic All-Big Ten honors.
Legette-Jack, an alumna of Nottingham High, was inducted into the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame, Syracuse Urban League Hall of Fame and Orange Plus Hall of Fame. She was honored in 2004 as one of 15 member of the BIG EAST’s Silver Anniversary Team.
She has been active in the Bloomington community with Hoosiers Outrun Cancer, Habitat for Humanity, the Salvation Army, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Boys & Girls Clubs, and served as co-host of a benefit for the Bloomington WonderLab of Science, Health and Technology. Once a year, Legette-Jack gets together with her SU teammates, who have remained close friends for more than 20 years.
