Carolyn Charise Jenkins (born January 29, 1969, in

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), is the assistant commissioner for operations of the

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. Previously, Jenkins served as a

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coach in the WNBA, serving as an assistant coach and head coach of the

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, and as Director of Player Personnel for the WNBA. Jenkins earned her

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degree in

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from

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(Cal) in 1990. While at Cal, she played 104 career games in four seasons with the Golden Bears from 1986 to 1990. After assistant coaching stints at

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and

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, Jenkins became the head coach for the women's basketball team at

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for three seasons. Jenkins became the

fourth head coach in 2006 after

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resigned on July 23. She led the Lynx to a 2–9 record to close out the 2006 WNBA Season. In December 2006, longtime

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assistant Don Zierden was named the Lynx head coach, and Jenkins was retained in her current assistant coaching position. On November 1, 2007, Jenkins was named director of player personnel of the WNBA.

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WNBA Coach Profile
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