Jennifer Elaine Alley is a former

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. She served as head coach of the

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women's basketball team from 1977 to 1986.

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"ACC Announces 2009 Women's Basketball Tournament Legends"
February 5, 2009. Retrieved on May 3, 2013. Alley was the first full-time head coach of the Tar Heels' women's program, and her tenure included an ACC championship in 1984. A native of

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, she was awarded the Nike Lifetime Achievement Award by Women Leaders in College Sports in 2020. Alley also was honored as an ACC Women’s Basketball Legend in 2009, and was named Appalachian State's University Distinguished Alumni of the Year in 2006. In 2023, she was inducted into the Greater Wilmington Sports Hall of Fame, for her time spent helping serve the

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athletic department.Spears, David. (May 3, 2023)
Greater Wilmington Sports Hall of Fame set for 16th induction class Sunday
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Awards and honors

* 1984 – ACC Women's Basketball Champions

References

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