Julie Rousseau (born 1964 or 1965) was the head coach of the WNBA team

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from 1997 to 1998. Outside of the WNBA, Rousseau was a coach of multiple

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teams including the

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and

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. She also was an assistant coach for the gold winning

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during the

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Early life and education

Rousseau was born in the mid 1960s and lived with four siblings. She moved from

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for her high school education. Leading up to the early 1980s, Rousseau played basketball at

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and the

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. Rousseau graduated from the

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with a

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in 1991, a

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from

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in 2012. and a PhD in Human Systems Engineering from

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in 2019

Career

Rousseau began her coaching career at

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. She was the head coach of the girls basketball team for George Washington Prep from 1992 to 1997. Afterwards, she briefly coached in the WNBA starting as an assistant coach for the

in 1997. She later became the Sparks's interim head coach and named head coach at the end of 1997. Rousseau held her position of head coach of the Sparks until the summer of 1998. With the Sparks, Rousseau had 17 wins and 20 losses. After leaving the WNBA, Rousseau began working in the

. Rousseau was the assistant coach for the

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from 2000 to 2004. Upon leaving the Cardinal, Rousseau was the head coach of the

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team from 2004 to 2013. With the Waves, she had 123 wins and 144 losses. After leaving the Waves, she worked as a

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for

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before becoming an assistant coach for the

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team in July 2014. Rousseau remained with the Wolf Pack until May 2015 to pursue further post-secondary education. Outside of the NCAA, Rousseau was an assistant coach of the

that won gold at the

Head coaching record

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References

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