Stacy Marie Clinesmith (born April 22, 1978 in Spokane, Washington) is a former professional basketball player in the WNBA and current college assistant coach for

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College

Clinesmith attended

University of California, Santa Barbara The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Tracing its roots back to 1891 as an ...

and played basketball for four seasons there. She helped the team win four Big West Conference women's basketball tournaments and won the Big West Tournament Most Valuable Player in 2000. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology.

Career statistics

WNBA

Regular season

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College

Source

WNBA career

Clinesmith was picked in the second round, 30th overall by the

Sacramento Monarchs The Sacramento Monarchs were a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009. They played their home games at ARCO Aren ...

in the 2000 WNBA Draft. Clinesmith only appeared in 56 career WNBA games for both the Monarchs and

Detroit Shock The Detroit Shock were a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006, and 2008 WNBA champions. Debuting in 1998, the Shock were one of the league's first expansion franchises. Th ...

After WNBA

After leaving the WNBA, Clinesmith was Director of Sports, USA in 2004, which she oversaw all of basketball operations in

Spokane, Washington Spokane ( ) is the most populous city in eastern Washington and the county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It lies along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south o ...

. From 2005–2007, Clinesmith was Director of the Sports Performance Extreme Enhancement Development (SPEED) program at Whitworth Physical Therapy in Spokane. She was also the owner and manager of Clinesmith Basketball, where she developed, organized and instructed basketball camps for Spokane area middle and high school girls basketball players.

Coaching career

Clinesmith received her first coaching job as Director of Basketball Operations for the

Oregon State Beavers The Oregon State Beavers are the sport, athletic teams that represent Oregon State University, located in Corvallis, Oregon. The Beavers compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I (NCAA Division I ...

women's basketball program during the 2008–2009 season. Clinesmith received her first assistant coaching job at

Central Washington Wildcats The Central Washington Wildcats (also CWU Wildcats) are the 13 varsity athletic teams that represent Central Washington University, located in Ellensburg, Washington, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Wildcats compete as members o ...

women's basketball program during the 2010–2011 season. Clinesmith was promoted to interim head coach for the CWU Wildcats in March 2011, but she left to become assistant coach for the

Santa Clara Broncos The Santa Clara Broncos are athletic teams that represent Santa Clara University. The school colors are red and white. The nicknames for teams is The Broncos and the student fans are referred to as the "Ruff Riders". The Broncos compete in the ...

in June of that year. Clinesmith remained as assistant coach for the Broncos until the end of the 2013–2014 season. In May 2014, Clinesmith was hired as an assistant coach for the

Gonzaga Bulldogs The Gonzaga Bulldogs (), also known unofficially as the Zags, are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing Gonzaga University, located in Spokane, Washington, United States. Gonzaga competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association ...

women's basketball program.

Hall of Fame

Clinesmith was inducted into the ''Inland Northwest Sports Hall of Fame'' at the

Spokane Arena Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (Spokane Arena) is a multi-purpose arena in the northwestern United States, located in downtown Spokane, Washington. Opened in 1995, it is home to the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Facility C ...

in October 2024.

Personal life

Clinesmith has/had hobbies in other sports, such as mountain biking and wakeboarding.

References

External links

WNBA.com: Stacy Clinesmith Bio

1978 births Living people American women's basketball coaches American women's basketball players Basketball coaches from Washington (state) Basketball players from Spokane, Washington Detroit Shock players Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball coaches Point guards Sacramento Monarchs players Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball coaches Shooting guards UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball coaches UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball players Gigantes de Carolina (women's basketball) players {{1970s-US-basketball-bio-stub