Julie Plank

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Coach Julie Plank
WNBA head coach of
Coach
Born	Columbus, Ohio
Nationality	American
College	Ohio State
WNBA career	2009–present
Profile	WNBA coach profile

Washington Mystics (2009–2010)
WNBA assistant coach of
Indiana Fever (2000–2007) Minnesota Lynx (2008)
Coaching record
Regular season	38–30 (.559)
Postseason	0–4 (.000)

Julie Plank is an American basketball coach, currently with the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Career

Previously, Julie Plank was the head coach of the Washington Mystics for the 2009 and 2010 seasons. Plank joined the Mystics following a season with the Minnesota Lynx, assistant coaching Olympian Seimone Augustus and 2008 Sixth Player/Woman of the Year, Candice Wiggins. Prior to joining the Lynx coaching staff, Plank spent eight years with the Indiana Fever as an assistant coach and director of scouting. There she helped lead the team to four playoff appearances including the 2005 and 2007 Eastern Conference Finals.

Plank served as an assistant coach for the U.S. Women’s National Team from 1999 through the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia and helped lead the U.S. to gold medal victories in the 1999 U.S. Olympic Cup and the 2000 Olympics.

Plank began her coaching career in 1984 at Capital University in Ohio. She spent two years as an assistant coach, helping Capital to a 39-8 record (.809). Overall, she has helped three different NCAA women’s basketball programs to a 343-104 record (.767)

Plank’s coaching career includes spending 10 years (1986–95) alongside Tara VanDerveer at Stanford University where she assisted the Cardinal to eight consecutive NCAA Tournaments (1988–1995), four Final Four appearances (1990–92, 1995) and two NCAA championships (1990, 1992). Plank also served as the lead assistant coach under Jim Foster at Vanderbilt University from 1997–99 and oversaw the school’s recruiting and scouting efforts. In 1998, she was ranked the fifth-best NCAA Division 1 assistant coach in the nation by Women’s Basketball Journal.

References

Julie Plank Biography from WNBA.com

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v t e Washington Mystics

Founded in 1998 Based in Washington, D.C.

The Franchise	Franchise Most recent season

Arenas	Verizon Center

Head Coaches	Jim Lewis Cathy Parson Nancy Darsch Darrell Walker Tom Maher Marianne Stanley Michael Adams Richie Adubato Tree Rollins Jessie Kenlaw Julie Plank Trudi Lacey Mike Thibault

Administration	Owners: Washington Sports and Entertainment Monumental Sports and Entertainment Sponsor: Inova Health System General Manager: Melissa McFerrin Judy Holland-Burton Linda Hargrove Angela Taylor Trudi Lacey Mike Thibault

All-Stars	Alana Beard Monique Currie Stacey Dales Lindsey Harding Chamique Holdsclaw Crystal Langhorne Ivory Latta Nikki McCray Delisha Milton-Jones

Seasons	1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Playoff Appearances	2000 2002 2004 2006 2009 2010 2013

Conference Titles	None

WNBA Titles	None

Rivals	Chicago Sky Connecticut Sun Detroit Shock Indiana Fever

Media	TV: CSN Mid-Atlantic (CSN-MA) Radio: WWRC (Money 1260) Announcers: Frank Hanrahan, Christy Winters Scott

Persondata
Name	Plank, Julie
Alternative names
Short description	coach
Date of birth
Place of birth	Columbus, Ohio
Date of death
Place of death

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