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Jaylyn Agnew Added to Women's Basketball Coaching Staff
9/6/2023 11:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Omaha, Neb. -- Creighton women's basketball head coach Jim Flanery added another Bluejay legend to his bench as former Bluejay Jaylyn Agnew (2015-20) joins that staff as an assistant coach.
"I love the coaching staff and the impact they made on me. Now I hope to make that type of impact on others."
"We are fortunate to have the opportunity to bring back one of the most decorated players in school history in Jaylyn," said Flanery. "She has an ability to immediately connect with current and future student-athletes as she brings such impactful knowledge from her experiences on and off the court."
The 2020 BIG EAST Player of the Year, Agnew was the Bluejays first WNBA draftee in program history on April 17, 2020 as the Kansas native was taken by the defending WNBA champion Washington Mystics with the final selection of the second round. The overall 24th pick of the WNBA draft, Agnew was named an Associated Press All-American (Honorable Mention) and also earned a spot on the DI-AAA ADA Scholar Athlete Team with a GPA of 3.79.
Agnew played professionally for the Atlanta Dream and overseas with WBC Sparta & K Moscow Region - Vidnoye (Vidnoye, Russia), Elitzur Tel Aviv (Tel Aviv, Israel) and Gesam Gas & Luce Le Mura Lucca (Lucca, Italy).
Jaylyn finished her Creighton career with 1,552 points, 657 rebounds, 302 assists and 253 made three-pointers. Her 20.8 ppg average during the 2019-20 season is fifth all-time, the most since Kathy Halligan set the mark with 24.2 ppg during the 1989-90 campaign. In her final home game, Agnew set the Creighton record for points in a single-game at 43 against Georgetown, snapping Connie Yori's program record (42) which had been on the books since 1982.
In addition, Agnew broke the BIG EAST single-season record for free-throw percentage, going 43-of-43 (1.000) from the charity stripe over 14 league contests. She closed the season with 52 consecutive free throws, another Creighton record, claiming the NCAA's statistical champion in free throw percentage by connecting on 76-of-80 free throws (95.0%). A six-time BIG EAST Player of the Week in 2019-20, Agnew averaged 20.8 points per game (543 points overall) with 13 contests of at least 20-point games to her credit, including four 30-point showings – most in the BIG EAST since 2014-15.
With the addition of Agnew, six of Creighton's seven staff members graduated from Creighton. Agnew, Carli Berger, Chevelle Saunsoci, Jenny Vickers and Connie Yori all played for the Bluejays' women's squad, while Flanery was on the men's team.                                                                                                                             Â
"I love the coaching staff and the impact they made on me. Now I hope to make that type of impact on others."
"We are fortunate to have the opportunity to bring back one of the most decorated players in school history in Jaylyn," said Flanery. "She has an ability to immediately connect with current and future student-athletes as she brings such impactful knowledge from her experiences on and off the court."
The 2020 BIG EAST Player of the Year, Agnew was the Bluejays first WNBA draftee in program history on April 17, 2020 as the Kansas native was taken by the defending WNBA champion Washington Mystics with the final selection of the second round. The overall 24th pick of the WNBA draft, Agnew was named an Associated Press All-American (Honorable Mention) and also earned a spot on the DI-AAA ADA Scholar Athlete Team with a GPA of 3.79.
Agnew played professionally for the Atlanta Dream and overseas with WBC Sparta & K Moscow Region - Vidnoye (Vidnoye, Russia), Elitzur Tel Aviv (Tel Aviv, Israel) and Gesam Gas & Luce Le Mura Lucca (Lucca, Italy).
Jaylyn finished her Creighton career with 1,552 points, 657 rebounds, 302 assists and 253 made three-pointers. Her 20.8 ppg average during the 2019-20 season is fifth all-time, the most since Kathy Halligan set the mark with 24.2 ppg during the 1989-90 campaign. In her final home game, Agnew set the Creighton record for points in a single-game at 43 against Georgetown, snapping Connie Yori's program record (42) which had been on the books since 1982.
In addition, Agnew broke the BIG EAST single-season record for free-throw percentage, going 43-of-43 (1.000) from the charity stripe over 14 league contests. She closed the season with 52 consecutive free throws, another Creighton record, claiming the NCAA's statistical champion in free throw percentage by connecting on 76-of-80 free throws (95.0%). A six-time BIG EAST Player of the Week in 2019-20, Agnew averaged 20.8 points per game (543 points overall) with 13 contests of at least 20-point games to her credit, including four 30-point showings – most in the BIG EAST since 2014-15.
With the addition of Agnew, six of Creighton's seven staff members graduated from Creighton. Agnew, Carli Berger, Chevelle Saunsoci, Jenny Vickers and Connie Yori all played for the Bluejays' women's squad, while Flanery was on the men's team.                                                                                                                             Â
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