Joanne P. McCallie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Joanne P. McCallie

American basketball player and coach

Date of Birth: 06-Sep-1965

Place of Birth: Monterey, California, United States

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Joanne P. McCallie

  • Joanne Palombo-McCallie (born Joanne Elizabeth Palombo; September 6, 1965) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Duke University women's basketball team. McCallie became the first Division I head coach to win a conference title in four different conferences (the ACC, Big Ten, America East and North Atlantic), and also the first Division I coach to be named conference coach of the year in four different conferences.
  • She was only the second Division I head coach to lead two different programs to 30-win seasons, and also to lead two different programs to a No.
  • 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
  • McCallie has three National Championship game appearances in her career (one as a head coach and two as an assistant), and has been named conference coach of the year five times.
  • She has coached twelve players who have received All-America honors, and has seen nine of her former players go on to play professionally, five being first round pick.
  • McCallie has also won a gold medal as coach of the 2006 U20 National team and the 2007 U21 World Championship team.
  • Since her first season at Duke in 2007, McCallie has led the Women's basketball team to an overall record of 141–32, a 60–12 record in the ACC alone, and was announced the ACC Coach of the year in 2010 and 2012.

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