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UW Huskies hire Jody Wynn to replace Mike Neighbors as women’s basketball coach

The morning after perhaps the most prolific pair of teammates in UW women’s hoops history were selected in the WNBA draft, the Huskies have announced the hire of a new women’s basketball coach.

Jody Wynn will replace Mike Neighbors, who left for Arkansas earlier this month, UW Athletic Director Jennifer Cohen announced in a news release Friday morning.

Wynn, 43, comes to UW from Long Beach State, where, over eight seasons, she rebuilt the program and led them to three-consecutive 20-win seasons and their first NCAA tournament appearance since 1992.

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