Felisha Legette-Jack

Biography

Coach Jack on Twitter - @CuseCoachJack Felisha Legette-Jack, a 1989 graduate of Syracuse University and Orange All-American, is home. The Syracuse native and 20-year collegiate head coach took the reins of the Orange basketball program on March 26, 2022. In three seasons leading the Orange, Felisha Legette-Jack has resurrected a Syracuse program from the bottom of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) to one of the top teams in the nation’s best conference. Legette-Jack guided Syracuse to back-to-back 20-win seasons in her first two years and made a postseason tournament both seasons. In 2022-23 she took Syracuse to the Super 16 of the Women’s NIT (WNIT) and finished with a 20-13 record. The Orange reached new heights in her second season on The Hill matching program bests in regular season wins (23), conference wins (13) and ACC road wins (6). Syracuse was picked to finish ninth in the ACC but posted a 13-5 record and earned the No. 3 seed in the ACC tournament, tying the biggest jump from preseason expectations to final standings in ACC history. Legette-Jack was named ACC Coach of the Year in 2024, becoming the first Syracuse head coach to earn the honor in men’s or women’s basketball. She led SU to its first NCAA Tournament win since 2021 as the Orange finished 24-8 after an eight-point loss to UConn in the NCAA Tournament Second Round. Syracuse is 36-13 at home during Legette-Jack’s tenure at Syracuse and is 56-40 through her first three seasons on The Hill. Legette-Jack is