Assistant Coach, Indiana Pacers
Jenny Boucek: Biography at a Glance
- Jenny Boucek currently serves as Assistant Coach for the Indiana Pacers, leading the team to their first NBA Finals appearance since 2000. Boucek is only the third woman ever named as a full-time NBA assistant coach.
- After her own professional career ended abruptly, Boucek embraced coaching, spending 13 seasons in the WNBA before transferring those lessons into high-impact NBA roles.
- Boucek’s now-famous “flag football” inbound play, born from her days playing semipro football, secured a pivotal win for the Pacers and ignited their postseason run, underscoring her creative brilliance and strategic calm in high-stakes environments.
- As a single mom traveling with her daughter, Rylie, Coach Boucek shows audiences how choices once seen as binary—mom vs. career—can become a powerful both/and story.
- Her unique ability to build trust, listen deeply, and teach powerfully sets her apart in a male-dominated field. She's living proof that personal authenticity makes you a more effective leader.
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Biography
In 2021, Jenny Boucek became an Assistant Coach for the Indiana Pacers. She previously held NBA coaching roles at the Sacramento Kings and Dallas Mavericks.
Coach Boucek was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and played for and graduated from the University of Virginia. She had a two-year WNBA and professional playing career, with stops in Cleveland and overseas in Iceland. Prior to coaching in the NBA, Coach Boucek coached in the WNBA for 13 seasons, four of which she was a Head Coach. Coach Boucek has one daughter (Rylie).
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Game-Time Decisions: Leading Under Pressure
Coach Jenny Boucek shares what it takes to lead and make high-stakes decisions under immense pressure, whether drawing up a game-winning play in front of millions or stepping into uncharted territory as a pioneering woman in the NBA. Drawing from her experience as one of the league’s only female assistant coaches and a single mom balancing elite performance with deep personal responsibility, Boucek reveals the mindset, preparation, and trust required to perform when the margin for error is razor-thin. Audiences will learn how to lead with clarity and conviction, communicate effectively under pressure, and embrace challenges with resilience and humility. With insights that apply far beyond the court, this talk offers a playbook for making thoughtful, confident decisions when it matters most.
