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About Felisha Legette-Jack

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 the first female in Syracuse Athletics history to have her jersey retired. She was the 1985 Big East Freshman of the Year and was the second All-America honorable mention selection in program history. At the time of her graduation in 1989, she was the program’s leader in career points and rebounds and led the Orange to its first NCAA Tournament in program history. She was an assistant on Marianna Freeman’s staff in the 1990s and returned home to Syracuse as head coach of her alma mater in March 2022.

Watch Coach Jack share how her faith, family and life lessons drive her leadership, and how she empowers young athletes to chase—and surpass—their dreams in the latest episode of Talk CNY, presented by NBT Bank. From navigating challenges to building mental toughness, her passion for helping people shines through. Watch the episode here, or hit play on the video on this page!