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Raegan Pebley

Jennifer Raegan Pebley (née Scott; born August 12, 1975) is an American basketball executive and former coach and player. She is currently the general manager of the Los Angeles Sparks.

Raegan Pebley
Los Angeles Sparks
PositionGeneral manager
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1975-08-12) August 12, 1975 (age 49)
Fountain Valley, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight169 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolMountain View (Orem, Utah)
CollegeColorado (1993–1997)
WNBA draft1997: 3rd round, 21st overall pick
Selected by the Utah Starzz
Playing career1997–1998
PositionPower forward / center
Number52, 51
Coaching career1997–present
Career history
As player:
1997Utah Starzz
1998Cleveland Rockers
As coach:
1997–1999George Mason (assistant)
1999–2001Colorado State (assistant)
2003–2012Utah State
2012–2014Fresno State
2014–2023TCU
2024–presentLos Angeles Sparks (general manager)
Career highlights and awards
As player:
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Pebley has been the head women's coach at three NCAA Division I institutions, most recently TCU. Pebley played two seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as Raegan Scott. A 6'4" forward, Pebley played college basketball at Colorado.

Early life and college playing career

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Born and raised in Orem, Utah, Pebley (born Jennifer Raegan Scott)[1] graduated from Mountain View High School in Utah in 1993.[2][3] Pebley then attended the University of Colorado Boulder and played at forward for the Colorado Buffaloes from 1993 to 1997. Pebley averaged 8.4 points and 5.6 rebounds and shot .445 from the field in 124 games.[1] Pebley earned second-team All-Big 12 honors in 1997 and graduated from Colorado with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism.[1]

Professional playing career

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Pebley was drafted in the third round (21st overall pick) of the 1997 WNBA draft by the Utah Starzz. She would miss the Starzz' first three games of the 1997 season, but then finally debut on June 28, 1997, in a 58–76 loss to the Houston Comets. In her debut game, Pebley recorded 2 points and 1 rebound in just under 6 minutes of playing time.[4] She would go on to play just 8 games in the 1997 season and averaged 5.4 minutes, 1.5 points, and 0.9 rebounds.

Pebley's second season in the WNBA would end up being her final season in the league. She signed with the Cleveland Rockers and played 22 games for the team, averaging 7.6 minutes, 1.7 points, and 1.3 rebounds.[5] The Rockers finished with a 20–10 record and reached the playoffs but were eliminated in the semi-finals by the Phoenix Mercury in three games. Game 3 of that series ended up being Pebley's final game of her career. The game was played on August 25, 1998, and the Rockers would lose 60–71, with Pebley recording 5 points, 2 rebounds and 1 block.[6]

Coaching career

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While playing in the WNBA, Pebley was an assistant coach at George Mason from 1997 to 1999 during league offseasons. Pebley then was an assistant coach at Colorado State from 1999 to 2001.

On May 1, 2002, Pebley became head coach at Utah State, which reinstated its women's basketball program after a nearly 15-year hiatus, effective in the 2003–04 season. After a 5–22 record in her first season, Utah State improved to 14–14 in Pebley's second season. However, the team won just 23 games in the next three seasons, including a 3–24 record in 2005–06. In the 2008–09 season, Pebley led Utah State to a 16–15 (9–7 WAC) record, including the program's first-ever postseason win in the first round of the WAC Tournament before losing to eventual tournament champion Fresno State. Utah State again made history in 2010–11 by making its first-ever Women's National Invitation Tournament.[7] In 2011–12, Pebley's final season with Utah State, the team went 21–10 for its first season with 20 or more wins and made the WNIT for the second straight season.[8]

On April 7, 2012, Pebley was hired as the ninth head coach at Fresno State University, to replace Adrian Wiggins, who left to coach at the University of Mississippi.[9] She went 46–20 (23–8 MW) in her two seasons, with two Mountain West Conference Tournament titles and two NCAA Tournament appearances as well.[10]

On March 31, 2014, she was named head coach at TCU, replacing Jeff Mittie, who left after 15 seasons to coach at Kansas State University.[11] TCU made the WNIT four times and had three 20-win seasons during Pebley's tenure. In the 2019-20 season, TCU was expected to qualify for the NCAA tournament, before the cancellation of the games amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In the next three seasons, her teams failed to reach a .500 record, going 10-15 in 2020-21, 6-22 in 2021-22 and 8-23 in 2022-23. She stepped down from the position at end of the season 2022-23 season.[12]

Executive career

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On January 5, 2024, she was named the General Manager of the Los Angeles Sparks in the WNBA.[13]

Broadcast career

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In the summer of 2016, Pebley served as a color commentator for the Fox Sports Southwest broadcasts of Dallas Wings games alongside sportscaster Ron Thulin.[14]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Utah State Aggies (Big West Conference) (2004–2005)
2003–04 Utah State 5–22 5–13 T–7th
2004–05 Utah State 14–14 9–9 6th


Utah State Aggies (Western Athletic Conference) (2006–2012)
2005–06 Utah State 3–24 2–14 9th
2006–07 Utah State 11–18 7–9 6th
2007–08 Utah State 9–20 5–11 7th
2008–09 Utah State 16–15 9–7 T–5th
2009–10 Utah State 13–17 5–11 7th
2010–11 Utah State 18–15 10–6 3rd WNIT Second Round
2011–12 Utah State 21–10 11–3 2nd WNIT First Round
Utah State: 110–155 (.415) 63–83 (.432)
Fresno State Bulldogs (Mountain West Conference) (2012–2014)
2012–13 Fresno State 24–9 13–3 2nd NCAA First Round
2013–14 Fresno State 22–11 13–5 2nd NCAA First Round
Fresno State: 46–20 (.697) 26–8 (.765)
TCU Horned Frogs (Big 12 Conference) (2014–2023)
2014–15 TCU 18–14 9–9 T–3rd WNIT Second Round
2015–16 TCU 18–15 8–10 T–6th WNIT Third Round
2016–17 TCU 12–18 4–14 9th
2017–18 TCU 23–13 9–9 5th WNIT Semi-Final
2018–19 TCU 24–11 10–8 5th WNIT Semi-Final
2019–20 TCU 22–7 13–5 2nd
2020–21 TCU 10–15 4–14 8th
2021–22 TCU 6–22 2–16 10th
2022–23 TCU 8–23 1–17 10th
TCU: 141–138 (.505) 60–102 (.370)
Total: 297–313 (.487)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

WNBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
1997 Utah 8 0 5.4 38.5 0.0 100.0 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.0 1.5
1998 Cleveland 22 0 7.6 36.8 0.0 83.3 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.4 1.7
Career 2 years, 2 teams 30 0 7.0 37.3 0.0 85.7 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 1.7

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
1998 Cleveland 3 0 8.7 33.3 0.0 100.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 3.0
Career 1 years, 1 team 3 0 8.7 33.3 0.0 100.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 3.0

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
1993–94 Colorado 24 - - 46.0 0.0 61.5 3.2 0.4 0.5 0.8 - 4.5
1994–95 Colorado 33 - - 42.7 0.0 81.7 3.8 0.9 0.6 0.6 - 6.7
1995–96 Colorado 35 - - 43.1 0.0 81.0 6.4 1.2 1.2 1.7 - 9.2
1996–97 Colorado 32 - - 46.6 25.0 77.0 8.6 1.4 1.8 1.4 - 12.3
Career 124 - - 44.5 14.3 77.9 5.7 1.0 1.1 1.2 - 8.4
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Player file: Raegan Scott". WNBA. Archived from the original on February 8, 1998.
  2. ^ Call, Jeff (June 1, 1997). "Starzz to Jazz fans: We got next". Deseret News. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  3. ^ Call, Jeff (June 13, 1997). "Scott can thank her lucky Starzz she's in right place at right time". Deseret News. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  4. ^ "Houston Comets at Utah Starzz, June 28, 1997".
  5. ^ "Raegan Scott WNBA Stats". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  6. ^ "Phoenix Mercury at Cleveland Rockers, August 25, 1998".
  7. ^ "Raegan Pebley". Utah State University. 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  8. ^ "Raegan Pebley". TCU. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  9. ^ "Raegan Pebley Hired as Head Women's Basketball Coach at Fresno State". Fresno State University. April 7, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  10. ^ Durrett, Richard (April 1, 2014). "TCU hires Raegan Pebley as coach". ESPN. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  11. ^ Apple, Alex (March 31, 2014). "TCU to name Raegan Pebley new women's basketball coach". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  12. ^ Philippou, Alexa (February 27, 2023). "TCU coach Raegan Pebley to step down at end of season". ESPN. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  13. ^ Philippou, Alexa (January 5, 2024). "Longtime former college coach Raegan Pebley named Sparks GM". ESPN. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  14. ^ "Dallas Wings on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  15. ^ "Raegan Scott College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
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