A year into her current post as head coach for Concordia women's basketball, Jenny Hansen will look to continue the improvement that started with the Eagles' best performance in three seasons in her 2008-09 debut.

Hansen is in her first assignment as a collegiate head coach, and spent seven years as an assistant coach at Concordia before being named to the program's helm in the spring of 2008.

Hansen, a 2001 graduate of Concordia, started her coaching career under current Associate Athletic Director Greg Dinneen, who spent seven years at the program's helm before accepting his present post.

The 2001-02 team finished with 21 wins, a total that has not been reached since, in Hansen's first year on the staff. Hansen served as Dinneen's assistant until the 2004-05 season, when Todd Corman took the program's reigns. She then served as Corman's assistant for the subsequent four seasons, leading to her appointment as head coach.

Hansen, who has also worked in the sports information office as an assistant director, was a team captain during her two seasons as a player on the Eagles' squad. In 65 games, Hansen averaged 7.4 points per game and was named the team's Most Valuable Defensive Player in both campaigns.

Prior to her career at Concordia, Hansen played her freshman and sophomore seasons at Clackamas Community College (Ore.) and NCAA Div. II Cal State San Bernardino, respectively.

Hansen played hoops at Foothill High School in Bakersfield, where she was a two-time All-CIF Central Section selection. She set a school single-season record with 61 three-pointers as a senior and averaged 18.7 points per game.

An English major as an undergraduate, Hansen earned her master's in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia in 2008.

Hansen is single and lives in Irvine.