Carolyn Jenkins

American basketball player-coach

Carolyn Jenkins
Personal information
Born	(1969-01-29) January 29, 1969 (age 55) Fresno, California
Nationality	American
Career information
College	University of California
Coaching career	1991–2007
Career history
As coach:
1991–1995	Stanford (assistant)
1996–2000	Michigan State (assistant)
2000–2003	Sacramento State
2003–2007	Minnesota Lynx (assistant)
2006	Minnesota Lynx (interim)

Carolyn Charise Jenkins (born January 29, 1969, in Fresno, California), is the assistant commissioner for operations of the West Coast Conference. Previously, Jenkins served as a women's basketball coach in the WNBA, serving as an assistant coach and head coach of the Minnesota Lynx, and as Director of Player Personnel for the WNBA.

Jenkins earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from UC Berkeley (Cal) in 1990. While at Cal, she played 104 career games in four seasons with the Golden Bears from 1986 to 1990.

After assistant coaching stints at Stanford and Michigan State, Jenkins became the head coach for the women's basketball team at Sacramento State University for three seasons.

Jenkins became the Minnesota Lynx fourth head coach in 2006 after Suzie McConnell-Serio resigned on July 23. She led the Lynx to a 2–9 record to close out the 2006 WNBA Season.

In December 2006, longtime NBA assistant Don Zierden was named the Lynx head coach, and Jenkins was retained in her current assistant coaching position. On November 1, 2007, Jenkins was named director of player personnel of the WNBA.