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Recognized as one of the greatest players ever to don an Aggie uniform, Jennifer Gross returned to the UC Davis women's basketball program in 2004-05 to serve as Sandy Simpson's top assistant.
Now in her fourth year with her alma mater, Gross assists in all facets of the program, including recruiting, scouting and on-court instruction.
Gross set school records for career assists (448), steals (300) and three-pointers (163), the first of which still stands. Additionally, she continues to rank fifth all-time at UC Davis in career scoring, compiling 1,143 points from 1993 to 1997.
As a senior, Gross led the Aggies to a school-record 29-3 mark and the school's first appearance at the Division II Elite Eight tournament. UC Davis finished third at the national tourney, beating Bentley (Mass.) in the consolation final. For her part, she won Kodak All-America honorable mention and was selected to the Northern California Athletic Conference first team.
In all, Gross made at least one All-West Region team in each of her last three years, and twice was named to the All-NCAC first team and the Jewish Post & Opinion All-America first team. She also earned CoSIDA Academic All-District VIII honors in each of her last three years. However, perhaps her finest achievement was her participation in 101 victories during her four-year career, the winningest span in program history.
After her collegiate career, Gross went on to play professionally in Denmark (July 1997-Apr. 98) and Israel (July-Dec. 1998). She was inducted into the Cal Aggie Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003.
In addition to her credentials as a player, Gross offers valuable Division I experience to her alma mater, having spent her two previous seasons (2002-2004) as an assistant at San Diego State.
Gross' first foray into coaching was at University City HS, her prep alma mater. After two seasons as an assistant, she took over as head coach in 2000, guiding the Centurions to a 50-9 record in two years at the helm. In her four-year career at UCHS, the team won four straight Western League titles plus a pair of San Diego Section banners.
Gross graduated from UC Davis in 1997, earning her bachelor's degree in organizational studies.
