Olympic gold medalist and Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame member Anne Donovan enters her third season at the helm of the Seton Hall University women's basketball program.

In just two seasons she has already begun to leave her mark, developing Jasmine Crew into an All-BIG EAST and All-Met Second Team member in 2012 and helped Ka-Deidre Simmons to the All-BIG EAST Freshman Team in 2011.

Donovan was named just the third head coach in program history on March 29, 2010. The announcement came on the same day that Kevin Willard was named head men's basketball coach at Seton Hall.

Donovan was formerly the head coach of the WNBA's New York Liberty, having taken over on an interim basis halfway through the 2009 regular season. The Liberty reached the Eastern Conference Finals in 2010.

"I am very pleased to have the opportunity to come home to New Jersey and coach at Seton Hall," said Donovan. "The outlook for the women's basketball program is bright and I look forward to becoming a part of the university community."

Donovan owns a remarkable 132-10 (.930) all-time record on the sidelines for USA Basketball. As head coach, she led the 2008 United States Women's Olympic Team to gold in Beijing and as a result was chosen with Mike Krzyzewski as co-recipient of the 2008 USA Basketball National Coach of the Year award. Donovan was an assistant coach who helped the U.S. capture gold at the Olympics 2004 and the World Championships in 1998 and 2002.

As a student-athlete at Old Dominion University, the 6-8 Donovan quickly made her presence known both on and off the court as a collegian. She was recognized by virtually every post-season and All-American squad in the nation during her career, earning Kodak All-American honors for three years and Academic All-American honors for two straight seasons. Her honors culminated in 1983 when she claimed the Naismith Trophy as the national Player-of-the-Year and was awarded an NCAA post-graduate scholarship for her academic achievements. Donovan completed her four years at Old Dominion with a 3.5 cumulative average in her major of recreational services and became the all-time leading scorer and rebounder in Monarchs' history with 2,719 points and 1,976 rebounds. She remains the NCAA's all-time shot blocker with 801.

Donovan won gold medals as a player with the 1984 and 1988 U.S. Olympic Teams, the 1983 and 1987 Pan American Games Teams, the 1986 World Championship Team and was a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team as well. She played six years of professional basketball in Japan and Italy, before returning to Old Dominion in 1987 as a part-time assistant coach.

In 1989, Donovan was elevated to a full-time assistant coach, and she remained at her alma mater until taking the head position at East Carolina University in 1995. The Pirates made one appearance in the Colonial Athletic Association tournament championship game during her three-year stint at the helm.

Donovan began her WNBA coaching career as the interim head of the expansion Indiana Fever in 2000, followed by head coaching positions with the Charlotte Sting (2001-2002) and the Seattle Storm (2003-2007). She amassed a regular-season record of 93-77 (.547) with four playoff appearances in Seattle, including the 2004 WNBA Championship title. Donovan became the first female coach in WNBA history to reach the 100-win mark with the Storm's victory over Minnesota on August 18, 2005. She also was the head coach of the Philadelphia Rage in the former American Basketball League (ABL) in 1998.

On May 15, 1995, Donovan was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. She was one of the twenty-six inductees in the inaugural class of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in June of 1999. Additionally, she is a member of the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame, the New Jersey Sports Hall of Fame, the Old Dominion Sports Hall of Fame, the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame and the CoSIDA Academic All-American Hall of Fame. In 2004, Donovan was named by the Sun Belt Conference as its All-Time Women's Basketball Player, and in 2008, she received the NCAA 25-year Award in Nashville, Tenn. Donovan was presented with an honorary Doctorate's degree from Old Dominion University on Dec. 13, 2008.

Donovan is a native of Ridgewood, N.J. and a graduate of Paramus Catholic High School.