Carolyn Peck

About

Carolyn Arlene Peck (born January 22, 1966) is an American television sportscaster and former college basketball coach. She was the head coach for the women’s basketball teams of Purdue University and the University of Florida, and also the first head coach-general manager in the history of the WNBA’s Orlando Miracle. Peck was also an associate head coach for her alma mater, Vanderbilt University.

Carolyn Peck was born in Jefferson City, Tennessee. She has praised her family as her biggest influence, saying they showed her the importance of supporting each other. Peck says her mom and grandmothers taught her to work hard and appreciate life and family. Her brother Michael also became a basketball coach, and Peck hired him as her assistant coach for the Orlando Miracle in 2001. He is currently a coaching consultant.

As a senior at Jefferson County High School in Dandridge, Tennessee, Peck, a 6-4 center, was named Tennessee’s Miss Basketball after averaging 35 points and 13.2 rebounds per game. She played college basketball at Vanderbilt University from 1985 to 1988, averaging 10.6 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. She also blocked 180 shots,…