William Jewell College Athletics

Jill Slominski retired at the conclusion of the 2022-2023 season after 27 years as the head women’s basketball coach at William Jewell. Throughout her career, she amassed over 460 wins. Among other achievements noted below, she received four Coach of the Year honors and was inducted into the William Jewell Athletics Hall of Fame. 



• 1996 | Named Head Women's Basketball Coach 
• February 25, 2005 | 200th career win vs. Culver-Stockton (68-67)
• January 30, 2010 | 300th career win vs. Missouri Valley (68-47)
• December 3, 2011 | First GLVC win vs. Illinois Springfield (63-48)
• November 28, 2012 | Defeated No. 3 Pittsburg State (68-66)
• March 3, 2013 | First GLVC Tournament win vs. Bellarmine (84-73)
• December 20, 2014 | Defeated Division I UMKC (59-51)
• January 17, 2015 | Defeated No. 14 Drury (80-64)
• October 25, 2016 | Defeated Division I Western Illinois (69-66) (Exhibition Game)
• January 12, 2017 | 400th career win vs. Illinois Springfield (62-55)
• February 14, 2019 | Defeated (RV) Truman State (86-72)
• November 10, 2019 | Defeated (RV) Michigan Tech (75-71)
• February 4, 2021 | Defeated No. 23 Southern Indiana (70-58)



• Has coached nine teams to 20 or more wins in a season, four have won 25 or more, and the 2004-05 team holds the record for most wins in a season with 28
• Qualified for the GLVC post-season tournament eight of the last nine years
• Has mentored 14 All-GLVC performers, including four first team honors, along with two All-Freshman Team selections
• Totals 67 All-Conference selections, including four Freshmen of the Year 
• Coached nine players to 17 All-America honors, including the first in NCAA era, in Kiara Bradley during the 2021 season
• Has earned three Coach of the Year honors in 2003, 2007 and 2010
• Has won three conference championships and made seven appearances in the NAIA National Tournament 
• Reached the NAIA Sweet 16 three times
• Was inducted into the William Jewell Athletic Hall of Fame in 2014; Six former players have also been inducted
• Mentored players to 99 selections to the Academic All-GLVC teams over the past nine years, including a program-best 17 in 2021 which accounted for 100% of the roster
• Fourteen players, have received the prestigious GLVC Council of President's Academic Excellence Award following their final season
• 2021 JESPY Award for Darrel Gourley Head Coach of the Year 
• 2021 and 2022 teams finished among the top-10 teams in Division II in team GPA



• Was the interim head coach at Ottawa University taking over that program in January of 1996
• Served as the assistant coach at Jewell from 1993-1995  



• Was a four-year starter in basketball and softball at Northwestern College (IA)
• Earned All-Conference honors on the hardwood as a senior
• Was a three-sport athlete at Vinton-Shellsburg High School (IA), lettering 11 times
• Was a First team All-State selection in basketball her senior year and finished the season as the third leading scorer in the state 
• Was also an All- State selection as a utility player in softball
• Inducted into the Vinton-Shellsburg Hall of Fame



• A native of Vinton, Iowa 
• 1993 graduate of Northwestern College with a bachelor's elementary education and a 1997 graduate of the University of Missouri Kansas City with a master's in curriculum and instruction of physical education
• Married to husband Josh Slominski and has six children, daughters Rylan, Isabella, and Addisyn, a 2021 William Jewell graduate, along with sons Tyson, Leighton, and Cooper 


Slominski Year-by-Year