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Watch: ESPN interview with Notre Dame coach Niele Ivey

The Irish are lucky to have her.

[autotag]Niele Ivey[/autotag] is in her fourth season as Notre Dame’s women’s basketball coach, and she’s done pretty well. After going 10-10 in her first season, she led the Irish to back-to-back Sweet 16s. This year, she has the Irish off to a 9-2 start. All of this and more is covered in this new interview with the ESPN-owned Andscape:

This is about as complete an interview with Ivey as you’ll see anywhere. Touching on her playing days, coaching career, her key players and her son Jaden, she comes across as someone who means everything she says and doesn’t need to show off for the cameras. The fact that the interview ends with her at the Grotto speaks volumes about her.

While the interview doesn’t go overboard on the details, it leaves you feeling like you really know Ivey. You could have this conversation with her off the record and come away just as satisfied. One only can imagine what she’ll do as her coaching career goes on.

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Notre Dame’s Niele Ivey highlighted in coaches fashion story

Rock those outfits, Niele!

You might have noticed that Notre Dame coach [autotag]Niele Ivey[/autotag] has had a very colorful wardrobe this season. More often than not, her game outfits have jumped out and often have a shade of green. She even has served as an inspiration to Jackson State coach Tomekia Reed. All of that and more is talked about in this story from ESPN-owned-and-operated website Andscape.

Perhaps the most interesting part about the story is that Ivey selects her wardrobe with help from best friend and former Irish teammate [autotag]Julie Henderson[/autotag], who now is a model. In fact, Henderson flies to South Bend at least once a month to provide that assistance. That’s how you know a friendship is real.

When asked to comment about her thought process for game outfits, Ivey said this:

“My first thing [is] the color scheme and then it’s kind of like a vibe and energy. So this year, I’m going to try to plan out more games in advance. I don’t mind patterns, but I think I like bold colors and sometimes I like bright colors. I kind of like showing my femininity a little bit more. I will say that that would probably be my beginning stage of understanding and learning fashion. I’m big on if I feel good in the clothes.”

Clearly, Ivey’s need to be fashionable has not affected her coaching as the Irish have a 12-2 record. Here’s to more of her rocking in both areas.

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