Joanne P. McCallie

Joanne P. McCallie

Joanne Palombo-McCallie (born in Monterey, California in 1966) is the head coach of the Duke University women's basketball team. McCallie is known as "Coach P" because of her maiden name, Palombo.

McCallie became the first Division I head coach to win a conference title in four different leagues (the ACC, Big Ten, America East and North Atlantic), and also the first Division I coach to be named conference coach of the year in four different conferences. She was only the second Division I head coach to lead two different programs to 30-win seasons, and also to lead two different programs to a NO. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. McCallie has three National Championship game appearances in her career, and has been named conference coach of the year five times. She has coached twelve players who have received All-America honors, and has seen nine of her former players go on to play professionally, five being first round pick. McCallie has also won a gold medal as coach of the 2006 U20 National team and the 2007 U21 World Championship team. Since her first season at Duke in 2007, McCallie has led the Women's basketball team to a overall record of 141-32, a 60-12 record in the ACC alone, and was announced the ACC Coach of the year in 2010 and 2012. Alongside her blue devils, McCallie has made a mark in the Duke community, specifically volunteering at local schools to advocate youth development and currently standing as the National Spokesperson for the Duke Cancer Fund. The team has especially created a relationship with the local non-profit organization The Emily K Center by participating in after school leadership programs. McCallie created the "Choice Not Chance" kids club that emphasizes the importance of good choices that later influenced her to write her 2012 book "Choice Not Chance" that focuses on teaching her players and kids how to make good choices in life through her own experiences and learned lessons. The "CNC" philosophy is an idea that is currently practiced by her coaching staff and team, and is actively shared through out the Duke community.