| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Kansas City |
| Conference | Summit |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 15, 1982 St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Playing career | |
| 2001–2005 | Oklahoma |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2010–2013 | Southeast Missouri State (asst.) |
| 2013–2015 | George Mason (asst.) |
| 2015–2019 | Mississippi State (asst.) |
| 2019–2020 | Mississippi State (assoc. HC) |
| 2020–2022 | Texas (assoc. HC) |
| 2022–present | Kansas City |
Dionnah Shawntee Jackson-Durrett (née Jackson; born August 15, 1982) is an American basketball coach and former player, who is the current head coach of the Kansas City Roos women's basketball team.[1][2]
Early life and playing career
[edit]A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Jackson-Durrett attended Parkway West High School where she was named the Missouri High School Player of the Year in 2001.[1][3][4]
Coaching career
[edit]On March 30, 2022, Jackson-Durrett was hired as the 11th head coach in Kansas City Roos program history.[5] Her initial three-year contract, had a base salary of $275,000 per year.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dionnah Jackson-Durrett - Head Coach - Staff Directory". Kansas City Roos. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- ^ "Dionnah Jackson-Durrett WNBA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- ^ Han, Nathan (August 19, 2022). "Dionnah Jackson-Durrett brings winning pedigree as basketball player and coach to UMKC". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- ^ "Dionnah Jackson - Women's Basketball Coach". Southeast Missouri State University Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- ^ a b Palmer, Tod (April 11, 2022). "New UMKC women's basketball coach Jackson-Durrent receives hefty pay raise over previous coach". KSHB 41 Kansas City News. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- ^ "UMKC tops the $1 million salary mark for its new women's basketball coach". KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR. Retrieved January 16, 2026.