Dogs or cats? Podcasts or music? Get to know Hawkeyes coach Jan Jensen

KCCI Sports Director Scott Reister sits down with the Iowa women’s basketball coach for some rapid-fire questions.

SCOTT, YOU RECENTLY HAD A FUN CONVERSATION WITH JAN JENSEN. WHY DON’T YOU TELL US ABOUT IT? I’D SAY EVERY CONVERSATION WITH JAN JENSEN IS FUN, BUT IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO TALK TO HER, YOU GOT TO GO RAPID FIRE. WHEN A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING, SOME BASKETBALL PET PREFERENCES, AND SHE’S THE FIRST TO ADMIT SHE’S TERRIBLE AT LEAVING MESSAGES. IT’S A SIGN OF THE HAWKEYE HEAD COACH YOU ALWAYS GET TO SEE, BUT YOU DO RIGHT HERE ON THE ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR. THIS IS REALLY HARD HITTING. YOU READY? I’M READY. DOG OR CAT? DOG. HANDS DOWN. WINE OR BEER? WINE. HANDS DOWN. YOU’RE UP. THREE ON DEFENSE. FINAL SECONDS. DO YOU FOUL OR NOT? YES. TRY TO PODCAST OR MUSIC. ALL MUSIC ALL THE TIME. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? I’M ON A HEAVY ROTATION RIGHT NOW AND I REALLY LIKE ANDY GRAMMER. I LIKE BEN RECTOR. THEY’RE A LITTLE LOW KEY. WHEN I’M TAKING IT DOWN. I GOT A LITTLE CHRISTMAS CHRISTIAN MUSIC. WHEN I NEED TO CENTER MY MOTHER. SHE WAS CHURCH ORGANIST FOR OUR CHURCH COUNTRY CHURCH GROWING UP, AND SHE WAS A PIANO TEACHER FOR 40 YEARS. AND I QUIT IN EIGHTH GRADE, WHICH WAS A SAD THING I DID. I CAN SEE HER NOW. SHE SAID, YOU’RE GOING TO REGRET THIS, AND I DO, BUT MY POINT IS, SHE INTRODUCED ME TO EVERY GENRE OF MUSIC. FANTASTIC. MOST COMMON NICKNAME PEOPLE HAVE FOR YOU. JJ TEXT OR CALL. OH BOY, I WOULD, I WOULD CALL AND I’D PROBABLY LEAVE TOO LONG A MESSAGES. MY FRIENDS WILL TELL YOU. AND I ALSO DON’T UNDERSTAND THE SHORTNESS OF A TEXT. MY FRIENDS WILL TELL YOU FAVORITE ROAD ARENA, ANYONE? WE WENT IN. IT’S HARD TO SAY FAVORITE BECAUSE YOU WANT TO PLAY EVERY GAME AT CARVER BECAUSE NOTHING IS LIKE CARVER. WHERE DO YOU KEEP THE STRANDS OF NET FROM ALL THE NETS YOU’VE BEEN ABLE TO CUT DOWN? MAN, I LIKE I, I LIKE THAT QUESTION. I JUST STARTED THIS IN RECENT YEARS WHEN WE GOT THE NETS, I HAD A LITTLE JAR FOR MYSELF AND I MADE IT FOR OUR COACHING STAFF AND HAD ALL THE LITTLE TRINKETS AND I PUT IT IN THERE. IT’S KIND OF NEAT. IT’S SITTING IN MY IN MY OFFICE. WELL, THERE YOU HAVE IT.

Dogs or cats? Podcasts or music? Get to know Hawkeyes coach Jan Jensen

KCCI Sports Director Scott Reister sits down with the Iowa women’s basketball coach for some rapid-fire questions.

Updated: 11:00 PM CDT Apr 1, 2026

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Get to know Iowa women’s basketball coach Jan Jensen with some rapid-fire questions. KCCI Sports Director finds out where she keeps basketball nets after cutting them down and why she regrets not playing the piano.

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Get to know Iowa women’s basketball coach Jan Jensen with some rapid-fire questions. KCCI Sports Director finds out where she keeps basketball nets after cutting them down and why she regrets not playing the piano.