[2] Born Jennie Marie Lillis in Cedar Rapids, Iowa,[1] Jennie Baranczyk was raised in Urbandale, Iowa and attended Dowling Catholic High School in nearby West Des Moines, the same high school which Caitlin Clark graduated from.

[3] Baranczyk won the Big Ten's Medal of Honor for academic and athletic excellence upon graduating from Iowa in 2004.

[5] At Marquette, Baranczyk also helped with recruiting, game scheduling, opponent scouting, and public relations.

[4] On April 17, 2012, Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa hired Baranczyk as head women's basketball coach.

Baranczyk followed that season by leading Drake to a 20–11 record and the first round of the 2015 WNIT, the first postseason appearance in her tenure.