https://www.mycentraljersey.com/sto...jennifer-derevjanik-cn-coach-year/3220447002/:
"It had been more than a decade since the Bound Brook High School girls basketball team had posted a winning season before Jen Derevjanik took over as head coach prior to the 2014-15 season, a run that had included an 0-24 campaign just two years prior.
And through the Crusaders suffered through an 11-15 year in Derevjanik’s first season at the helm, by the time Year 2 rolled around, Bound Brook had been transformed from punchline to powerhouse, beginning a run that’s seen the Crusaders reach four straight NJSIAA Group I finals, winning one.
Not bad for a program that hadn’t even won a section until the former Staten Island star at St. Peter’s High School, George Mason University standout and WNBA champion took the reins. Five years later, Derevjanik has a 110-36 record, leading this year’s club to a 25-5 mark, its fourth sectional title, and third straight conference championship, and has been named the Courier News Girls Basketball Coach of the Year."
"'I put a lot of pressure on myself and the kids,' she said. 'Because I hate losing. I’m sure everyone hates losing, but I think I put more pressure on myself than most people. I know it’s going to be tough because I’m in a public school and they all say it’s a rollercoaster. You get your highs and lows (as far as talent coming in), so you just have to figure out how to make the kids who are here want it. You’ve got to convince them, because losing is no fun.'"
