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2008 Coaching Changes
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Coaching Changes
CWB Correction: Press Row with Helen Wheelock Column
The "Press Row with Helen Wheelock" article from this issue of Coaching Women's Basketball was mistakenly reprinted from a previous issue (Midseason 2007). Please stay tuned for your next issue of CWB for Helen's next article on high school recruiting.
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NEW! Academic Progress Rate Changes
NEW!! Fall 2008 freshmen are required to have 16 core courses to qualify – check now with your recruits to be sure they will meet the requirement.
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BASKETBALL RULES COMMITTEE PROPOSES MINOR CHANGES - COMMENTS WELCOME
The Men’s and Women’s Basketball Rules Committees approved the attached
rules-change proposals during its annual meeting. Before these rules changes are
implemented, they must be approved by the Playing Rules Oversight Panel
(PROP).
PROP reviews all rules changes made by NCAA p
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WBCA Employment Opportunities
The WBCA is currently seeking a marketing intern for a one-year, full-time internship.
The WBCA is also seeking a Manager of New Initiatives for a full-time position.
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An Invitation to Present
The WBCA is searching for speakers to present at the 2009 WBCA National Convention in St. Louis.
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Alaska Names Darryl Smith Head Coach
7-3-08 University of Alaska Fairbanks Director of Athletics and Campus Recreation Forrest Karr announced Darryl Smith has been named the next head womens basketball coach for the Alaska Nanooks.
Smith brings over 17 years of college coaching experience to the University of Alaska Fairbanks,
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2008 STATE FARM TIP-OFF CLASSIC FIELD CONFIRMED
7-3-08 The 2008-09 women’s collegiate basketball season will be tipped off in style as the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame teams up with State Farm, InterSport and ESPN to host the 2008 State Farm Tip-Off Classic on November 16. This year’s Tip-Off Classic will feature Notre Dame against LSU at 2:30
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Catchings scores 18 points to lead Fever past Sky
7-3-08 Tamika Catchings scored a season-high 18 points and the Indiana Fever beat the Chicago Sky 74-67 on Wednesday night.
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Former WBCA Intern Zena Lewis Hired as Assistant SID
7-3-08 Tennessee State University has hired Zena Lewis to fill the position of Assistant Director of Sports Information. Lewis will assist in all facets of the media relations operation of the Tigers’ athletic department.
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BOISE STATE ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR LISA PARKER PASSES AWAY FOLLOWING ILLNESS
7-2-08 Lisa Parker, senior associate athletic director for student services at Boise State University and the senior women’s administrator for Bronco athletics, passed away Friday (June 20) morning at her home following a long battle with cancer.
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Cindy Fisher Receives Multi-Year Contract Extension
7-2-08 The University of San Diego has announced that head women's basketball coach Cindy Fisher has received a multi-year contract extension.
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Whalen leads 14-point Sun rally over Comets
7-2-08 Lindsay Whalen had nine assists to set Connecticut's career record and scored 14 points to help the Sun overcome a 14-point deficit to beat the Houston Comets 78-68 Tuesday night.
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Hammon scores 10 in OT as Silver Stars top Shock in extra session
7-2-08 Becky Hammon had 19 points, 10 in overtime, and Sophia Young added 27 to lead the San Antonio Silver Stars to a 79-72 overtime win over the Detroit Shock Tuesday night.
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Parker fills stat sheet, but Liberty climb back to top Sparks
7-2-08 Shameka Christon scored a career-high 28 points and the New York Liberty rallied for an 89-78 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday.
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Taurasi drops in 28 as Mercury crush Dream
7-2-08 Diana Taurasi scored 28 points and the Mercury used a strong second quarter to beat the winless Dream 97-79 on Tuesday night.
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Mystics fall for eighth straight time to Penicheiro, Monarchs
7-2-08 Ticha Penicheiro hit back-to-back shots in the final 1:30 of the game and finished with 17 points and eight assists, helping the Monarchs hold off the Washington Mystics for a 87-81 victory.
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Sky overcome turnovers on back of Dupree's double-double to down Lynx
7-2-08 Candice Dupree had 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead Chicago past the Minnesota Lynx, 73-71 on Tuesday night.
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Hoops world driving past U.S. women
7-2-08 Once, they were the surest bet in Olympic sports. The U.S. women's basketball team dominated virtually all international competition, winning world titles and Olympic gold medals, establishing a reputation as the antithesis of the selfish, ego-driven men's teams.
As the Beijing Games
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Temple to announce Staley's replacement as women's basketball coach
7-1-08--A 2 p.m. press conference has been scheduled for today when Temple is expected to name Tonya Cardoza as its new women's basketball coach, replacing Dawn Staley, who took the head job at South Carolina.
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Alcorn State names Edwards women's basketball coach
6-30-08--Alcorn State University named former University of Tennessee standout Tonya Edwards the university's new women's head basketball coach Monday.
Director of Athletics, Dr, Darren J. Hamilton announced the move would be effective July 7 of this year, pending approval by the Board of
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TSU women's hoops coach Dixon, school part ways Coach out before ever coaching team
6-30-08--Less than three months after her hiring, Surina Dixon learned Monday she will not be Texas Southern's women's basketball coach.
Dixon, who was named to the role in March, departs without having coached a game for TSU.
"Based upon the inability to agree upon a contract, we have
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WNBA To Honor ABC New's Robin Roberts With 2008 WNBA Inspiration Award
June 30, 2008 -- Robin Roberts, co-anchor of ABC News' Good Morning America, will be the recipient of the 2008 WNBA Inspiration Award, it was announced today by WNBA President Donna Orender.
The WNBA award, which recognizes an individual who inspires others through her commitment and
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Ajavon ties Comets rookie record with 24 points in win over Fever
6-08-08--Matee Ajavon scored a season-high 24 points, tying a Houston rookie record, and the Comets pulled away in the fourth quarter for their fourth straight win, 75-61 over the Indiana Fever on Saturday night.
After the Fever (7-8) cut the lead to four on Alison Bales' 3-pointer to open
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Shock break loose in third quarter to deny Dream win No. 1
6-30-08--Despite being short-handed, Kara Braxton wasn't going to let the Detroit Shock lose to another Eastern Conference cellar dweller.
Braxton scored a career-high 26 points Sunday and had nine rebounds to help the injury-depleted Shock keep the Atlanta Dream winless with a 100-92 vict
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WNBA star teaches girls, promotes game
6-30-08--Tamika Catchings stars for the WNBA's Indiana Fever. Tom Miller is a special education English teacher/girls basketball coach at Marlington High School.
Yet, here they were Sunday, Catchings flying into town for the afternoon — after her 8:30 p.m. Saturday game in Houston —to be t
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Anita Ortega's drive at UCLA pays off for LAPD
June 30, 2008 - Invaluable lessons can be learned on a basketball court.
So says LAPD Capt. Anita Ortega, a national championship-winning former UCLA point guard who believes that it was through basketball that she developed the leadership skills and self-assuredness needed to command
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Northwestern Names Ali Jaques Assistant Coach
6-26-08 Ali Jaques, an assistant coach at George Washington University the past two seasons, was named assistant coach for Northwestern's women's basketball program, head coach Joe McKeown announced.
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Ulferts Resigns St. Cloud Post
6-26-08 St. Cloud State University Head Women’s Basketball Coach Dr. Lori Ulferts has announced her resignation as head coach. She has accepted a position as a professor in the St. Cloud State Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Sport Science Department.
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Baldwin-Wallace Hires Sean Strickland as Assistant Women's Basketball Coach
6-26-08 Baldwin-Wallace College has named Sean Strickland Head Women’s Golf Coach and Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach.
Strickland joins the staff of Head Women’s Basketball Coach Cheri Harrer and a Yellow Jacket program which has reached the Division III NCAA Tournament 10 times in the p
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Six players score in double figures as Mercury stomp Sky
6-26-08 Kelly Miller scored 17 points to lead six Phoenix players in double figures and the Mercury beat the Chicago Sky for the second time in a week, 89-79 on Thursday night.
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Lyttle replaces injured Thompson to lead Comets past Silver Stars
6-26-08 Sancho Lyttle scored a career-high 23 points to lead the Houston Comets to a 77-71 win over San Antonio on Thursday night, their second victory over the Silver Stars in three days.
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McCarville, Christon help Liberty break Fever in OT
6-26-08 Janel McCarville scored a career-high 31 points and Shameka Christon had six of her 23 in the third overtime, lifting the Liberty to a 102-96 victory over the Indiana Fever on Thursday night.
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Currie hits winning 3-pointer in OT to propel Mystics
6-26-08 Monique Currie made a 3-pointer for the only scoring in overtime and had 24 points to lead the Washington Mystics to a 77-74 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday night.
Los Angeles' Lisa Leslie had 11 rebounds to become the first player in WNBA history to have 3,000 rebo
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Nolan leads five Shock players in double figures
6-26-08 Two days after in a lopsided loss at Connecticut, the defending Eastern Conference champions beat the Sun 70-61 on Thursday night.
Deanna Nolan scored 13 points, pacing a balanced Shock offensive attack that included five double-figure scorers.
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Augustus Leads Lynx Over Monarchs
6-26-08 Seimone Augustus scored 12 of her team-leading 23 points after the break to lead the Lynx over the Monarchs 80-76 Thursday night.
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UConn assistant Cardoza to get Temple's top job
6-25-08 Longtime Connecticut assistant Tonya Cardoza will replace Dawn Staley as Temple's head coach, a person with knowledge of the hiring said Wednesday.
Cardoza's appointment is expected to be announced by Temple on Friday, according to the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity be
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UConn rewards Auriemma with five-year extension through 2013
6-25-08 Geno Auriemma signed a deal that will keep the Hall of Fame coach on Connecticut's sideline through 2013.
University officials said Wednesday that the five-year, $8 million contract extension begins July 1 and includes a base salary of $300,000 the first year. That amount will incre
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Former Volunteers star Parker named SEC Female Athlete of Year
6-25-08 Former Tennessee basketball player Candace Parker is the Southeastern Conference Female Athlete of the Year.
She was selected in a vote by the league's athletic directors announced Wednesday.
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Indiana’s Tamika Catchings Named Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award Recipient
6-24-08 Tamika Catchings of the Indiana Fever was named the recipient of the 2007 Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award today in recognition of her outstanding work in the Indianapolis community with her Catch the Stars Foundation. The award recognizes the player who best exemplifies the characteri
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Parker scores 22, dunks for second straight game as Sparks drop Storm
6-24-08 Candace Parker dunked for the second consecutive game and had 22 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks to lead the Los Angeles Sparks to a 76-62 victory over the Seattle Storm on Tuesday night.
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Jones drops 20 on Shock as Sun cruise into first in East
6-24-08 Asjha Jones scored 20 points and rookie Amber Holt added a career-high 19 as the Sun moved ahead of the Shock and into first place in the Eastern Conference with an 85-68 victory.
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Lynx put end to two losing streaks with win vs. Liberty
6-24-08 Seimone Augustus scored 21 points and had nine assists, and the Minnesota Lynx put an end to a few dubious streaks with a 91-69 victory over the New York Liberty on Tuesday.
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Taurasi scores 31, grabs eight boards as Mercury top Mystics
6-24-08 Diana Taurasi scored 31 points and fellow U.S. Olympian Cappie Pondexter added 28 as the Phoenix Mercury beat the Washington Mystics 98-90, halting the host's winning streak at three on Tuesday night.
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Comets' Thompson plays with broken finger, nails winning jumper in OT
6-24-08 Tina Thompson came back to play with a broken finger Tuesday night and wound up beating the San Antonio Silver Stars. Thompson hit a 13-foot jumper with 1.2 seconds left to lift the Houston Comets to an 82-81 overtime win over the San Antonio Silver Stars on Tuesday night.
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Fever rally past Monarchs thanks to career highs from Hoffman
6-24-08 Ebony Hoffman had career highs with 23 points and 13 rebounds Tuesday night and the Fever rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat the Sacramento Monarchs 78-73.
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George Washington hires Bozeman from assistant spot
6-24-08 Mike Bozeman was hired Tuesday as George Washington's women's basketball coach.
Bozeman spent the past three seasons as an assistant under Joe McKeown, who resigned this month after a 19-year tenure to become the women's coach at Northwestern.
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Sobomehin Takes Over At Augusta
6-24-08 Tes Sobomehin has been appointed the new head coach of the Augusta State women’s basketball program, according to an announcement from ASU Director of Athletics Clint Bryant Tuesday.
The former head coach of Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Mich., Sobomehin spent three seasons at the
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Dream forward Little traded, free-agent forward Terry signed
6-24-08 The Atlanta Dream traded forward Camille Little to the Seattle Storm and signed free agent Kasha Terry of Georgia Tech on Monday. Atlanta acquired Seattle's 2009 second-round draft pick for Little, who averaged 4.8 points and 4.0 rebounds in 13 games.
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Liz Campbell named women's basketball coach
6-24-08 Elizabeth “Liz” Campbell, who spent the last five seasons as an assistant women’s basketball coach at Oglethorpe University, was named head coach of the Colorado College women’s basketball team.
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