John Nash 18 September 2011 BIG EAST Conference , Men's Basketball , Women's Basketball 84 views No Comment Print This Post Email This Post
UConn basketball coaches Jim Calhoun and Geno Auriemma both released statements on Saturday, regarding the death of BIG EAST founding father Dave Gavitt, who passed away in Rhode Island at the age of 73 on Friday night.
Jim O'Connell, Associated Press Updated 12:58 a.m., Sunday, September 18, 2011
Former NBA star Dominique Wilkins, left, former NCAA Foundation president David Gavitt, second left, former NBA stars Joe Dumars and Charles Barkley, and the University of Connecticut womens coach Geno Auriemma hold up their jerseys after being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame Monday, April 3, 2006, during a news conference in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/The Times, Greg Pearson) ** MAGS OUT NO SALES ** Photo: AP, GREG PEARSON / THE TIMES
By Ned Griffen, The Day, New London, Conn.
July 1--MOHEGAN -- Renee Montgomery didn't play well enough to be chosen to play for the U.S. women's national team at the FIBA world championships last fall. And she knew it.
"When I got cut from the team, I felt like I wasn't the guard they should've have picked," Montgomery said. "It's not like you're saying, 'Oh, man, they cheated me out of a spot.' I didn't play well enough to make the team, and that makes you go and reassess things and do things differently.
By John Altavilla, The Hartford Courant, Conn.
July 1--UNCASVILLE -- Renee Montgomery calls Geno Auriemma a "purposeful" texter, which means when she gets a message from her former UConn coach there's usually a good reason.
Such as earlier this season, when Auriemma reached out to his former All-American guard, one his USA Basketball team players cut before the 2010 World Championship in the Czech Republic.
By The Republican Sports Desk
The Associated Press Amherst players celebrate after defeating Washington University in the championship game at the Women's Division III Final Four at Shirk Center in Bloomington, Ill., Saturday, March 19, 2011. (AP Photo/The Pantagraph, Carlos T. Miranda)
STORRS -- There was a time when Maya Moore was a starry-eyed youngster looking on in awe of UConn All-American Diana Taurasi, easily influenced by her every move both on and off the court. She was sitting behind one of the baskets with her Georgia Magic AAU teammates at the 2003 Final Four at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
Despite Kathleen Nash putting up 19 points, Tatiyiana McMorris hit a 3-pointer with 10 seconds left to send Marquette on to the Second Round.Longhorns Go Down In First Round
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Despite Kathleen Nash putting up 19 points, Tatiyiana McMorris hit a 3-pointer with 10 seconds left to send Marquette on to the Second Round.
UConn coach Geno Auriemma has met thousands of people and coached hundreds of them, many of whom get Christmas cards from his family and eat dinner in his home.
When he discovered his first-round game in the Philadelphia Regional would be against Hartford Sunday at Gampel Pavilion, he shrugged his shoulders and gave one of his it is what it is looks.
NCAA WomenÂ’s Basketball Tournament (11 a.m., ESPN2) After winning a school-record 72 straight games, all by double-digits, Geno AuriemmaÂ’s Connecticut Huskies are expected to have a cakewalk to the Riverwalk in San Antonio, site of the Final Four. ThatÂ’s where a possible semifinal against Tennessee looms, as Pat SummittÂ’s Lady Vols have rebounded from last yearÂ’s first-round exit to garner a No. 1 seed and restore order in womenÂ’s hoops. Pat leads Geno 8-6 in the all-time NCAA-title race, but 62 other teams (including top seeds Stanford and Nebraska) are out to trump that story line, beginning with this weekendÂ’s wall-to-wall first-round action.
More people will be watching when OU's next men's basketball coach is hired.
Joe Castiglione thinks outside the box when it comes to basketball hirings.
OU athletic director Joe Castiglione thinks outside the box when it comes to basketball hirings. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
And I don't even mean a 31-year-old Jeff Capel , a stealth candidate by any description.
HARTFORD, Conn. – Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma laughs as he recalls a greeting he received from another coach during last year's Final Four.
"Hey, congratulations. You guys had a nice year," the coach told Auriemma.
A nice year? UConn was about to win its seventh national title, and 78th consecutive game. But to many UConn followers, that was considered "a nice year."
STORRS, Conn. -- Maya Moore can barely take another bite of salmon. Her eyes transfixed on the TV set, she's about to lose her lunch.
"C'mon!" she shouts. "How could they get that wrong?"
A blown call? A missed shot? A messed-up play?
Nope, this is much more riveting. This is how she watches the TV game show "Family Feud" every day, and today the best player in women's college basketball is hollering at yet another poor, overmatched contestant.
