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More and More College Hoops Coaching Shifts
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 28, 2012 at 11:53pm

St. John's associate head coach Joe Tartamella is now the head coach.Longtime Oral Roberts assistant Misti Cussen takes the reins as head coach.Two North Dakota State assistants have resigned.WNBA:The New York Liberty have hired Norm Ellenberger as assist...more

Jolette Law Interviews For Tennessee's Vacant Assistant Position
by Swish Appeal
posted April 28, 2012 at 11:55am

According to a source familiar with the search, former Illinois head coach Jolette Law has interviewed for the other vacant assistant position at Tennessee. Law has been on campus interviewing today and yesterday and could potentially be the next assista...more

Kyra Elzy to Become New Assistant at Tennessee
by Swish Appeal
posted April 27, 2012 at 7:19pm

Image: UKAthletics.com According to a source at Tennessee, Kyra Elzy has left her position as Associate Head Coach at Kentucky and will become an assistant at her alma mater.   This is a wonderful hire for Tennessee as Elzy is recognized in basket...more

Tartamella named St. John's women's hoops coach
by Swish Appeal
posted April 27, 2012 at 6:56pm

Image: Vinny Dusovic/St. John's Tartamella named St. John's women's hoops coach See thoughts on Tartamella here, from earlier today: Potential Candidates for the St. John's Head Coach Vacancy ...more

Alzheimer's Association Honors Pat Summitt for Promoting 'Greater Understanding' of The Disease
by Swish Appeal
posted April 27, 2012 at 6:51pm

Tennessee Lady Vols Head Coach Emeritus Pat Summitt and her son, Tyler Summitt, were honored on Tuesday at the National Alzheimer's Dinner. The Summitts received the Alzheimer's Association Sargent and Eunice Shriver Profiles in Dignity Award, "which r...more

Potential Candidates for the St. John's Head Coach Vacancy
by Swish Appeal
posted April 27, 2012 at 6:49pm

With the stunning and unexpected move of Kim Barnes Arico filling the head coaching vacancy at the University of Michigan, St. John’s finds itself in the midst of looking for a new women’s basketball coach. Here is a list of potential Candida...more

WNBA training camp opens this Sunday; Pat Summitt receives Wooden Award
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 26, 2012 at 4:09pm

WNBA:Good news for LA Sparks fans - Candace Parker has signed a multi-year contract extension.The Seattle Storm's training camp roster is complete, with the addition of five signees. Two are from Washington state: Ashley Corral, who just graduated from US...more

Recruiting and evaluation periods a matter of perspective
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 26, 2012 at 9:53am

This story, on ever-changing NCAA summer recruiting/evaluation regulations, ran last weekend as the recruiting season took full flight. UConn Coach Geno Auriemma, and others, are quoted as being dismayed by what they call a shrinking window of time to be ...more

Big Blue, Big News: Examining the Significance of Michigan Hiring Kim Barnes Arico
by Swish Appeal
posted April 25, 2012 at 12:04am

I really don't think the hiring of Kim Barnes Arico at the University of Michigan solidified for me until I actually watched the press conference yesterday with her in front of a backdrop of maize and blue block M's. In short, it was hardly even clear ...more

Recapping Barnes Arico's Introductory Press Conference In Michigan
by Swish Appeal
posted April 24, 2012 at 8:34pm

As a University of Michigan alum, I've spent a lot of time over the last few days struggling to even process the hiring of Kim Barnes Arico as head coach of the Wolverines women's basketball team. As a fan, it's still hard to even put coherent words arou...more

Q&A; With Tennessee Lady Vols Freshman Cierra Burdick About Pat Summitt
by Swish Appeal
posted April 23, 2012 at 11:54pm

After Pat Summitt's announcement that she'd be stepping down as head coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols, many responded with reflections on her career, her role in the growth of women's basketball, and her legacy as one of the greatest coaches in our nati...more

Catching up with high school hoops star Mercedes Russell
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 22, 2012 at 10:49pm

Last May, Springfield, Ore. center Mercedes Russell showed up to the West Coast Premier Invitational in Pomona, Calif. a little-known figure outside of her home state, where she and her high school team had just won a state championship. At that event, an...more

Holly Warlick "knows the tradition and the legacy"
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 21, 2012 at 4:57pm

This story will make any Tennessee fan feel better:"Like (Warlick) said in her press conference, her philosophies and her values are very much in line with Coach Summitt and what she is about, and so that's going to make the transition a lot smoother," Sp...more

Video: Doc Rivers On Pat Summitt Stepping Down As Head Coach Of The Tennessee Lady Vols
by Swish Appeal
posted April 20, 2012 at 9:29am

After the Boston Celtics' 102-98 win over the Orlando Magic to (rather surprisingly) win the NBA's Atlantic Division last night, head coach Doc Rivers addressed the media about Pat Summitt's announcement that she is stepping down as head coach of the Tenn...more

Chamique Holdsclaw's open letter to Pat Summitt
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 19, 2012 at 11:50pm

The picture on this link is priceless, too:Dear Coach Summitt,I'm sitting here exhausted in my hotel room in Nashville, Tenn., after a whirlwind day of book signings and speaking engagements. Just when I thought things couldn't get much busier and I didn'...more

Reactions To Pat Summitt Announcement: From SB Nation To The U.S. Senate Floor
by Swish Appeal
posted April 19, 2012 at 11:42pm

Pat Summitt's announcement that she is stepping down as head coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols might have been expected, but definitely made an impact in the sports world and beyond. Chris Pendley of SB Nation's Rocky Top Talk writes that Pat Summitt i...more

Legendary Coach Pat Summit Steps Down
by Pretty Tough
posted April 19, 2012 at 11:11pm

 Doug Bec/Getty Images Although not surprising, the announcement that legendary Tennessee Lady Vols head coach Pat Summitt resigned marks the end of an era. Summit, who was diagnosed with early onset dementia last year, will no longer pace th...more

Pat Summitt, the legend
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 19, 2012 at 11:52am

Pat Summitt's retirement today was expected, but no less sad. Amazing:Summitt never had a losing record and never had a scandal. Every Lady Vol who completed her eligibility at Tennessee also graduated, and 74 of Summitt’s former players, assistants...more

Pat Summitt Steps Down As Head Coach, Holly Warlick Taking Over For Tennessee Lady Vols
by Swish Appeal
posted April 19, 2012 at 11:24am

After 1,098 career victories, Pat Summitt has stepped down as head coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols. Summitt, who began her career at the helm of the Lady Vols program in 1974 turns over the reigns to her long-time assistant Holly Warlick. A former Ten...more

Pat Summitt Steps Aside as Head Coach
by SLAM Online -W
posted April 18, 2012 at 3:32pm

Legendary Tennessee Lady Vols head coach Pat Summitt will no longer be roaming the sidelines down in Knoxville. Summitt, who was diagnosed with early onset dementia last year, will still be involved with the team as “head coach emeritus.” Lo...more

It Gets Better? Not For Women Coaches.
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted April 18, 2012 at 10:35am

Here is an excellent article that explores the state of women in coaching and discusses the disturbing statistics that tell us the number of women coaching women’s teams has declined even as the numbers of women athletes participating in college spo...more

One writer says Kim Mulkey "dropped the ball"
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 15, 2012 at 6:11pm

The comments on my previous entry on the Baylor recruiting scandal are running 3-1 against Coach Kim Mulkey. Today longtime Washington Post writer Sally Jenkins added her two cents, and she's on the side of the three: she says Mulkey dropped the ball on p...more

2012 WNBA Draft Prospect Interview: Temple's Versatile Kristen McCarthy Optimistic About Fit In Pro Game
by Swish Appeal
posted April 14, 2012 at 11:20am

As we talked to people around the Atlantic 10 Conference about their top players, one name that came up consistently was 6'0" Temple Owls guard Kristen McCarthy. Coincidentally, McCarthy's performance that game is apparently at the center of the NCAA's...more

2012 WNBA Draft Prospects: Top Five Rebounding Power Forwards
by Swish Appeal
posted April 14, 2012 at 1:40am

        In his book Stumbling On Wins, Dave Berri found that three traditional box score statistics had more significance than anything else for NCAA draft prospects: 2-point percentage, rebounds, and steals. The same wisdom can ...more

Interview with 2012 WNBA Draft Prospect Courtney Hurt Of VCU
by Swish Appeal
posted April 11, 2012 at 8:38pm

Continuing our look at 2012 WNBA Draft prospects, an interview with 6-foot-1 VCU forward Courtney Hurt.   Swish Appeal: How would you best describe your game?Courtney Hurt: I have to start with, versatile because here at VCU, Beth Cunningham my hea...more

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