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Funny anecdote from NY Times Harvey Araton's story after tonight's championship:
- The lead was 61-50, and Wooden was soon joined as college basketball’s most decorated coach by Auriemma, who recalled having met the Wizard of Westwood at a clinic about 15 years ago.
- “We talked for about 15 minutes,” said Auriemma, who several years later opened Sports Illustrated to find a story quoting Wooden, who died in 2010, on why he loved the Connecticut women’s team.
“He says, ‘I’ve never met their coach, but he seems like a nice young fellow,’ ” Auriemma said. “I’m like, O.K., so much for my impression I made on Coach Wooden.”
- ND fans and Ms.McGraw might be of a different opinion
- Don't feel bad, coach. You have made a helluva impression on the rest of the WCBB world.
-AND WE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE.
- The lead was 61-50, and Wooden was soon joined as college basketball’s most decorated coach by Auriemma, who recalled having met the Wizard of Westwood at a clinic about 15 years ago.
- “We talked for about 15 minutes,” said Auriemma, who several years later opened Sports Illustrated to find a story quoting Wooden, who died in 2010, on why he loved the Connecticut women’s team.
“He says, ‘I’ve never met their coach, but he seems like a nice young fellow,’ ” Auriemma said. “I’m like, O.K., so much for my impression I made on Coach Wooden.”
- ND fans and Ms.McGraw might be of a different opinion
- Don't feel bad, coach. You have made a helluva impression on the rest of the WCBB world.
-AND WE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE.
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