NON-Uconn WCBB News

[ochoopsfan]

Did something else bad happen other than the Jayda injury?

A very good coach went to UNC?

 

[triaddukefan]

Did something else bad happen other than the Jayda injury?

Down two assistant coaches.... and the presumed best candidate to be the next Duke WCBB coach got hired by our blood rival down the street. Its enough to make me go buy a few bottles of cider

 

[Vowelguy]

Rough week for Duke WCBB fans.

How can you tell the difference?

 

[triaddukefan]

How can you tell the difference?

One of the best sports related gifs ever made

 

[triaddukefan]

NC State gives coach Wes Moore 6-year deal

750K per year.

2nd highest paid WCBB coach in the Triangle

 

[triaddukefan]

The Kangaroos are leaving the WAC.... hopping back to the Summitt League in 2021

UMKC accepts invitation to return to Summit League

Definitely makes more sense from a travel perspective. Poor WAC though They are also losing Cal State-Bakersville after this coming year.

In other Roos news.... they unveiled a new logo recently

They need to drug test this big bastid.... looks like he might be on some performance enhancing stuff

 

[triaddukefan]

In case anyone was curious... this was the retro Roo mascot... the throwback

 

[Bayloralum]

Maybe mentioned in another thread but

Beatrice Mompremier will return to the University of Miami

I knew she had good stats, but didn't realize she averaged 16.7 points and 12.2 rebounds.

Imagine if she stayed at Baylor! Her, Kalani brown and Lauren cox would’ve been a Monster front line

 

[triaddukefan]

Imagine if she stayed at Baylor! Her, Kalani brown and Lauren cox would’ve been a Monster front line

Yep.... good enough to maybe win a national title

 

[nwhoopfan]

Poor WAC though They are also losing Cal State-Bakersville after this coming year.

The WAC should just be put out of its misery. Or maybe some of the Alaska schools can move to D1 and join. Maybe there's a school in Greenland looking for a conference. The travel is already so ludicrous, visiting other continents wouldn't be much worse.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Washington announces non-conference schedule. Fairly meh.

Washington Announces 2019-20 Non-Conference Schedule - University of Washington Athletics

SEATTLE --- University of Washington women's basketball head coach Jody Wynn announced the team's 2019-20 non-conference schedule on Friday. The 11-game schedule

gohuskies.com

 

[Plebe]

Washington announces non-conference schedule. Fairly meh.

Washington Announces 2019-20 Non-Conference Schedule - University of Washington Athletics

SEATTLE --- University of Washington women's basketball head coach Jody Wynn announced the team's 2019-20 non-conference schedule on Friday. The 11-game schedule

gohuskies.com

Worse than meh.

Iowa is the only team that was anywhere close to the top *100* this past year. But they might not even be an NCAA tournament team next year.

Vanderbilt will be improved, but still nothing great. After that, only Tulane and Hawai'i were in the top 200 of Massey. Yikes.

 

[triaddukefan]

Washington announces non-conference schedule. Fairly meh.

Washington Announces 2019-20 Non-Conference Schedule - University of Washington Athletics

SEATTLE --- University of Washington women's basketball head coach Jody Wynn announced the team's 2019-20 non-conference schedule on Friday. The 11-game schedule

gohuskies.com

They needed to come to Durham this fall ..... we owe them an arse whipping. Meaning come to Durham to face Duke... not NCCU.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Worse than meh.

Iowa is the only team that was anywhere close to the top *100* this past year. But they might not even be an NCAA tournament team next year.

Vanderbilt will be improved, but still nothing great. After that, only Tulane and Hawai'i were in the top 200 of Massey. Yikes.

Yeah I was trying to be polite. This looks like a schedule for a team that is trying to win some games, not trying to put together a resume for post season play. Last year's schedule was much better w/ Mississippi St. head and shoulders better than anybody this year, a few name schools like Duke, Ohio St. and Michigan, and what turned out to be a good Boise St. team.


edited--don't worry, I wasn't getting delusions of grandeur about the Huskies being an NCAA Tourney team. Maybe if they can finish over .500 they'll get invited to one of the third rate post season tourneys.

 

[nwhoopfan]

They needed to come to Durham this fall ..... we owe them an arse whipping. Meaning come to Durham to face Duke... not NCCU.

The game last year was neutral site during a tourney in Florida wasn't it? Wouldn't mind a home and home though. Wouldn't mind seeing a series with anyone decent.

 

[triaddukefan]

The WAC should just be put out of its misery. Or maybe some of the Alaska schools can move to D1 and join. Maybe there's a school in Greenland looking for a conference. The travel is already so ludicrous, visiting other continents wouldn't be much worse.

..

I do feel bad for them...... the WAC of my youth is gone forever

 

[newfrontier]

New freshmen players arriving on campus at Oregon State for orientation, classes, etc. Head Coach Rueck, standing on his toes, is dwarfed by Taylor Jones (left, height 6'3", wingspan 7'2") and Kennedy Brown (right, 6'6").....and these 2 gals are only the the 4th and 5th tallest players on the team! (not shown are 6'7" sophomore Patricia Morris, 6'9" redshirt freshman Andrea Aquino, 6'9" freshman Jelena Mitrovic, and 6'3" junior Taya Corosdale).

 

[nwhoopfan]

That's hilarious @newfrontier ! What is Rueck officially, 5'3" or so?

 

[newfrontier]

That's hilarious @newfrontier ! What is Rueck officially, 5'3" or so?

From Oregonlive.com: "Proudly, he says 5 foot, 4 1/2 inches, "with shoes"!!!

Compare that to Kelly Graves at Oregon who is listed as 6'6", and Oregon State men's basketball head coach Wayne Tinkle who is 6'10" .

 

[nwhoopfan]

Thanks, I'm not quite sure if I buy the 5-4 1/2 . Didn't realize either Graves or Tinkle were that tall. I'm on the shorter side myself. I'm certain I was measured at 5-7 for a sports physical when I was in high school, but the effects of gravity seem to have increased at some point later in life. I still say 5-7ish. Once many moons ago I was at function at UW standing right next to Spencer Hawes. The top of my head was probably well below his shoulders. My roommate at the time couldn't stop laughing.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

Thanks, I'm not quite sure if I buy the 5-4 1/2 . Didn't realize either Graves or Tinkle were that tall. I'm on the shorter side myself. I'm certain I was measured at 5-7 for a sports physical when I was in high school, but the effects of gravity seem to have increased at some point later in life. I still say 5-7ish. Once many moons ago I was at function at UW standing right next to Spencer Hawes. The top of my head was probably well below his shoulders. My roommate at the time couldn't stop laughing.

1 - yeah, I'm apparently shrinking, as well, and I am "only" 62. Was just measured at a Dr's appointment and I am down an inch.
2 - years ago my wife, who is 5 foot, presented a fan club award to Tammy Sutton Brown (former Rutgers and WNBA center) at an event, and the hug was, um, silly looking.
3- short in coaches isn't odd - Vivian isn't tall, our friend (who was Viv's college friend) always joked that Vivian liked her because she was the only person shorter than her. Tara is quite short, as well. Back when Rutgers was in the oBE, Phyllis Mangina, a long time coach of Seton Hall was another shorty.

 

[DaBball]

Nicoletti Expected to Miss 2019-20 Season

TALLAHASSEE, FLA. (Seminoles.com) – Florida State Women’s Basketball was dealt a significant blow this past Thursday, June 20, when rising redshirt freshman point guard Izabela Nicoletti sustained another knee injury – this time her left knee. The Top-5 rated point guard missed all of her...

seminoles.com

I hate this. She was a lot of fun to watch.



Last minute of that highlight film was DT-esque (except the fact that they loss), but she was tremendous in that tournament.

 

[triaddukefan]

Dag dag dag dag

 

[Plebe]

Congrats to Kara. Any organization would be lucky to have her.

So when things turn south for Kellie Harper in Knoxville, the Vol fans will really be hollering for Lawson!

 

[j66kicker]

Congrats to Kara. Any organization would be lucky to have her.

So when things turn south for Kellie Harper in Knoxville, the Vol fans will really be hollering for Lawson!

Woohoo! Go Kara!!

Celtics hire Kara Lawson to be assistant coach

Former WNBA and Olympic champion Kara Lawson is joining the Celtics as an assistant coach.

www.espn.com