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my wife is a hair dresser and one of her clients mentioned how they went to game and that UConn was 7-0 and on CPTV. that was the fall or so of 1994. We were obsessed with them by January.

Yet what really pushed us over the top was how great they were as people and accessible for fans. Not just UConn, but also the Blizzard. Carolyn Jones would come over to our house.

Then when I met my first All American Red Head, it just went to a whole different level.

A journey i never thought was in my life. Women's basketball? I never would have guessed back before 1994.

Now, I wear an official Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ring on my hand for my work with the Red Heads and helping them get inducted.

Thank you UConn!!!! Thank you CPTV!!!!
 
VAUConnFan said:
My mother played in the 40's; 6 on 6; 3 in the front court, 3 in the backcourt who defended the other team's frontcourt players.
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Iowa girls basketball til sometime in the 90's
 
University students in my upper level classes would invite me to their games...easily hooked on WBB, as it was how I learned the game. What a gift.
 
ochoopsfan said:
1973 AIAW WBB Tournament held at Queens College, Flushing, N.Y.
I was sitting in the cafeteria with my friends and in comes about 10 girls in warm ups from I think Kansas State. Then another team comes in from Florida or Florida State. I looked at my friend and figured we would ask some of the girls what was up. They told us that the tournament was here, at QC, and we should come and watch it. I went to two games, the ones that Queens College played in, and won. I loved it, and I thought the girls were cute too. I didnt make the championship game vs Immaculta, (QC lost). I have followed college games since and have followed HS games and AAU starting about 7-8 years ago. I have met some wonderful people, players, parents, and fans.
QC and Immaculata are both D3 now(maybe D2).
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I think Lucille Kyvallos was the coach then, and Gail Marquis should have been a freshman on that team.

Kansas State lost to Southern Connecticut State, which was a power at the time. Florida State was there, but lost to eventual champion Immaculata in the first round. Bracket
 
in 1994 CPTV started broadcasting a few (very few) games. I walked into my parents sun room and my mom was watching one of the games.I sat down and turned the channel. My mom looked at me and said "I was watching that!! I looked at her and said "Since when do you like sports??" She replied "I don't, just basketball. " "Why basketball?" I asked. "Because I played point guard on church league. Your father had to sign a permission slip for me to play because I was only 20 and he was my legal guardian"

So I started watching and was pleasantly surprised on how good they were (and not to mention a few were very good looking). In 1996 I got a few tickets to some of the games and by 1997 became a season ticket holder until 2005. Went to every game, as long as there wasn't a snow storm, that they played.
 
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I kind of came to WCBB through the back door. I first started following collage BB in the late 50's when I as a very young lad began following the Kentucky Wildcats and its legendary coach Adolf Rupp. The games were only available on the radio all broadcast by it renowned play-by-play announcer Cawood Ledford. To say I was a Kentucky fan would be an understatement. I bled Kentucky blue long before UCONN blue, but blue it is none the less. But after moving to New England and Kentucky basketball was no longer readily available to me I turned to finding a "new" home team. UCONN Women! I have also become disgusted with the one and done mentality on the Men's side of the game. I have been following the UCONN Women since the mid to late 90's and religiously since 2000.
 
Phil said:
I think Lucille Kyvallos was the coach then, and Gail Marquis should have been a freshman on that team.

Kansas State lost to Southern Connecticut State, which was a power at the time. Florida State was there, but lost to eventual champion Immaculata in the first round. Bracket
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FWIW, Gail Marquis went on to be a color announcer on Rutgers WBB TV for some time. While popular with the fans as a person, she took the inability to pronounce names to a new low, and was eventually replaced. Still, she provided an introduction to the history of WBB, as she was from an era before we were following the game.
 
Like some other posters I became a WBB Fan in 1994 because of CPTV. UCONN got as far as the elite eight that year losing to the eventual National Champion North Carolina.
 
Alexmia said:
I kind of came to WCBB through the back door. I first started following collage BB in the late 50's when I as a very young lad began following the Kentucky Wildcats and its legendary coach Adolf Rupp. The games were only available on the radio all broadcast by it renowned play-by-play announcer Cawood Ledford. To say I was a Kentucky fan would be an understatement. I bled Kentucky blue long before UCONN blue, but blue it is none the less. But after moving to New England and Kentucky basketball was no longer readily available to me I turned to finding a "new" home team. UCONN Women! I have also become disgusted with the one and done mentality on the Men's side of the game. I have been following the UCONN Women since the mid to late 90's and religiously since 2000.
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Although born in CT, I grew up in Louisville in the 60's and 70's. Listened (and watched) mostly U of L, but many a 'Cats game too. Cawood Ledford was great on the radio, just a bit gravely-voiced..I can still hear "..and, the 'Cats are a-runnin', and a-gunnin'..!", and, "Givens just went through that defense like a snake through a swamp!"
 
CBus13 said:
I'm just wondering if anyone can remember a moment that turned your interest towards WBB in general. We weren't all born automatic fans of WBB and I remember my first interaction with NCAA WBB and I have only got worse about wanting to know more and more about the teams, the players, and recruits.

I can clearly remember sitting on my couch in my house doing homework and seeing the Tennessee vs. Rutgers game that was so controversial. For some reason I really wanted Rutgers to win that game, without any past knowledge of the teams. They lost and I was livid. I can also picture myself watching the 2008 Final Four came on and I kept hearing about Big Syl and Ice vs. Ace and a new star coming along in Maya Moore. I rooted harcore for LSU to finally make it to the Championship game was very intrigued by the Stanford team lead by this attractive and energetic point guard, Candice Wiggins. Having no real knowledge of Uconn at the time I was pleased to see Stanford move on but devastated when LSU lost. The next game didn't get much better for me as the Lady Vols won.


I'm sure many of you have stories from further back than 5 years ago and I'd love to hear them!
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Worked in SID office at UCONN in 1978 and covered womens team.
 
Short version: couldn't care much for WBB till I saw a game on TV by chance in 2002 and fell in love! Sue, DT, Swin, AJ and TW.....A team that played with such passing (loved especially the post to post passing0, shooting, rebounding, killer instinct, smart basketball, and all with amazing visible joy! 2 years later I found the Boneyard and my fate was sealed :)
I was lucky to see live 3 championships (2009, 2010 and 2013) and hope to see many more as in Geno we trust :)
 
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I was 10 years old and my father was a high school girl's basketball coach in 1980, so I would attend all of the games and I became a big fan of women's basketball then. However I remember the moment where I lost my mind and became a huge WBB fan, it was the 1983 women's basketbal championship between USC and Tennessee. USC had the Mcgee twins and some lady named Cheryl Miller. I remember rushing home from church to watch that '83 title game. So that 1983 was my moment where I became a WBB fan and huge follower of the women's game.
 
Nice idea!
I have always considered myself a feminist (despite being male and being told by a sociology teacher that being male automatically makes me a sexist :) ). I love women’s gymnastics, hockey, tennis etc. I was a big fan of basketball as a kid, however I got sick of all the dunking over shot making(I am short myself and started to see the nba as more a height over skill league). Because of my love of women’s sports I picked up Bird at the Buzzer for a few bucks when Boarder’s was closing fell in love with the game and uconn quickly. I saw Sue and Sveta play for Seattle on tv and was hooked. Loved how they played the gave.
 
DaddyChoc said:
Tracy Lis did it for me (HS averaging 35-40pts per game at Killingly) then of course the 95' parade and Nykesha Sales (local talent). I also was aware of Nadine Domond (Bridgeport)
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I was sitting here trying to remember her name. I was living in Meriden in the late 80s for a few months and followed my cousin's HS team. In the playoffs they faced Lis. In the regular season they faced Kathy Ferrier from Bristol who I think went to UConn. I followed her which made me a fan of the program. Also, at a party in Southington I started talking to this cute girl. I think she was Cathy Green who was a bench player for Geno.
 
I was always a UConn fan and watched or went to whatever games I could. Geno and Rebecca Lobo made me a fan though.
 
UConns win streak and all the media attention in 1995. Beating Tenn locked my love for this team.
 
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I watched the 1990-91 team make the Final Four, followed a little bit and really got hooked during the 1994-95 undefeated run! Now my year is divided into NY Yankee Baseball/WNBA Season and UCONN/WBB Season!
 
It was sometime in November 1994, I was new to the USA (migrated a week earlier from Jamaica) at tv help pass the early days along. I was flipping channels and wcbb was on. First thing that got my attention was this intense coach chewing out one of her players. I started watching and loved the intensity of this coach. It was coach Summitt and I fell in awe of her after that game. Later that season when Tennessee played UConn, I was so impressed with UConn's play I became a fan of UConn and WCBB instantly.

I also need to thank the Boneyarders for helping me to understand the more intricate parts of the women's game from the wealth of knowledge I got here over the last few years.
 
Moved to CT in 2000. Was channel surfing and happened upon a UConn women's game. Watched for a couple of minutes, then called Mrs. Z; Hey, you have got to come and see this. What "this" was was a whirling dervish energizer bunny with a blond pony tail, who was everywhere on the floor at once, stealing balls, forcing turnovers and just generally destroying whoever it was that they were playing. We found out later that her name was Shea Ralph. From that point on we were hooked. Later my wife became the liason between the Dept. of Foreign Languages and the Athletic Dept., and so became acquainted with some of the players, particularly Swin. For a couple of years we were lucky enough to get complimentary "family and friends" seating. Them were the days. That is where we overheard one of the team moms saying to another; "Sue is always thinking about two plays ahead, but Diana never thinks at all; she doesn't HAVE to!" Still my favorite comment.
 
  1. It's the only "real" basketball (ala Wooden).
  2. UCONN's recruiting goals of requiring both BB talent and team play
  3. The special standards imposed by CD and accepted by players.
 
I am not a fan of UCONN WCBB. Maybe if they win a few more NC's and get some better players... ;)
 
elzorrogris said:
Moved to CT in 2000. Was channel surfing and happened upon a UConn women's game. Watched for a couple of minutes, then called Mrs. Z; Hey, you have got to come and see this. What "this" was was a whirling dervish energizer bunny with a blond pony tail, who was everywhere on the floor at once, stealing balls, forcing turnovers and just generally destroying whoever it was that they were playing. We found out later that her name was Shea Ralph. From that point on we were hooked. Later my wife became the liason between the Dept. of Foreign Languages and the Athletic Dept., and so became acquainted with some of the players, particularly Swin. For a couple of years we were lucky enough to get complimentary "family and friends" seating. Them were the days. That is where we overheard one of the team moms saying to another; "Sue is always thinking about two plays ahead, but Diana never thinks at all; she doesn't HAVE to!" Still my favorite comment.
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Very nice. Hey, thinking just slows you down! Just ask-uh oh just occurred to me about the initials - Brea S.
 
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Have watched this thread grow and wracked my brain - pushed past dirt, debris and sunken ships in an effort to find the link back there in the 90s. Best I come up with is in '93 an eaglet went to UC and I started taking note of UC sports in the Stamford Advocate. Found the men's and the women's b'ball programs a pretty good read, though the men had my primary attention. Saw Geno's team play in Gampel in fall of 94 and I was hooked for good.
 
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hookedonhusky said:
It was sometime in November 1994, I was new to the USA (migrated a week earlier from Jamaica) at tv help pass the early days along. I was flipping channels and wcbb was on. First thing that got my attention was this intense coach chewing out one of her players. I started watching and loved the intensity of this coach. It was coach Summitt and I fell in awe of her after that game. Later that season when Tennessee played UConn, I was so impressed with UConn's play I became a fan of UConn and WCBB instantly.

I also need to thank the Boneyarders for helping me to understand the more intricate parts of the women's game from the wealth of knowledge I got here over the last few years.
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Welcome to the board. Hope you will post more often.
 
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