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Month: March 2011

WBCA/State Farm NAIA All-America team

Congrats to these fine athletes: Name Institution Year Pos. Height Whitney Ballinger Campbellsville University Sr. C 6-3 Kallie Benike Davenport University Sr. F 5-8 Meribeth Boehler Freed-Hardeman University Sr. F-C 6-2 Brittney...

More coaching vacancies, and coach-related items

It's that time of year.....when coaches are let go or resign. Here's the latest today, besides Van Chancellor:Pamela Bass has resigned at Colgate.Western Illinois won't renew the contract of Leslie Crane.Other coach news:Iowa State Coach…

Pac 12 reveals new logo

The Pac-10 will become the Pac-12 in July, and here comes the new logo.A colorful presentation is available via this here video.

LSU Coach Van Chancellor resigns

The veteran coach has stepped down as head of the basketball program, seemingly in protest because his team did not make the NCAA Tournament:LSU press release.While I've always been a Van fan, I'm not sure…

LSU’s Van Chancellor resigns

LSU press release After not being invited to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1998, Louisiana State head coach Van Chancellor resigned. He will take an administrative position in the LSU Athletic Department.…

Elizabeth Williams named Morgan Wootten player of the year

The Virginia prep star has claimed the honor:Elizabeth Williams, who has led Princess Anne (Virginia Beach, Va.) to a No. 3 ranking in the Powerade Fab 50 for girls basketball, was named Morgan Wootten Player…

WNIT: Wednesday, March 16 Schedule

Delaware at Toledo, 7 p.m. EST Loyola-Maryland at Old Dominion, 7 p.m. EST Liberty at Charlotte, 7 p.m. EST Appalachian State at South Carolina, 7 p.m. EST Butler at Wisconsin, 8 p.m. EST Wichita State…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-03-16

Catch up on yesterday's news: Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest http://j.mp/e4EvOO # Rutgers snares a No. 7 seed in NCAAs (AP) http://j.mp/gRyJO1 #ncaaw # Oklahoma Sooners aiming for 3rd Final Four in a row (AP) http://j.mp/fxhkNA…

Powerade Fab 50 – week 15

As more state champions are crowned, the list enters a more finalized phase:Rank School (City, State) Record Prev 1 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) 32-1 1 2 Bolingbrook (Bolingbrook, Ill.)* 29-2 4 3 Princess Anne…

Continued strands in the Madness

Well, the President has filled out his bracket, and there are no surprises. He picks Baylor, Tennessee, UConn and Stanford for the Final Four.The guru muses about the (real) bracket.The NCAA selection committee has given…

WNIT bracket set

Some of your favorite teams, who didn't make the NCAA tournament:Wednesday, March 16Delaware at Toledo, 7 p.m. EST Loyola-Maryland at Old Dominion, 7 p.m. ESTLiberty at Charlotte, 7 p.m. ESTAppalachian State at South Carolina, 7…

JC/CC State Farm Coaches’ All-America Team

Congratulations to these fine Junior/Community College players for making the All-America Team, as recognized by the WBCA: Name Institution Year Pos. Height Sha’Kayla Caples Trinity Valley CC (Athens, Texas) So. G 5-10 Kyra Crosby Gulf…

UConn, Stanford, Baylor and Tennessee named #1 seeds in NCAA tourney

Printable bracket (PDF file) 2011 postseason WNIT field The NCAA Division I women’s basketball selection committee announced the seeds for the 2011 NCAA tournament Monday night. As expected UConn, Stanford, Baylor and Tennessee were named…

2011 postseason WNIT field

All game times will be announced Tuesday, March 15 First-round games Wednesday, March 16 Pepperdine at Oklahoma State Portland State at Wyoming Butler at Wisconsin Wichita State at Kansas Delaware at Toledo Loyola-Maryland at Old…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-03-15

Catch up on yesterday's news: Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest http://j.mp/e4EvOO # Guru Picks The NCAA 33 At-Large Women's Teams (melgreenberg.com) http://j.mp/gOPqIg #ncaaw # Maya Moore, UConn take aim at three-peat (espn.com), Selection show today: ESPN/ESPN3.com,…

Wooden Award finalists announced

The list:Name Ht. Class Pos. University Conference Danielle Adams 6-1 Sr. F/C Texas A&M Big 12 Skylar Diggins 5-9 So. G Notre Dame Big East Victoria Dunlap 6-1 Sr. F Kentucky SEC Dawn Evans* 5-7…

March Madness: game on!

Ladies and gentlemen, the BRACKET.The number one seeds played out the way most expected: Tennessee, UConn, Baylor and Stanford.Several thoughts come to my mind......1. Stanford and Xavier in the same bracket again? Really?2. Baylor and…

Washington coach Tia Jackson fired

Not surprising, given her coaching record for the Huskies. What's a surprise is that the UW actually had the guts to do this.

Slideshow: Baylor celebrates Big 12 tourney title

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Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-03-14

Mintun leads UC Davis to Big West Conference title http://j.mp/gEOaCa #ncaaw # Montana Lady Griz Take Big Sky Crown (bigskyconf.com) http://j.mp/fKRn5q #ncaaw # Ohio State: Growth of Tayler Hill is paying off (dispatch.com) http://j.mp/hsJq3U #ncaaw…

Selection Monday coming right up

The NCAA tournament brackets will be unveiled tomorrow at 4 p.m. PDT/7 p.m. EDT. Can't wait! Check either ESPN or ESPN3.More tournament wrap-ups:Hampton defeated Howard to take the MEAC title.Utah used an overtime to beat…

UCLA gives Stanford a run for their money in Pac-10 tournament

Here is my story, complete with slideshow.ESPN also correctly surmises that UCLA is a contender, but not quite yet a champion.And I'm glad they put up this video from the post-game press conference, where Coach…

UCLA gives Stanford a run for their money in Pac-10 tournament

LOS ANGELES – What a difference a year has made. In the 2010 Pac-10 tournament championship, Stanford routed UCLA in a game where the Bruins seemed to lack energy and life. This time, UCLA almost…

Hoopfeed Twitter Weekly Digest for week ending 2011-03-13

ACC Semifinals Recap (hoopfeed.com) http://j.mp/eH2znm #ncaaw # Big 12 Championship Seeds Set (hoopfeed.com) http://j.mp/dMn8f4 #ncaaw # Slideshow: Baylor celebrates winning the 2010-2011 Big 12 regular season title (hoopfeed.com) http://j.mp/gloXIf #ncaaw # Saturday's Southern Conference results…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-03-13

Catch up on yesterday's news: Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest http://j.mp/e4EvOO # Pic: The Griner “Easy Button” (hoopfeed.big12.com) http://j.mp/hI4x8T #ncaaw # Odyssey Sims proud of her high school team’s state championship, coach Suzie Oelshlegel (hoopfeed.com) http://j.mp/hvrY6U…

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