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Month: April 2011

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-04-05

Notre Dame delivers a stunning Final Four blow to UConn (hoopfeed.com) http://j.mp/ihWvsV #ncaawff # Natalie Achonwa: Canuck's career is on fast-forward (thestar.com) http://j.mp/fguJAg #ncaaw # Texas Legends, Nancy Lieberman reach 2011 NBA D-League Playoffs http://j.mp/gwxuTU…

More on Caldwell

Nikki Caldwell was introduced as LSU's new coach at a press conference today. She's feeling confident.Caldwell is steeped in the SEC.Just moments ago on twitter, two of Caldwell's assistants - Tasha Butts and Tony Perotti…

Skylar Diggins on being underestimated in the 2011 NCAA tournament

Notre Dame’s Skylar Diggins responds to questions on being underestimated in the 2011 NCAA tournament

The day after

Hoopfeed has not been sleeping in Indianapolis, therefore tons of great stories and videos here.Stanford Coach Tara VanDerveer was named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this morning - a rough one for…

Notre Dame point guard Skylar Diggins on facing Texas A&M

Notre Dame’s Skylar Diggins talked about facing Texas A&M in response to a question about what excites her about facing the Aggies. April 3, 2011

Texas A&M: The day after the Final Four, on to the title game: Videos and quotes

Videos Texas A&M’s Adaora Elonu on playing with and against fellow Houstonians Sydney Carter on facing Notre Dame in the 2011 national championship Texas A&M’s Sydney Carter on being underestimated in the 2011 NCAA Tournament…

Video: Texas A&M’s Adaora Elonu on playing with and against fellow Houstonians

Texas A&M’s Adaora Elonu on playing with and against fellow Houstonians including Stanford’s Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike.

Video: Texas A&M’s Sydney Carter on being a hometown hero

Sydney Carter on being a hometown hero.

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-04-04

Ten years later, Southwest Missouri's run to Final Four still resonates (news-leader.com) http://j.mp/eB4wrr #ncaaw # Maya Moore: Great, or the greatest? (journalgazette.net) http://j.mp/gt5dl0 #ncaaw # Analysis: Inexperience doomed Blodgett to failure as UMaine coach (bangordailynews.cohttp://j.mp/igIM8d…

Notre Dame delivers a stunning Final Four blow to UConn

Skylar Diggins led Notre Dame with 28 points. Box score Notes Around the Web INDIANAPOLIS – In a night of upsets during the NCAA Division I Final Four, Notre Dame delivered the evening’s finale in…

Video: Notre Dame Associate Coach Carol Owens on reaching the NCAA tournament final

INDIANAPOLIS – Notre Dame Associate Coach Carol Owens talks about being a team that was underestimated in the tournament, facing Texas Tech and how she ruptured her Achilles tendon shortly after the team arrived in…

Texas A&M makes history again, beats Stanford to reach NCAA tournament final

Box score Notes Around the Web INDIANAPOLIS – Texas A&M (32-5) extended its historic run in the NCAA tournament Sunday night with a 63-62 victory over No. 1 seed Stanford (33-3) in the Final Four…

The University of Washington hires Kevin McGuff from Xavier

There's one less problem for the UW Huskies, as they've hired Kevin McGuff from Xavier as their new basketball coach. I don't know why he was looking for a job in the first place, as…

The championship matchup no one expected: Texas A&M vs. Notre Dame

Fans were looking past tonight's games and putting Stanford and UConn in the championship game for a rematch of last year. I was even doing it. But the "underdogs" had different ideas.Texas A&M used some…

WBCA game wrap-up

Eleven ties and 15 lead changes in this game - would have loved to see that:INDIANAPOLIS -Smyrna (Clayton, Del.) High School's Betnijah Laney, one of the nation's top high school seniors who has yet to…

More coaching upheaval

Just a week out from Green Bay Coach Matt Bollant emphatically telling his players to show Baylor "the Green Bay way" in the Sweet Sixteen, it looks like he may be finding another way himself:…

Video: Texas A&M’s Sydney Colson talks about facing the Ogwumike sisters

In the first game of the women’s basketball Final Four Sunday night, a few players from both teams will be meeting again after playing against each other in high school. Texas A&M’s senior starting guard…

Hoopfeed Twitter Weekly Digest for week ending 2011-04-03

Stanford beats North Carolina, 1 win from Final Four (sfgate.com) http://j.mp/f1Tq60 #ncaaw # Janelle Bekkering steps up when Gonzaga needs new star (spokesman.com) http://j.mp/eMzoWD #ncaaw # Tennessee: Angie Bjorklund finds way to help (govolsxtra.com) http://j.mp/gscXjO…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-04-03

Nancy Lieberman making her mark, D-League team nears playoffs under star coach (mysa.com) http://j.mp/i4C3Zx #nba # WNIT: Trojan defense poses difficulty for Rockets (toledoblade.com) http://j.mp/hNLG3O #ncaaw #wnit # USC preparing to play Toledo for WNIT…

Nikki Caldwell leaves UCLA to head to LSU, other high-profile DI jobs still open

The coaching carousel began to spin faster this week after the last month’s round of firings and resignations began to result in movement in the coaching ranks. Many coaches are in Indianapolis for the Women’s…

Four more Final Four stories (hey, that rhymes)

Who will win? Four great arguments.Skylar Diggins and the Irish are ret ta go.Little-known Texas A&M traditions.The teams are ready to stop talking and start playing.Heck yeah, me too - let's get this started already.Extra:…

WNIT photos and recap

Thanks, IM in OC, for the pictures illustrating the intense atmosphere at the WNIT championship game today. Bless the hearts of the USC Trojans for staying competitive in an environment like that. And that picture…

Three-way tie for AP Coach of the Year

It's never happened before, but we have a three-way tie for the honor this year: Stanford Coach Tara VanDerveer, Connecticut Coach Geno Auriemma and Miami Coach Katie Meier.

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