20u FIBA Champs

#1 posting 8.13.2006
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20U CHAMPIONS
The 20u American national team obliterated the Bahamas on Friday 114-23. Jolene Anderson , Wisconsin, had 12 points in the victory. And in what was supposed to be the big test against Brazil the 20u team passed with flying colors 96-54. Anderson led all scorers with 17 in this contest. Here is the FIBA Americas tournament site where you can find out more on the other teams. Here is the article in the Michigan State Green & White on the gold medals won by Michigan State coach Joanne McCallie and Spartan Victoria Lucas-Perry.

COACHING NEWS
COLLEGE
UW Milwaukee has finished out their coaching staff. They recently hired Travis Brewster, former assistant at North Dakota, and Sheila Roux, former head coach at UM Crookston, as assistants, and Lindsay Bronson as video coordinator.
MI
Nick Greenwood has been hired at Newberry. Greenwood is a 1998 graduate from Newberry. He graduated from Lake Superior State for college. Here is the Marquette Mining Journal with more.
John Green is taking over at Saugatuck. He replaces Kevin Chipman, only girls coach Saugatuck has had. Green and the team are analyzed in the article in the Grand Rapids Press.

COACHING OPENINGS

THOMASMA TO KALAMAZOO
MI
Sarah Thomasma, Sturgis '06 will be attending Kalamazoo this fall. The 6-0 center was deciding between Kalamazoo and Hope. Here is more about the decision in the Sturgis Journal

VERBALS

GAZETTE'S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
The Cedar Rapids Gazette has named its Athlete of the Year and it is Sara Clancy. Clancy played basketball at CR Xavier. Their team won the state title her junior year. She will be attending Minnesota as a soccer player.

TO CUT OR NOT TO CUT
Here is a story about cutting policies in the schools around Des Moines. Southeast Polk recently decided to let coaches make cuts. If a kid isn't playing, they are cut, but they don't know it. Their practice time to game time ratio is close to zero. Here is the Des Moines Register's article.

GOLD RUSH
Yesterday we told you about the Gold Rush tour by the Gophers to Alexandria, Fosston, and St. Cloud. You can add Bemidji to the itinerary. Here is the StarTribune with their take on the tour.

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Next up: it will be awards galore in the first ever Girls Basketball Recruit Summer awards later today.