Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Point Guard Rankings, Recruiting, Goodenbour

#2 posting 8.5.2008
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information

MORE OHIO FALL OUT
Women's Hoops Blog has picked up on the Elofson/Ohio verbal pull. WHB has a nationwide audience.

POINT GUARDS
Rethinking Basketball looks at the five point guard types (Lindsay Whalen is a combo). RB also has WNBA point guard rankings.

RECRUITING SPENDING
The Yankton Press & Dakotan looks at the cost of recruiting for the colleges. Some schools spend more than others.

GOLD MEDAL SPENDING
Brian McCormick looks at the cost of a gold medal, and why USA Basketball spent more on insurance than youth basketball.

18U EXPERIENCE
Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly talks about his USA 18u National Team experience.

SCHEDULE
Kansas has released their 2008-09 schedule.

Indiana State has released their 2008-09 non conference schedule.

COACHING NEWS
Molly Goodenbour has been hired as the new women's basketball coach at UC Irvine. Goodenbour coached at Chico State for the last two seasons. Goodenbour is a Stanford and Waterloo West grad.

GOPHER GOLF OUTING
The Fast Break Club raised over $50,000 at the Gopher Golf event last week.

AAU JUNIOR OLYMPICS
The Wisconsin Lady Stars finished 4th at the AAU Junior Olympics last week. From the Waukesha Freeman.

PRE OLYMPIC TUNE UPS
The Americans rolled over Russia in a pre-olympic tuneup 93-58. Former Lynx and Ohio State player Katie Smith had 8. Becky Hammon had 10. From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.

Next up: when news breaks.