Finding Coaches, Help Wanted

#1 posting 9.6.2008
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information

HOW TO FIND COLLEGE COACHES
Patosha Jeffery has put out a special report: How to Find Events Women's College Basketball Coaches Will Be Attending. In the report, you will learn:
2 Guaranteed Ways to Play in Front of College Coaches
The exact times of the year these events are held...there are only a few
How to get invited to these events....and how simple it is
Which college programs will be represented at the events

COACHING NEWS
Jackie VanLaecken has been hired as the new girls basketball coach at Mitchell Christian. From the Mitchell Daily Republic.

COACHING PROFILE
Paul Mork, the new New Life girls basketball coach is also the football coach for the Eagles and is profiled in the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

RECOVERY
Kelcie Wilson of Jackson Lumen Christi has recovered from Meningitis and is in school again. From the Jackson Citizen Patriot.

SCHEDULES & CABLE
Bradley and IUPUI have released their 2008-09 schedule.

Nebraska will be on FSN four times this season.

WANTED:
Iowa State is looking for male practice players.

Macalester is still looking for an assistant coach for the upcoming season. It is a stipend position, but a way for a person to get involved at the college level. Contact:
Ellen Thompson
Women's Basketball Coach
Macalester College
1600 Grand Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105
(651)696-6477

WORK OUT
Wichita State completed a set of speed and agility workouts with WNBA trainer Jackie Ansley of Performance Training, Inc.

WELCOME BACK
The Gophers will hold an Italy night with the Fastbreak Club on Wednesday where they will reminisce about their recent journey.

BLOG
Kansas Assistant coach Tamika Raymond blogs about her Connecticut Sun team making the playoffs.

Next up: Tomorrow unless......

Riley Suspended, Bluder Extended

#1 posting 8.29.2008
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2012
Among the Army 2012 class is Lauren Lybbert of Davenport Assumption.

SUSPENDED
Oklahoma State guard Andrea Riley has been suspended by the NCAA for a fight in OSU's last game last season. From the USA Today.

COACHING NEWS
Iowa women's basketball coach Lisa Bluder has signed a contract extension through 2013.

PRO SIGNING
Lacey Haugian, a 6-foot-2 forward from Black Hills State has signed a one year contract to play in Sweden. From the Dickinson Press (scroll down).

SCHEDULES
Wichita State has released their 2008-09 schedule.

SEASON SWITCH
The MHSAA is looking to off set the basketball season by two weeks. From the Grand Rapids Press.

TRIPS
The Gophers have said good bye or arrivederci to Italy.

CHEMISTRY
Rethinking Basketball re-examines team chemistry with the WNBA.

Next up: tomorrow or when news breaks

Anderson Waived

#1 posting 8.27.2008
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WAIVED
Former Wisconsin Badger Jolene Anderson has been waived by the Connecticut Sun. The former South Shore, WI player will head to Northern France in September to play in the Euro League. From the Duluth News Tribune.
KBJR has video.

TRANSFER
Jenna Plumley has left Oklahoma for Lamar. From the Beaumont Enterprise.

COACHING NEWS
Sharri Brumfield has been named women's basketball coach at Kalamazoo College. From the Kalamazoo Gazette.

It will be teacher vs pupil as Brad DeWitt of Fenton faces former player Becki Moore, the new coach at New Linden, Michigan. From the Flint Journal.

SCHEDULES
Iowa State has released their 2008-09 schedule.

Illinois will be in Cancun over Thanksgiving.

Dayton has released their non-conference schedule.

CAMP & CABLE
The Michigan High School Athletic Association and the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan will be holding a camp for 100 boys and 100 girls. From MLive.
Also the MHSAA is starting a cable channel. From the Detroit News.

TRIP
Julie Henderson had one last hurrah with Hope. From the Grand Rapids Press.

JACKED
The Indiana Hoosiers want you to get "Jacked."

ONE ON ONE
The Wisconsin Badgers' Lin Zastrow goes one on one with a Q&A session.

SOUTHERN EXPOSURE
Steven Froemming has a report on the Minneapolis South Tigers.

Next up: Tomorrow or when news breaks

Schechinger Verbals, Fargo Split, Olympic Gold, Gophers in Italy

#1 posting 8.24.2008
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SCHECHINGER VERBALS
Katie Schechinger of IKM-Manning has verballed Drake on August 1. The 6-2 forward averaged 22.9 ppg for the 15-10 Hawks. Schechinger played her summer ball with IBCA Select Red. Schechinger was the MVP at the Dakota Showcase this summer.

Schechinger is the 9th Iowa player from the 2009 class to verbal, all are headed to D1 programs.
Schechinger is the 5th IBCA Select Red player to verbal.

FARGO SPLIT
They are already starting to split Fargo South in anticipation of the new school Fargo Davies coming in 2010-2011. The Davies Eagles will not open their school until 2011 and will share Fargo South. From the Fargo Forum.

OLYMPIC MEDALS
Lynxster Seimone Augustus says the gold medal is "icing on the cake." From the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
An ex Lynxster, Katie Smith, also picked up a gold.

Becky Hammon of South Dakota (not South Ossetia) is happy with her bronze. From the Rapid City Journal.

GOPHERS IN ITALY
Minnesota beat an all star Lombardy team in Florence, Italy 101-40. The Gophers are now 2-0. Zoe Harper led the squad with 22 points. Katie Ohm and Ashley Ellis-Milan each had 17 points.
Ohm and Sylva contribute their blogs from Florence.

Next up: tomorrow

Gunning Verbals, Endisch Signs, Gophers in Italy

#1 posting 8.22.2008
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GUNNING VERBALS
Nikki Gunning of Howell, Michigan has verballed Indiana State. Gunning is a junior (2010) point guard. Howell was 9-11 last year. From the Livingston Daily.
Gunning is the first Michigan player from the 2010 class to verbal and the first off to a D1 program.

Earlier this month we reported on Emily Guenther of Southeast Polk's verbal to South Dakota. Here is the Des Moines Register story.

ENDISCH SIGNS
Jenna Endisch of Muskego, Wisconsin has signed with Alaska Anchorage. Endisch averaged 14.6 ppg for the 17-6 Warriors last year. She also played in the all star game.
Endisch is the 57th player from the Wisconsin 2008 class to decide on a college and the 16th headed to a D2 program.
From My Muskego.

COACHING NEWS
Amy Sander and Sarah Tracy have been hired as assistant coaches for Pam Gohl's staff at MSU Mankato. Sander was the head coach at Nebraska Wesleyan and Buena Vista. Tracy was an assistant at Grand View in Des Moines.

GOPHER TRIP
The Minnesota Gophers started their Italian trip with the sites of Rome. Zoe Harper, Kristen Dockery and Barb Smith give their thoughts on the Roman portion of the trip. As far as basketball goes---The Gophers romped over Palestrina 104-31 with Katie Ohm notching 27 points.

SCHEDULE
South Dakota will travel to North Carolina for a game in March in the transition to full fledged D1 status. From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.

Next up: later today with more news.

Wade List, Bluder's Expectations

#1 posting 8.20.2008
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WADE LIST
The 25 player preseason Wade Trophy list has been released. Three players from the coverage area make the list:
Allysa DeHaan, Michigan State
Krystal Ellis, Marquette
Jantel Lavender, Ohio State.

BLUDER'S EXPECTATIONS
Iowa women's basketball coach Lisa Bluder has high expectations for the incoming freshman. Kamille Wahlin will be a back up guard, while Hannah Draxten will battle for playing time at small forward. From the Cedar Rapids Gazette.

VERBALS
The Grand Forks Herald looks at the recent North Dakota State verbals Janae Burich and Hannah Linz.

MORE DELLA DONNE
Rethinking Basketball looks at the Elena Della Donne situation with a look at the college recruiting process. The internal vs external pressures are examined.

SCHEDULE
North Dakota will battle Northwestern in their first season in transition to D1 status. From the Grand Forks Herald.

IPFW has released their 2008-09 schedule.

PROFESSIONAL
Rachel Folcik of Carney-Nadeau, Michigan has signed a professional contract with Clube Desportivo da Povoa in Portugal. The 6-1 center played her college ball at Ferris State. Folcik will room with Tina Thompson. From the Escanaba Daily Press.

Former Iowa State player Lindsey Wilson has signed a professional contract with Teo Vilnius in Lithuania.

TRIP
St. Thomas is in Brazil and is 1-0 so far. Coach Ruth Sinn and the team are blogging about the trip.

OLYMPICS
The Americans bumped off Korea 104-60. Seimone Augustus had 7 points, and Katie Smith had two points.
Next up for team USA: Russia with Becky Hammon of Rapid City, South Dakota. From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.

Next up: tomorrow unless news breaks

Irish Eyes, Della Donne to Delaware

#1 posting 8.19.2008
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IRISH EYS SMILING ON IOWA STATE
Iowa State has signed 5-10 guard Claire Rockall from Oranmore, Ireland.

DELLA DONNE SAGA
UConn recruit Elena Della Donne has landed at Delaware, but has not been released of her scholarship. EDD may or may not play again. Rumors of volleyball are in the air. Former Husky Kara Wolters says, "What a waste." from the Hartford Courant.

ONE ON ONE
Caitlin Gibson goes one on one with a Q&A on the Badger site.

GIRL SCOUTS
Ohio is teaming up with the girl scouts this season.

SCHEDULES
Cleveland State has released their 2008-09 schedule.

TRIPS
Weber State is 1-1 in France.

INJURIES
Freshman Jessica Capers of West Virginia will miss this year due to an ACL injury. From USAToday.

ACADEMICS
Theresa Crance of UM Crookston received an Inaugural Academic Achievement Award.

CONFERENCE NEWS
The Aberdeen American News looks at the expanded Northern Sun Conference. Each school gets a capsule look.

Thanks to all the great help from the readers. Without your assists this site wouldn't be what it is.

Next up: tomorrow or when more verbals fall.

Laskowski Verbals, Mailey Transfers, Boike Hired

#2 posting 8.16.2008
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VERBALS
Karisa Laskowski of Pulaski has verballed UW Parkside. The 5-9 guard started for the 14-8 Red Raiders last year and played with the Legends Program out of Green Bay.

Pulaski is the 12th player from the 2009 Wisconsin class to verbal and the 4th to verbal a D2 program.

COACHING NEWS
Laurie LaCross has been hired as the new girls basketball coach at Sutton's Bay, MI. From the Leelanau Enterprise.

Crookston has a new girls basketball coach Lon Boike. Previous coach Kris Evje resigned for a position at Waseca. From KROX.

TRANSFER
Ashley Mailey has transferred to Dakota Wesleyan from Dakota State. The 6-0 forward played her high school ball at Dell Rapids. From the Mitchell Daily Republic.

SCHEDULES
New Mexico has released their 2008-09 schedule.

OLYMPICS
The American women haven't really been challenged yet in Beijing. The USA knocked off Spain 93-55. Lynxster Seimone Augustus had 7, and former Lynxster Katie Smith had 2. From the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

TRIPPING
The Gophers are ready to head to Italy. They will only have a roster of eight. Emily Fox is just returning from a stress fracture. From the StarTribune and St. Paul Pioneer Press.

Hope College beat Boxtel of the Netherlands 81-37. From the Holland Sentinel.

EXPOSURE
North Tartan and 43 Hoops are glad to announce that it will once again provide one of the best exposure events of the fall--the Super 80. This event is open to the first 80 players looking to gain an advantage on the upcoming season and be seen in front of college coaches from across the United States. Feel free to contact either: Bill Larson North Tartan 651-558-1127 or Coach Carr 43 Hoops 612-860-0043 with any questions

Next up: tomorrow, unless another verbal falls.

Eide Verbals

#1 posting 8.14.2008
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EIDE VERBALS
Ashley Eide of Sioux Falls Washington has verballed South Dakota State. She will walk on and red shirt in 2009-10, and start receiving scholarship money the following year. The 5-9 forward averaged 16 ppg for the State AA champs last year. From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.

Eide is the 7th player in the South Dakota 2009 class to verbal and the 6th headed to a D1 program.

SDSU has received four other verbals from Leah Dietel of Jordan, MN; Tara Heiser of Watertown, SD; Katie Lingle, of Pierre, SD; and Steph Paluch of Pierre, SD.

MORE VERBAL NEWS
Carly Rothfusz, who is headed to North Dakota, gets a story in the Grand Forks Herald.

Cassie Nauholz from Cedar Rapids Washington class of 2008 has verballed to DMACC in Des Monies. Cassie played AAU Panther ball with Katelin Oney, Kaitlyn Armstrong and Micha Mims from 4th-8th grades as well has High school ball but suffered two ACL tears in back to back seasons some time during her Sophomore and Junior seasons at Washington. She recovered and played Varsity her senior year. She did not play on any summer AAU teams during her high school career.

PROFESSIONAL
Alysa Klein has signed a professional contract with the Perik Jumpers in Tubbergen, Netherlands. Klein played her high school ball at Okoboji and college ball at UMKC.

COACHING NEWS
Josh Wieme is taking over the girls basketball job at Goodhue, MN. From the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

HALL OF FAME
Colleen Chaske (1987-89) will be inducted into the University of North Dakota Hall of Fame.

TRIP
The Gophers completed day 4 of their practices prior to the Italian trip.

AAU
The Minnesota Metro Stars will be holding their annual post season coaches meeting to discuss the 2008 AAU season and chart a course for the 2009 season on August 21st. Look for announcements about coaches selections and player selection/tryouts in the coming weeks.

CAMP
The Bluestar Basketball Rising Star Camp will be held at Bloomington Kennedy HS (Bloomington, MN) on August 23, 2008 for 7th, 8th and 9th grade girls.
Click on http://www.bluestarbb.com/ - for registrations.
Registration begins at 9am at Bloomington Kennedy
Camp ends at 5:30 pm.
Come and learn new skills and show them off in the pick up games. All players will receive a NIKE reversible jersey or tee shirt.
Schedule:
9:00-10:00 Camp Registration
10:05 Staff introductions
10:10 Camp Stretch - Staff
10:25 Break up into groups – by height
10:30 Stations – Ball Handling, Shooting, Passing, Post Play, Defense, Rebounding
11:30 1 on 1 play w/in groups (4 dribble max – winner stays) 15 min – Top 2 from
each team
11:55 Jamboree (30min run time) 1 v 4 2 v 3
12:30 Jamboree (30min run time) 1 v 3 2 v 4
1:00 Lunch Break
2:15 College Recruiting Lecture
3:00 Team Competitive Shooting – Money Basket
3:15 Full Court Stations – Olympic Shooting / 3v2 – 2v1 / 11-Man Break
4:00 Game 1 - (30min run time) 1 v 2 3 v 4 (Man-Man Play)
4:30 Game 2 - (30min run time) 1 v 3 2 v 4 (2-3 Zone Play)
5:00 Game 3 - (30min run time) 1 v 4 2 v 3 (Post Touch Play)
5:30 CM Closes Camp - Camp Ends

Next up: tomorrow or when the next verbal hits

Jackson Verbals, Vogel to Germany

#1 posting 8.14.2008
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JACKSON VERBALS
Tania Jackson of Lawrence, KS is staying close to home as she has verballed Kansas. The 6-2 forward played with the KC Hustle this summer. From the Lawrence Journal World.
Jackson is the fourth player from the Kansas 2009 class to verbal.

photo: Jackson in the Dakota Showcase in June. photo by kja

VOGEL TO GERMANY
South Dakota State's Megan Vogel (St. Peter) has signed a professional contract WWK Donau-Reis.

SUMMER BASKETBALL
The Badgers' Mariah Dunham coached the Lady Shooters this summer.

Emma Purfeerst and Tessa Wells of River Falls had a strong summer. From the River Falls Journal.

TRIPPING
Hope College beat a women's basketball team from the Netherlands 84-32. From the Holland Sentinel.

The Gophers are practicing getting ready for the Italian Trip.

FINAL FOURS
Ohio State & Columbus may be hosting the NCAA women's final four in basketball.

OLYMPICS
The Americans crunched Mali 97-41 in the Olympics. Katie Smith had 2 points and Seimone Augustus had 12 points for the Americans.

SHOOTOUT
The Minnesota Stars Adidas Shootout will take place on Saturday October 4th at the Hopkins Lindbergh Center.
Player Registration will start at 8 am with a mandatory NCAA player meeting at 9 am. Play will begin at 10:30 am and run to 6:30 pm. 150 colleges are scheduled to be in attendance.
Registration site: http://www.minnesotastars.org/
If you have questions call Mark Smith @ 612-581-6100 or Scott Antl @ 651-755-3228.

Next up: tomorrow or when news breaks.

Kuehl Verbals, No to DeBeer, Brown Busted

#1 posting 8.13.2008
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KUEHL VERBALS
Shyla Kuehl of Hustisford, WI has verballed North Dakota. The 6-2 forward averaged 14.4 ppg last season.

Kuehl played with HLC during the summer.

Kuehl is the 11th player from the 2009 Wisconsin class to verbal, and the 8th to verbal a D1 program.

Emily Schartner of Ringgold, PA has verballed New Jersey Tech. The 5-10 guard averaged 15 ppg. From the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
Schartner is the first known 2009 player from Pennsylvania to verbal.

SIGNINGS
Davenport has signed Kristina and Katelyn Cousins from Forest Hills Central, MI for the 2009-10 season. Katelyn, a forward, averaged 16 ppg; Kristina is a point guard. FHC was 23-2 last year.

Kristina and Katelyn are the 5th and 6th players from the 2009 Michigan class to verbal/sign, and the first two headed to an NAIA school.

COACHING NEWS
Sioux Valley will not renew the coaching contract of Brad DeBeer in a divided vote. DeBeer was the coach the past six seasons. Sioux Valley went to the state tournament last year. The school board is not talking much. From the Brookings Register.

AAU WRAP
Pinnacle Bank Nebraska finished the summer 23-2 after winning the Vision Sports Shootout in Las Vegas at the end of the July. From the Omaha World Herald.

GERMAN TRIP
Hope College picked up a 53-45 win during their German trip. From the Holland Sentinel.

POLICE BLOTTER
Arnika Brown of Western Kentucky has been charged with counterfeiting. From the Bowling Green Daily News.

SUMMER REVIEW
The Summer that Was will be posted on Sunday with a look back at the AAU/Summer Leagues/tournaments over the summer. gbbrecruit will name the team, player, coach, program, tournament of the summer plus other different honors.

Thanks to the readers for all the great help. Your assists make this site what it is.

Next up: tomorrow or when news breaks.

Pre Wrap, Public vs Private, and More

#1 posting 8.12.2008
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VERBALS
Sugar Rodgers of Kings Fork, VA has verballed Georgetown. The 5-10 guard averaged 22 ppg last season. From the Hampton Roads Pilot.

SIGNING
Kyah LaPlant of Midkota, ND has signed with MSU Bottineau. The 5-7 guard averaged 12 ppg last season. From the Jamestown Sun.

TRANSFER
Nicky Hughes has transferred from Texas to North Texas. Hughes played her high school basketball at Waxahachie, TX. From the Dallas News.

TRENDS
Pre-wrap, or as we called it in our day "sissy tape," is now a fashion statement. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

AWARDS
Jennifer Jorgenson of Southeast Webster-Grand was named softball player of the year in Iowa. Jorgenson will be headed to Pacific this fall for basketball. from the Fort Dodge Messenger.

PRIVATE VS PUBLIC
The Tomah Journal says it is time for LaCrosse Aquinas to be moved up a class in Wisconsin's post season.

OLYMPICS
The Americans beat host China 108-63. Katie Smith had 8 as did Seimone Augustus.

TRIPS
The Gophers started practice in preparation for the upcoming Italian trip.

SCHEDULES
Army and Lafayette have released their 2008-09 schedules.

Next up: more news

Smiths X 2

#2 posting 8.4.2008
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MORE FISH TALES
The St. Cloud State University Chronicle has an article on the new women's basketball coach Lori Fish.

TRIPPIN
Gopher Assistant Barb Smith is looking forward to seeing the Trevi Fountain in Rome.

OLYMIPIAN
Katie Smith, former Lynx and Ohio State player (current Shock player) had five assists when the Americans beat Latvia 84-74 in the FIBA Diamond Ball tune up prior to the Olympic games.

Next up: The rest of the day I will be updating the five Sweet 16 games I saw over the course of the weekend. The semifinals and championship games are finished. I will now get to the Saturday games later in the day.

Fish, Gohl, Draxten, McDowell, Moss, Fox & Smith

#2 posting 8.1.2008
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COACHING NEWS
FISH IN ST. CLOUD, GOHL IN MANKATO
St. Cloud native Lori Fish has been hired as the next St. Cloud State women's basketball coach. Here is a longer version of the St. Cloud Times story. Pam Gohl has been named interim coach at MSU Mankato.

SKILL & TOUGHNESS
Hannah Draxten of Fergus Falls "has all the makings to have a fantastic freshman season for the University of Iowa women's basketball team," says Randy Larson of the Game Time League. From the Cedar Rapids Gazette.

MC DOWELL READY
New Western Michigan women's basketball Tasha McDowell is ready for the season. From the Kalamazoo Gazette.

THE ITALIAN TRIP
Gopher Emily Fox is looking forward to the Lake Como portion of the trip to Italy.

POSTING UP
Illini Jenna Smith (formerly from Bloomington Kennedy) has her 3rd blog posting up

RANKING ROOKIES
Rethinking Basketball ranks the rookies in the WNBA.

ALL STAR GAME
Michigan holds their coaches association (BCAM) all star game this weekend at Brighton High School. The CD all star game is at 11 am, the AB at 1 pm.

MORE SUMMER TOURNAMENTS
Washington, Iowa reached the semifinals at the North American Youth Sports Summer Nationals in Chicago. From the Washington Journal.

Pinnacle Bank won four games at Las Vegas yesterday including holding a team to 7 (seven) points. From the Omaha Herald.

RANDY MOSS' DAUGHTER
Sydney Moss played last year Ryle high school as an 8th grader. She is continuing to turn heads on the summer circuit. From USA Today.

Next up: later today with the week that was.

Davis Signs, O'Hare Transfers, Maloney Resigns

#2 posting 7.30.2008
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SIGNING
Taylor Davis of Crookston has signed with Bemidji State as has been reported earlier here. This is from the Crookston Times.

TRANSFER
Junior forward Emily O’Hare has transferred from Hope College to Dayton. She will not play basketball at Dayton. The passion is gone. From the Holland Sentinel.

COACHING
Mike Maloney has resigned as women's basketball coach at Chadron State. He is leaving to be AD at Rock Springs, WY. From the Rapid City Journal.

NAIG
North American Indigenous Games will take place in British Columbia this year and four Lac de Flambeau girls will be on a girls basketball team representing Wisconsin. From the Lakeland Times.

TRIPPING
Gopher assistant coach Marisa Moseley looks forward to the gondola rides in Venice in the upcoming Italian trip.

MORE ALL STAR GAME
Here are a couple more reports from the Nebraska All Star Game won by the Blues over the Reds 91-61. The first focuses on Megan Allison of Cross County and the second looks at Cheryl Braithwait of Arapahoe and Debi Johnson of Perkins County. From the York News-Times and McCook Daily Gazette.

Next up: more news

More Meltdown, Mahlum, Networks

#2 posting 7.28.2008
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MORE TOURNAMENTS
There are a lot of games I can't get to at tournaments. Here are a boat load from Steven Froemming of Steven's Sports.
Here are the reports on the North Tartan Meltdown on Steven's Sports.
From Saturday
MN Stars Barry 66, Dakota Thunder 37
North Tartan 13s 57, Fox Valley 44
MN Stars 31, Team WI Red 25
North Tartan Crosby 49, Omaha Lakers 34
Metro Stars Black 63, NEN Extreme 56
NC Heat 63, Indy Gym Rats 43
MN Stars Borowicz 66, CSS Regional 17s 37
Second Day
Metro Stars vs Rising Force
Indy Gym Rats 60, MN Stars 42
North Tartan Crosby 39, PC Players 32
Metro Stars 58, Lakeside Lady Scholars 19
Northern Lites 41, CSS Regional 40
Fox Valley 15u 48, ECI West 43
plus Steven gives out a thanks to the people that helped during the event.

NABI TOURNAMENT
Angel Goodrich was named MVP of the NABI tournament in Phoenix. From ESPN.

ALL STAR GAME
The Nebraska All Star Game takes place tonight at Lincoln North Star at 6 pm. Here are the rosters. From the Omaha World Herald.

COACHING
The St. Cloud State University Chronicle delves into the Huskies women's basketball coaching change.

FEATURE
The Grand Forks Herald looks at former North Dakota player Amy Mahlum, and her coaching experience after her time in Grand Forks. Mahlum played her high school ball at Kingsland.

TRIPPING
Gopher Kay Sylva is looking forward to seeing the architecture of Italy.

SOCIAL NETWORKING
Colleges are looking more closely at Social Networking sites like Facebook or MySpace pages. From USA Today.

Next up: later today with the finals of the North Tartan Meltdown

Talent Evaluation, Wisdom, Humiliation, & Brawls

#3 posting 7.23.2008
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TALENT EVALUATION
What is better the eye or the numbers? David Friedman of 20 Second Time Out looks at this question in part three of an interview with Fran Fraschilla.

WISDOM, and HUMILIATION
In another 20 Second Time out article John Thompson gives out 7 pearls of wisdom---points 1, 3, 5, and 7 are definitely good points for players and coaches.

True Hoop looks at joy, understanding and humiliation.

JUST LIKE THE BOYS
There was a brawl in Detroit last night between the Shock and the Sparks. "Malice at the Palace." From the Detroit Free Press.
In case you haven't seen it check out YouTube via ESPN. About 3:37

LATE SIGNINGS
Dickinson State has eight late signees. From the Dickinson Press.

TRIPPING
The Gophers are set to visit Italy later this summer. Coach Pam Borton has been to Italy five times before and will be able to be a tour guide around Florence.

TRANSFER
Tamika Nurse has left Oregon for Bowling Green. She is a 5-8 point guard from Hamilton, Ontario.

MORE BATTLE OF THE PLAINS
Here are the CSS Bisons & Judds leading scorers from the Battle of the Plains. From the Omaha World Herald.

MORE ALL STAR
Here is the Aberdeen American News report on the South 81-79 win over the North in the South Dakota All Star game.

SUPER SOPHS
North Tartan 15s are 2-0 in the Super Soph tournament in Orlando. They beat Maryland 90-37 and edged the Kansas Belles 65-64.

Next up: more information

Summer Camps, Summer Leagues, and Summer Trips

#2 posting 7.21.2008
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CAMPING
The Grand Rapids Press has a story on the Hope College basketball Camp. Some players come from overseas. Some have returned since 6th grade. The key: the directors keep it fresh.

Chris Engstrom coached at a basketball camp in Rhinelander, Wisconsin last week. Engstrom has Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy. From WJFW.

SUMMER LEAGUE
The Eau Claire Leader Telegram looks at the Altoona Summer League. The Girls side features two state tournament squads, eight teams that won or shared their conference title.

BUENOS AIRES
Marquette coach Terri Mitchell posts her 4th blog on her U18 National experience. They are now in Argentina.

ITALY
The Gophers are headed to Italy and Tanisha Smith looks forward to seeing some art by Michelangelo.

If you are looking for the out & abouts from this weekend
On Saturday I posted all three games (Centennial vs Princeton, New London-Spicer vs Rochester Lourdes, and Esko vs New Ulm Cathedral).
On Sunday I posted the Lakeville North vs Benilde-St. Margaret's game.

next up: tomorrow unless news breaks

Player Styles and Combinations

#2 posting 7.18.2008
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PLAYER STYLES
Rethinking Basketball looks at WNBA player styles with a very interesting graphic. The article also looks at the best combinations for a few teams.
RB links the leadership information gbbrecruit put out yesterday.

TRIPS
The Gophers are getting ready to travel to Italy. Ashley Ellis-Milan likes gelato.

HOOPS FOR HOPES
The Wisconsin Badgers sponsored the Hoops for Hope program yesterday.

Next up: later today with the week that was (a brief look)