Schaefer Verbals, The Next Big Thing

#1 posting 9.13.2008
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information

SCHAEFER VERBALS
Leslie Schaefer of Verona, Wisconsin has verballed Kent State. The 6-3 center averaged 13.1 ppg for the 19-7 Wildcats last season. Schaefer plays her summer ball with Pacesetter Basketball. From the Capital Times.

Schaefer is the 15th player from the 2009 Wisconsin class to verbal and the 10th player headed to a D1 program.

MORE VERBALS
Starr Crawford of Mansfield Summitt has verballed Texas Christian.

Crawford is the 2nd player from the Texas 2009 class (that is known) to verbal.

ROSTER FINALIZED
Colorado State has five players from overseas on their roster this season.

GONE
Chakeitha Weldon has left the Kansas women's basketball team. Weldon played in 10 games last year, and averaged 2.6 ppg.

WANTED
Swanville HS (a class A school between Little Falls and Alexandria) has an opening for Varsity and JV girls. Currently there is no C team. Numbers have been down and the program hasn't won more than 2 games in about 7 years. The freshmen class, 8th, 7th and 6th grade are big classes with some talent according to sources.

Here is a job opportunity---due to some great fundraising efforts, Columbia Heights is looking to add an additional coach in the Varsity gym this season. The position will be open beginning Tuesday.
Applicants can either send resume to activities office (attention Coach Buerman) or apply online at www.colheights.k12.mn.us Interested individuals may also call me if they have questions.
Chris Buerman, Varsity Girls Basketball Coach
763.670.2099
hylanderbasketball.blogspot.com

NEXT BIG THING
If you remember we posted a story on Jaime Nared, the 6-0 12 year old girl kicked off the boys team for being so good. Now the New York Times of all places has a story on the next big thing--the next Candace Parker---in girls basketball.

SHOWCASE
The WisHoops.net/Basketball Yearbook Prep Showcase will be held today at the Just a Game Field house in the Wisconsin Dells. Admission is free. From the Capital Times.

SCHEDULES
UMKC has released their 2008-09 schedule.

CLINIC
GET READY FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON!
With the new season only weeks away we want to get you ready to play at your best. North Tartan is offering the opportunity to help you get your ball handling crisper, get your shot back on track, conditioning and get a few competitive games in before the season begins.
Two separate clinics will be offered:
Alexandria, MN – October 16 – (Thursday) - Alexandria HS
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm cost $35
This is for grades 5th through 12th
Minnetonka, MN – October 17 and 18 – (Friday and Saturday) -Minnetonka HS
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Friday and 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Saturday
cost $60
This is for grades 6th through 12th
*Each player will receive a t-shirt.*

Make checks payable to North Tartan Area Basketball
Please feel free to contact us with any questions or check the NorthTartan website:
Gerard Coury: 651-303-5262
northtartan.com

Please mail checks to:
North Tartan Area Girls Basketball
7611 12th Street N.
Oakdale, MN 55128

Next up: later today after the Fall League at Roosevelt.

Maryland's Recruiting, Hoffman Turns Pro, Miller Time

#1 posting 9.12.2008
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MARYLAND'S RECRUITING
The Baltimore Sun asks five questions on the status of Maryland Recruiting. Destiny Williams of Benton Harbor, Michigan is on the Terps wish list.

GOING PRO
South Dakota's Jeana Hoffman (Mitchell, SD) is headed to the Netherlands to play with BV Leiderdorp. From KSFY.

COACHING NEWS
Brian Hirtz has been hired as the new girls basketball coach at Muskego, WI. He was the JV coach. From the Waukesha Freeman (scroll down a bit).

Anne Graner (Plainview) has been hired as an assistant women's basketball coach at Portland. Graner is a NDSCS and Portland grad.

MILLER TIME
Former Rochester Mayo players and co Miss Basketballs Kelly and Coco Miller will face the Lynx in back to back contests at home vs Phoenix and at Washington. From the StarTribune.

SHOOTING CLINIC
St. Thomas will hold three Sunday shooting clinics starting Sunday, October 12.

SCHEDULES
Eastern Michigan, Florida Gulf Coast, New Mexico, UW Milwaukee and Yale have released their 2008-09 basketball schedules.

WALK ON TRYOUTS
Western Illinois will have a walk on tryout Thursday, October 16.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Former Iowa State player Mary Fox is on the Ireland National Team.

Next up: tomorrow

Bauer Verbals

#2 posting 9.11.2008
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BAUER VERBALS
Lydia Bauer of Lake Zurich, IL has verballed UW Green Bay. The 6-0 forward started when she was a freshman. The Bears were 19-10 last year.
Bauer played with the Illinois Hustle this summer.
From the Green Bay Press Gazette.

Bauer is the fourth player in the 2009 class to verbal UWGB joining:
Adrian Ritchie, DePere, WI
Sam Zastrow, Algoma, WI
Sarah Eichler, Grafton, WI

Bauer is the 12th player from the 2009 Illinois class to verbal and the 10th to head to a D1 program.

Next up: when news breaks

Four Verbals & a Transfer

#1 posting 9.11.2008
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FOUR VERBALS & A TRANSFER
DeAirra Goss, 5-9 guard from Indianapolis Ben Davis, has verballed Western Michigan. Goss averaged 10.5 ppg for the 24-2 Giants. Goss played with the Indy Gym Rats this summer. She was ggbrecruit "Newcomer of the Week" in the August 1, 2008 posting.
Karli Harris, a 5-5 point guard from Fishers is headed to Oakland University.
Daress McClung a 6-0 forward for Indianapolis Lawrence North has verballed Cincinnati. McClung averaged 14.5 ppg for LN.
All the above from the Indianapolis Star.
Morgan Palombizio, 5-11 forward/guard form Chesterton has verballed Eastern Illinois. She is the daughter of Indiana's 1981 Mr. Basketball Dan Palombizio of Michigan City. From the Michigan City News Dispatch.
This pushes the Indiana verbal total from the 2009 class to 24 overall and 22 headed to D1 programs.

Jessica Huffman of Whiteland, Ind., and Eastern Illinois, has transferred to IUPUI. While at EIU, Huffman was 2007 Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year and played hurt most of last season. She will be a junior in eligibility in 2009-10.

BASKET OR BRICK
Rae Lin D'Alie is featured in the basket or brick feature on the Wisconsin Badger site.

SCHEDULES
Central Michigan, Cleveland State, Dayton, George Washington, Harvard, and Temple have released their 2008-09 schedules.

GOPHER THANKS
The Minnesota Gophers thanked those that made the Italian Trip possible.

Next up: tomorrow. unless...

Re-Verbal, Mullins Obituary, Nike National Video

#1 posting 9.10.2008
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RE-VERBAL
Sklyer Gick of Benton Central, Indiana is headed to Valparaiso University. Gick previously committed to attend Northwestern but had the scholarship offer pulled from her by the new Northwestern coaching staff a la Kara Elofson.
Gick averaged 15.1 ppg for the 14-7 BC team last year
Gick is the 20th player from the 2009 Indiana class to verbal and the 18th headed to a D1 program.
From the Munster Times.

COACHING NEWS
Darryl Ladue, the new Williston girls basketball coach, has plans to change the direction. From the Williston Herald.

Former South Dakota coach Chad Lavin is coaching the 8th grade boys in Vermillion, SD. From KELO.

New Wisconsin Assistant Kathi Bennett blogs on her Madison experience.

OBITUARY
Former Caledonia girls basketball coach Terry Mullins died on Sunday. His biggest win came in 1992 when they beat undefeated #1 Rochester Lourdes 48-47. Mullins, 245-42 in his career, is the Minnesota girls basketball coaches Hall of Fame. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

PLAYER FEATURE
Iowa State's Nicky Wieben is featured in the weekly Cyclone blog.

BIG TEN
The Big 10 Network will expand video offerings.

SCHEDULE
Montana State has released their 2008-09 schedule. From KXMB.

TRYOUTS
Davenport will hold open tryouts on September 16. The Panthers were 28-6 last year.

AAU NEWS
Nike Nationals 2008 was another for the record books. The level of competition was the best in the nation as you will see in this You Tube video. (you will see some NT players if you pay attention). I asked Coach/Director Bill Larson of North Tartan about the last two years and the experience of this particular tournament... His response:

"As an individual and a club we are blessed to be part of the Nike Family.With out a doubt our kids and coaches get an overwhelming experience from April through July. This level of basketball is why our players that graduate from the program excel at the next level. When you play, on average, 17-20 of the top 25 kids in the nation every summer... you are prepared for anything. As for Nike Nationals... 24 teams... 400 colleges...it is the highest level a team can possibly play at. North Tartan is blessed to be one of the 24 youth clubs".

When I asked him about Nike Nationals 2009 in Augusta... His response:

"I just hope the cameraman can keep up with the speed of the game..."

Next up: tomorrow

Jordan Verbals, Stat Turns

#1 posting 9.9.2008
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JORDAN VERBALS
Nya Jordan of Detroit Community has verballed Michigan. The 6-0 forward averaged 15.7 ppg for the 25-1 Hurricanes.
Jordan is the 11th player in the 2009 Michigan class that has made a verbal and the 9th headed to a D1 program.
From the Detroit News.

STAT GLOSSARY
Rethinking Basketball has a handy glossary guide to stat terms.

ROOSEVELT FALL LEAGUE
Here are all the results so far in the Roosevelt Fall League.

SCHEDULES
Bradley, Illinois State, and Louisville have released their 2008-09 schedules.

LYNX CAMP
Totino-Grace is hosting a Lynx camp on Saturday, October 11. The event costs $35. The 2nd -8th graders go from 9 am to 10:30 am. 9th to seniors go from 11 am to 12:30 pm.

NY LIBERTY TICKETS
When you buy tix here, all you have to do is type in the code "LIBERTY"
It will get you half off to a bunch of games in Sept.

Next up: Tomorrow

Corbin Verbals, Roosevelt Standings, Defense

#1 posting 9.8.2008
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CORBIN VERBALS
Jasmin Corbin of Millard West has verballed Creighton. The 5-6 guard averaged 11 ppg for the 24-2 Wildcats last season.
Corbin played with Pinnacle Bank Nebraska this past summer.
Corbin is the 4th player from the 2009 Nebraska class to verbal and 4th headed to a D1 program.

TRANSFER
Samirah Sa' id 6-0 post player has transferred to Minneapolis Roosevelt. Sa'id averaged 4.3 ppg at Minneapolis Washburn last season. The Millers were 11-16 last year.

SMITH'S POSTING UP
Illinois' Jenna Smith (Bloomington Kennedy) posts up for the last time this summer.

MEASURING DEFENSE
Rethinking Basketball looks at the MVP race in the WNBA and one factor they examine is how to measure defense.

FALL LEAGUE
Here are the standings at the Minneapolis Roosevelt fall League after week #2
1. Roosevelt 4-0
1. Hopkins 4-0
3. 43 Hoops 3-1
3. Burnsville 3-1
5. Rascals 2-2
6. St. Paul Central 1-1
7. South 1-3
8. Totino Grace 1-3
9. Columbia Heights 0-4
10. St. Paul Johnson 0-4

AAU TRYOUTS
Metro Stars 16U Black and White reminder for all who feel they are ready to take their game to the next level. Tryouts will be held on Sept 14 and 21st. Trying out for the Metro Stars is also a great way to play highly competitive basketball prior to the fall NCAA exposure weekend. It is recommended that you send in your registration form prior to tryouts. Tryout information is found on the Minnesota Metro Stars website.

Next up: tomorrow unless news breaks.

Splitting Headaches

#1 posting 9.7.2008
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NEW SCHOOL SPLIT
Woodbury and Park-Cottage Grove will be welcoming East Ridge next year and that will mean lower numbers. Woodbury girls basketball coach Dave Preller is among the coaches quoted. From the StarTribune.

2010
The Junior class in the Sacramento, California area is considered the best. From the Sacramento Bee.

DELLA DONNE
Elena Della Donne is playing volleyball at Delaware now and the Blue Hens lost to Michigan State in the finals of the Delaware tournament yesterday 3-0. EDD had 5.5 points for Delaware.

pretty thin day

Next up: tomorrow

Finding Coaches, Help Wanted

#1 posting 9.6.2008
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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......

WisHoops Showcase Next Weekend

#2 posting 9.5.2008
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SHOWCASE NEXT WEEKEND
The WisHoops.net/Basketball Yearbook Prep Showcase will be held next weekend at the Just a Game Fieldhouse in the Wisconsin Dells. Spots still remain for the girls showcase but you need to be signed up by Tuesday the 9th.

Schedule:
Boys Showcase – 8am – 1pm (registration is from 7am-8am)
Girls Senior Media Day – 9:30am – 11:30am
Girls Showcase – 1pm – 6pm (registration is from noon-1pm)

Attendance for spectators is completely free. WisHoops.net will have rosters and packet information available for college coaches and unlike similar events, these are free of charge.

Next up: Tomorrow, or when news breaks.

New Players, New Gyms, New Network, New Drills

#1 posting 9.5.2008
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information

SIGNING
Sarah Rogers of Chicago Marshall has signed with Northern Illinois. The 5-8 guard averaged 12.1 ppg for the 26-7 3A Illinois State champs last season.

TRANSFER
Zivile Gaizutyte has transferred from Lassen Community College to Montana State Northern. Gaizutyte is a 6-2 post originally from Lithuania. From KXMC.

COACHING NEWS
Northwestern has added Daniel Prince and Tennille Adams as assistant coaches.

Indiana has hired Adam Bowen as video coordinator.

Megan Thorburn has been hired as an assistant at Grand Valley State. Thorburn is from Mason, MI and is a Bowling State grad.

NEW GYMS
West Catholic ($4.2 million) and Grand Rapids Christian ($9 million) have opened new gyms. From the Grand Rapids Press.

CABLE NETWORK
The MHSAA (the Michigan high school organization) and Comcast are starting their own cable network. From the Grand Haven Tribune.

SCHEDULES
BIG 10: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, and Wisconsin have released their 2008-09 schedules.
MORE: Butler, Drake, UW Green Bay have released their schedule.

TRY OUTS
Wayne State University in Michigan will have open tryouts on Saturday, Sept. 27.

POINTS AND POINT GUARDS
Rethinking Basketball looks at the point guard position and uses the Lynx vs Mercury game as an example. Kelly Miller (Rochester Mayo) for the Merc deserves more credit for the win according to the number crunching.

SHOOTING & PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
Brian McCormick has updated his 180 Shooter and the Crossover Movement sites. With the 180 shooter you can get shooting progressions with 200 drills and a practice plan. You can now get six chapters of the Crossover Movement on line.

Next up: Tomorrow

Twofer Verbal

#2 posting 9.4.2008
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VERBALS
Bianca McGee and Ta'Kenya Nixon, both from Michigan City, Indiana, have both verballed Eastern Illinois in a "package deal". From the Post Tribune and News-Dispatch.

McGee & Nixon are the 18th & 19th overall players from the 2009 Indiana class to verbal, and the 16th & 17th headed to a D1 program.
Indiana leads the race in 2009 verbals at the D1 level with 17. Minnesota has 14. No other state has double digits....yet.

Next up: tomorrow

Wurtz, Charette Verbals, Hot Seat & Contract, Periodic Table

#1 posting 9.4.2008
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WURTZ VERBALS
Taylor Wurtz of Ripon, Wisconsin has verballed Wisconsin. The 6-0 point guard averaged 21.4 ppg for the 22-1 Tigers last season.
Wurtz played with Wisconsin Fastbreak this summer.
Wurtz is the 13th Wisconsin player from the 2009 class to verbal and the 9th headed to a D1 program.
From the Oshkosh Northwestern.

CHARETTE VERBALS
Kaycee Charette of Prescott, Wisconsin has verballed Minnesota State Moorhead. Charette is a 5-10 guard. The Cardinals were 12-9 last year.
Charette played with team WI Select Doucette this summer.

Charette is the 14th player overall from the Wisconsin 2009 class to verbal and the 5th player headed to a D2 program.

LEAVING
Brittany Heins (Postville, IA) has left the Wisconsin team to focus on academics.

HOT SEAT
Wisconsin's Tara Steinbauer (Bloomington Kennedy) is in the Hot Seat.

BORTON'S CONTRACT & TRIP
The StarTribune's Patrick Reusse examines the recent contract extension for Pam Borton and Athletic Director Joel Maturi with his sharp pen.

Coach Borton gives her view of the recent Italian trip.

COACHING NEWS
Alison Prichard has been hired as the director of operations at North Dakota State. Prichard graduated from Princeton in the spring and played her high school ball at Apple Valley.

Darryl Ladue has been hired as the girls coach at Williston, North Dakota. From the Williston Herald.

TEAM ADDED
St. Paul Central has been added to the Minneapolis Roosevelt Fall League.

INJURY
Sarah Schuster of Minto, ND is recovering from a knee injury and should be ready in January. From the Grand Forks Herald.

SCHEDULES
Marquette, and North Dakota State have released their 2008-09 schedule.

UW Superior has redesigned their website and have released their 2008-09 schedule.

COLLEGE TRYOUTS
Michigan State is holding open tryouts next Wednesday.

AAU TRYOUTS
With an outstanding 2nd Season in 2008 under their belt, the Minnesota Fury are ready to take their club to an even higher level in 2009. After a Summer Jam Championship, and top 4 finishes at three major college showcase events, they have been said to be “The fastest rising AAU Club in Minnesota.” Club Directors Nick Storm and Justin Morris wanted to let families and players have some time away off from basketball in August and get ready for school to start, but are now ready to gear up for 2009.

Justin Morris (jmorris@minnesotafury.com) will be coaching the top 16U team, while Nick Storm (nstorm@minnesotafury.com) will be coaching the 15U squad. More information on coaches for the younger teams will be released once available.

Due to their vast familiarity with the basketball talent in the state, the Minnesota Fury do not have tryouts. All teams are formed on an invitation only basis. If you have interest in joining the Minnesota Fury for an exciting 2009 AAU Season, please send an email to Nick Storm at nstorm@minnesotafury.com including your name, graduating class, high school, position, birth date, and past winter and summer basketball experience. Nick can also be reached on cell phone at 612.760.0236 on weeknights after 5:30 and on weekends. Nick and Justin pride themselves on communication, and will get back to any and all inquiries immediately. They look forward to hearing from you!

http://www.minnesotafury.com/

FEATURE
Jenny Ryan of Saginaw Nouvel is in the spotlight. From the Saginaw News.

PERIODIC TABLE
True Hoop points the way to a periodic table of NBA basketball bloggers from the Hardwood Paroxysm.

Next up: Tomorrow, unless news breaks

Borton Extended, Partnerships

#1 posting 9.3.2008
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COACHING NEWS
Gopher coach Pam Borton signed a six year contract extension out to the 2013-14 season. From the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

Marquette has added three staffers for 2008-09. Angie Lewis has been named director of operations, Angie Nelp has been named assistant director of operations and Drew Smith has accepted a graduate assistantship.

Lauren Hall-Gregory has been hired as an assistant women's basketball coach at Sacred Heart. LHG was an assistant coach at the College of Saint Mary's in Nebraska.

Ken Gunther has been hired as the new girls basketball coach at Clio, Michigan. From the Flint Journal.

MULTITASKING
St. Paul Central girls basketball coach Willie Taylor is one of the multitasking coaches in an article in the StarTribune. Taylor coaches track in the spring.

IOWA STATE FEATURE
Alexis Yackley (Sully Buttes, SD) writes the Iowa State Blog this week.

SCHEDULE
The Sioux City Journal looks at the upgraded South Dakota schedule as they move to D1.

COVER SHOT & FOX PARTNERSHIP
Here is the Breakdown's girls basketball cover shot with the 25 girls and boys. Plus the Breakdown has partnered with Fox 9 Television to become its official webcasting partner. scroll down for that news.

Next up: tomorrow or when news breaks

Team Wanted, Gonzales Transfers

#2 posting 9.2.2008
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ROOSEVELT FALL LEAGUE
The Metro Area Fall League being held at Roosevelt High School, is looking to fill a spot for one more team. Games are being played on Saturday mornings between 8-12 noon 2 games per Saturday. There are still 4 weeks remaining. Contact Coach Tim Williams at twill_44@hotmail.com

TRANSFERS
Tacita Gonzalez has transferred from St. Paul Johnson to Bloomington Kennedy. The 5-4 2010 guard averaged 12.2 ppg for the 20-6 Governors last season.

Gonzalez is the third known Minnesota transfer this season.

Charmaine Bell of Des Moines Roosevelt who transferred from Northern Illinois to Northern Iowa last winter is not on UNI's roster page.

next up: tomorrow or when news breaks.

Dunham 1 on 1, Social Networks, Synergy & System

#1 posting 9.2.2008
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ONE ON ONE
The Badgers go one on one with Mariah Dunham with a Q&A.

SOCIAL NETWORKING
The Grand Forks Herald has a story on the dangers of posting inappropriate items on social networking sites like Facebook and My Space. They use college examples, but last year athletes at Eden Prairie and Woodbury also had problems.

THE SYSTEM
Rethinking Basketball looks at the Connecticut Sun, their system, their synergy and their win over the Seattle Storm without former Gopher Lindsay Whalen.

Next up: Tomorrow unless news breaks

Moore Verbals, Real National Champs, O-Canada

#1 posting 9.1.2008
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MOORE VERBALS
Amber Moore, a 5-11 guard from Detroit Country Day High School (MI) and is considered the Best player in the class of 09 in the state of Michigan, has verbally committed to the University of Illinois.
Moore is the 11th player from the Michigan 2009 class to verbal and the 8th headed to a D1 program.
From the Michigan Lady Ballers.

NATIONAL CHAMPS
This is how to run a real National tournament. Team Ontario U17 won the Canadian U17 National basketball Championships. One of Team Ontario players is Kristine Lalonde who now has four gold medals. From the Sudbury Star.
Here is Ontario's game by game results.
Here are the provincial teams.
Here are the national awards.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL IN AUGUST
LSU beat Simon Fraser 71-47. From the Province.
And Baylor beat British Columbia 101-44.

Next up: tomorrow unless news breaks

Breakdown Cover

#3 posting 8.31.2008
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BREAKDOWN COVER
The Breakdown Basketball Publication invited 50 players from all across the state to be included on this year's cover of The Breakdown. 25 girls and 25 boys represented Minnesota from all different graduating classes. In addition to the photo shoot, the players were guests of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx, being honored on the court during the Minnesota Lynx/Washington Liberty WNBA game.

Here are the girls
Kara Elofson, SR, Hopkins
Jennifer Dowd, SR, Rogers
Leah Dietel, SR, Jordan (South Dakota State)
Nicole Smart, SR, Ada-Borup (North Dakota)
Tyisha Smith, JR, Mpls South
Tayler Hill, SR, Mpls South
Lizzi Naumann, SR, Totino Grace (Drake)
Megan Nipe, SR, Centennial
Brittany Chambers, SR, Jordan (Kansas State)
Kayta Leick, SR, Park of Cottage Grove (Nebraska)
Bree Holleman, JR, Hancock
Gabby Boever, JR, Worthington
Rachel Eckmann, SR, St. James (North Dakota State)
Brianna Tisch, JR, Chaska
Theierra Taylor, SR, St. Paul Central
Amber Dvorak, SR, Hinkley-Finlayson (Minnesota)
Jessie Althoff, SR, Becker (Bemidji State)
Sari Noga, JR, Parkers Prairie
Kayla Hirt, SO, Bemidji
Katie Loberg, SR, Princeton (Minnesota)
Rachel Banham, SO, Lakeville North
Tempest Wilson, SR, Elk River
Marissa Janning, FR, Watertown-Mayer
Hannah Linz, SR, Eden-Valley Watkins (North Dakota State)
Shakila Boler, JR, Bloomington Kennedy (Minnesota)

Next up: when news breaks or tomorrow morning whatever comes first

New Life Hires

#2 posting 8.31.2008
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NEW LIFE HIRES
Veteran coach Paul Mork has been hired as girls basketball coach at New Life. He is also coaching the Eagles in the first year of its new football program. Mork has had stints at White Bear Lake with both boys and girls, assisted at Blaine and coached Irondale to the girls state tournament in 2002.

Next up: tomorrow

College Basketball in Canada, Wiese Moves to MetroStars

#1 posting 8.31.2008
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CLINIC
The 10th Annual Knights Basketball Coaching Academy will be held at Bloomfield Hills Lahser in Michigan on Saturday, September 13. Speakers will include Grosse Pointe North's girls basketball coach Gary Bennett, Oakland University's men's coach Greg Kampe, and U Detroit's men's coach Ray McCallum. From Hometown Life.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT IN CANADA
Even though it is August, Baylor and LSU are involved in an international tournament in Vancouver. Baylor beat Simon Fraser 86-67. LSU beat British Columbia 74-46. Earlier LSU beat Trinity Western 81-27. From the Province.

COACHING NEWS
Ellen B. Wiese (Ebwiese@aol.com) has been added to the coaching staff of the Minnesota Metro Stars where she will serve as head coach of the 15U team in 2009. This will be Coach Wiese's first season with the Metro Stars. She started coaching AAU teams in 2001, the last two years of which she took her teams to AAU Nationals in Salem, VA, in 2007, and Kings Island, Ohio this past summer. Last season's team finished second in the 15U division at the Minnesota AAU State Championship. Coach Wiese is also the Junior Varsity head coach at Maple Grove High School, coming off a very successful winning season. Coach Wiese is a former college basketball player who brings a great love for the game and a passion to inspire confidence in the girls. She is an attorney with her own law practice.

Next up: tomorrow