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Couldn’t they have named the women’s award after Cheryl Miller or Pat Summitt rather than John Wooden?
It's given out by the Los Angeles Athletic Club. I am okay with it.
That's why I mentioned Cheryl Miller. Isn't she from Los Angeles?
And maybe they didn’t want to change the name of an award for a UCLA legend...to the name of a legend from their crosstown arch rival?Also, FWIW, there’s also a men’s outstanding player award that’s named for a woman.
First point: That's fair, but I didn't know the Los Angeles Athletic Club was affiliated only with UCLA.Second point: I did not know that. Which award?
Not directly, but there’s been long ties between the school and LAAC, including UCLA’s de factor founder being a member. And obviously the Wooden Award being what it’s most known for these days being centered on the most famous UCLA figure.The Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award which was given to the best senior 6’0 or under. But now I see it’s been discontinued, which would make sense why Markus didn’t win last year
Thanks.It's hard to believe the folks at the LAAC would be outraged if the men's award was named after Wooden and the women's award was named after Miller or somebody else. But it was just an off-the-top-of-my-head comment; it certainly ain't a hill I'm gonna die on. Wooden forever!
Outraged? Nah, but silly petty little things like that are sometimes all that’s needed for something not to change unless there is a significant groundswell, which I’ve yet to see. I think Summitt would make sense
OK. Mercy. I withdraw my question.
So far, not all that many men's basketball seniors are coming back for the extra year the NCAA is offering them due to COVID-19, but all three N.C. State women's basketball seniors — Kai Crutchfield, Kayla Jones, Raina Perez — announced they will return for the extra year.I haven't followed this closely enough to know whether or not this is the norm for the women's game.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
Actually a lot more men's basketball seniors than I ever would have imagined are at least saying that they are going to use their COVID years.
Really? I admit I haven't been following it all that closely. What are the numbers?
There's around 350 COVID seniors currently in the transfer portal. I don't know numbers for COVID seniors who are electing to stay at their current schools but there have been several schools like Xavier and Providence who are keeping entire senior classes. I'd imagine there are even more at lower levels as the players have less professional options
Nice little Wednesday for Arizona Women's Basketball Head Coach Adia Barnes. She gets a raise and extension, as well as a transfer commitment from forward Koi Love (Vanderbilt's best player, 21 and 10 as a Sophomore) in the Transfer portal. Barnes gets a 5 year extension. Her average jumps to "only" $669K with thr raise and extension. When she started there years ago she was making $216K. It still puts her well below some of the higher profile Women's coaches. Kelly Graves at Oregon $1 Million, Geno Auriemma UConn $2.4 Million, Kim Mularkey Baylor $2.27 Million, Dawn Staley South Carolina $1.6 Million.