The Women's Basketball Coaches Association appears to have UConn on its mind.

Not only are Beth Mowins and Debbie Antonelli featuring the top-ranked Huskies on its weekly Shootaround with Beth and Debbie (available on the WBCA website), but the site also features a poll question asking whether Maya Moore, Tina Charles or Renee Montgomery should be UConn's MVP this season.

Finally, UConn coach Geno Auriemma is featured prominently in another poll

WBCA Announces 2009 Superlative Winners for Division I and Division II
ATLANTA - The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced its winners for the 2009 WBCA Superlatives for NCAA Division I and Division II.


Division I:
Most Inspirational: Kay Yow (N.C. State)
Most Likely to get a Technical Foul: Geno Auriemma (Connecticut)
Best Pep Band: Tennessee
Rising Star: Joanne Boyle (California, Berkley)
Best Coaching Combo: Geno Auriemma/Chris Dailey (Connecticut)
Most Entertaining on the Sideline: Geno Auriemma (Connecticut)
Most Intense on the Court but Laidback off the Court: Pat Summitt (Tennessee)
Best Tradition: Tennessee
Best WBCA Pink Zone™ Event: N.C. State
Best Away Locker Room: Arizona State


Division II:
Most Inspirational: Karen Haag (College of Saint Rose)
Most Likely to get a Technical Foul: Helen Williams (Merrimack)
Best Pep Band: Nebraska, Kearney
Rising Star: Mike Jewitt (Southwest Minnesota State)
Best Coaching Combo: Barbara Stevens/C White (Bentley)
Most Entertaining on the Sideline: Kerry Phayre (Assumption)
Most Intense on the Court but Laidback off the Court: Jeanne Murphy (Le Moyne)
Best Tradition: Bentley
Best WBCA Pink Zone™ Event: Armstrong Atlantic
Best Away Locker Room: Colorado School of Mines


Nominations for the WBCA Superlatives were submitted through an online survey form. The top vote-getters for each superlative were then voted on through a balloting process, with the top vote-getter for each category being named the winner.