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New gig for Auriemma
A source confirmed that UConn coach Geno Auriemma has been named the head coach of the U.S. Senior National team and will be the head coach of the 2012 U.S. Olympic women's basketball team. The appointment will be made official at a press conference at UConn on Wednesday.
Auriemma, who was an assistant coach on the 2000 Olympic team, will begin his three-run term as the U.S. women's senior national team coach which will include the U.S. team's participation in the FIBA World Championships in 2010 in the Czech Republic from Sept. 23-Oct. 3.
Auriemma had extensive experience with USA Basketball from 1996-2001 both as an assistant to Olympic head coach Ann Donovan and head coach of the junior national team which won the Junior World Cup qualifying tournament in Argentina and earned the bronze medal at the 2001 FIBA Junior World Championship for Women held in the Czech Republic.
Auriemma just led UConn to its sixth national championship and a third undefeated season.
Former UConn stars Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi were key players on the last two U.S. Olympic teams and are expected to be in the mix for the 2012 Olympic squad. Current UConn star Maya Moore also figures to be in contention for a spot on the Olympic squad.
The Olympic basketball tournament is scheduled to be played from July 27-Aug. 12, 2012 in London.
AIR TIME
For those who wish to see a replay of the national championship game and actually get ESPNU, the game will be shown on ESPNU tomorrow at 1 p.m. as part of the TMI (Too Much Information) Game of the Week with various informational nuggets popping up on the screen.
Also, adding a few more television viewing items for those currently at home, the WNIT Final featuring South Florida and Kansas (featuring former UConn star Tamika Raymond as one of its assistant coaches) is coming on at 4 p.m. on CBS College Sports. At 7:30 p.m. on ESPNU, a game between Findlay Prep of Henderson, Nev. and Oak Hill Academy (out of Mouth of Wilson, Va.) at the Rise National Invitational is set to be shown. Oak Hill junior forward Orsi Szecsi, a 6-foot-3 native of Hungary, has drawn some interest from UConn although she is not expected to get serious about her recruiting situation until the fall.
Auriemma, who was an assistant coach on the 2000 Olympic team, will begin his three-run term as the U.S. women's senior national team coach which will include the U.S. team's participation in the FIBA World Championships in 2010 in the Czech Republic from Sept. 23-Oct. 3.
Auriemma had extensive experience with USA Basketball from 1996-2001 both as an assistant to Olympic head coach Ann Donovan and head coach of the junior national team which won the Junior World Cup qualifying tournament in Argentina and earned the bronze medal at the 2001 FIBA Junior World Championship for Women held in the Czech Republic.
Auriemma just led UConn to its sixth national championship and a third undefeated season.
Former UConn stars Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi were key players on the last two U.S. Olympic teams and are expected to be in the mix for the 2012 Olympic squad. Current UConn star Maya Moore also figures to be in contention for a spot on the Olympic squad.
The Olympic basketball tournament is scheduled to be played from July 27-Aug. 12, 2012 in London.
AIR TIME
For those who wish to see a replay of the national championship game and actually get ESPNU, the game will be shown on ESPNU tomorrow at 1 p.m. as part of the TMI (Too Much Information) Game of the Week with various informational nuggets popping up on the screen.
Also, adding a few more television viewing items for those currently at home, the WNIT Final featuring South Florida and Kansas (featuring former UConn star Tamika Raymond as one of its assistant coaches) is coming on at 4 p.m. on CBS College Sports. At 7:30 p.m. on ESPNU, a game between Findlay Prep of Henderson, Nev. and Oak Hill Academy (out of Mouth of Wilson, Va.) at the Rise National Invitational is set to be shown. Oak Hill junior forward Orsi Szecsi, a 6-foot-3 native of Hungary, has drawn some interest from UConn although she is not expected to get serious about her recruiting situation until the fall.
posted by Jim Fuller at
2:10 PM
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In your opinion, how will this Olympic position affect his coaching of UConn (if at all)?
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