Doug Bruno
Doug Bruno
Doug Bruno is the head coach of the DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team. In 2016, he completed his 30th season as head coach. In 2007, Bruno completed a two-year term as President of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association, a position to which he was elected by his peers. Under his tenure, the Blue Demons have qualified for post-season competition play in 21 of his 30 seasons, including the last 14 seasons...
game great tournament
What?s great about the tournament is every first-round game has a story line.
balanced great job scoring season sick stepping
She's been sick for a week, but to her credit, she's been able to play through it. We always want to be a balanced scoring team. Jenna and Allie (Quigley) have done a great job all season in stepping up when we need them.
caprice five game great last minute needed
I always try to pre-play the last minute or two of different game situations. We needed one stop, and as great a game as Caprice played, she didn't make my five for defense.
basketball coach game great involved life opportunity pay people respects taught
Something that coach taught us, basketball is important but basketball life and people involved with the sport are more important than the game. And no game can keep you from doing and having the opportunity to pay your respects to someone as great as coach Ray.
anybody great
I don't see anybody better than her right now. She's multidimensional. She's a great scorer. She's a great leader. She's a great defender.
believed great strengths year
I believed all year that this was a two-team race. It should be a great game. They have great strengths and different strengths.
began playing teams
There are 100 more teams playing now than when the team began with 10.
answer ball bread early expect game gave kids missed realize smart time
When you have an All-American player, you go to her. We went to her early in this game and she didn't answer the bell. When you get her the ball on the block, you expect her to score. She missed some bunnies and that's why I gave her an early seat. When she went back in, our kids are smart enough to realize she's our bread and butter. This time she produced.
mode offense quick
We do have an offense that can get us quick shots. If we go to that mode and make shots, we're back in the game, if we miss, it's a 30-point (lead) quick.
efficient needed second team
We weren't where we needed to be defensively in the second half. They are the most efficient team I've seen.
achievement nice played work
We weren't very smart, which is a nice way to say we played dumb.
game lose next super three
When you lose three in a row, your next game is your Super Bowl. You lose a couple, that's what it is.
basketball created financial goal guarantee independence mine moving rewards ride talk until
Financial independence in women's basketball is a goal of mine and should be a goal of all coaches. If any of us can guarantee the financial rewards that Hartford can, than we should talk about moving it. But until then, they've created it and we should all ride it.
beat good kicked last lose
We didn't lose to them; they just beat us. They kicked out butts last year, and we were a pretty good team.