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...
ability again comprehend impressed team understand
My team impressed me again in their ability to comprehend and understand what I was going through.
affects hard plays teammates
She's making progress. It affects her conditioning. It's hard for her to be sharp. It affects her teammates because they're not making the same plays to the same person in practice.
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.
began playing teams
There are 100 more teams playing now than when the team began with 10.
basketball team
There are things that are more important than just a basketball game, and there's no way our team wouldn't go to that wake.
game good last looks playing seven team
I thought we got some pretty good looks the last seven minutes. They're just a big-time team playing a big-time game in a big-time atmosphere.
game good last looks minutes playing quick running seven shots spread team time tough
I thought we got some pretty good looks in the last seven minutes but once they got it spread there in the last two minutes I started running some thing to get quick shots. It's a tough team to get quick shots against. That's a big time team playing a big time game in a big time atmosphere.
beating call capable dark facing fair horses sunday teams
I think it's fair to call any of the other 10 teams dark horses. These teams that (No. 4) St. John's and DePaul are facing Sunday are capable of beating us, so that makes them a dark horse.
came curse four game players playing ready straight team
Having a bye can be a curse or a blessing. The blessing, obviously, is you don't have to play four straight games. The curse is the team you're playing has a game under its belt. If you're not ready, they can use that to their advantage. My players came out ready to play.
game great tournament
What?s great about the tournament is every first-round game has a story line.
except job run
Except for that 14-1 run by Notre Dame, we did a find job defensively.
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.
walked
We cried, we laughed, told stories. We walked away reflected. She was a bubbly, fun-loving personality.
alumni blessed dropped god hall
We're blessed that God dropped her into Alumni Hall one day.