Joan Bonvicini
Joan Bonvicini
Joan Bonvicini is the former head coach for the Seattle University women's basketball team, the Redhawks, and one of only 18 coaches in Division I women's basketball history with 600 career victories. She was head coach at the University of Arizona for 17 seasons, leading the Wildcats to the Women's National Invitation Tournament championship in 1996. She was fired by Arizona on March 17, 2008 with one year left on her contract, after a disappointing 10-20 record in her final...
couple games last playing smart turned
We haven't been playing smart the last couple of games. Hopefully, we can get that turned around.
appeal gained liked opponents people pound realized respected successful sure
She wasn't sure she could be successful at this level. But with every pound she lost, she gained confidence. We realized she was funny, and she could appeal to people her own age. Opponents liked her and respected her, which you don't see a lot.
basketball believe gifts heard incredible love people truest
She was an incredible basketball player, but her truest gifts were her personality and love for the other people that she was with. Her voice, especially her laugh, could be heard for a block, and believe me, she was hilarious.
Let's just say it's going to be very competitive.
anyone good home returned seniors team tough washington year
When you play anyone on their home court, I think it's going to be a tough game. Washington is a real good team and they're going to play a lot of people. They returned everyone from a year ago and all their seniors are fifth-year seniors.
wrong
There is no right way or wrong way for grief. This is something we'll never get over.
boxing consistent
We need to be more consistent rebounding and boxing out. I'd also like to see more consistency.
chance difficult start
We've had a difficult season. This was our chance to start over a little bit.
affect chance coming difficult felt outcome pressure start
We've had a difficult season, but we felt coming in that this was our chance to start over a little bit. We felt our (defensive) pressure could affect the outcome of the game.
fuel gas mentally physically tank team
This team is like a gas tank and we used all of our fuel on Thursday's game. I think we were all emotionally, mentally and physically tired.
bottom line script
There can be a whole script of excuses, but the bottom line is, we've got to do better.
adjustment good knew
We thought she could be a good perimeter scorer. At the same time, we knew it would be an adjustment for her.
addition coach good moment recruiting summer terrific
Todd, from the moment he's been here, (has been) very upbeat, and he is a very good coach. With recruiting during the summer and the camps, he already is a terrific addition to the staff.
fight run
We were disjointed. Someone would make a run on us and we wouldn't fight back as we should. We just had to get over this hump.