Had the Blessing of Coaching the 1999 Purdue Nat’l Champions,Analyst for ESPN & SECNETWORK, former Vanderbilt WBB Associate Coach , wife to Jim O'Brien,VU Alumn
Pat Summitt said it best: offense sells tickets, DEFENSE wins games and Rebounds wins Championships! What a great battle btwn
@BaylorWBB
and
@ndwbb
! Congrats to
@KimMulkey
and the
@BaylorWBB
I covered her for 4 years in college ,
Covered WNBA 20+ yrs.
@QueenBrea_1
has what it takes
Toughness ✅✅
Versatile ✅
Defender✅
Plays the role team needs✅
I’d love to have this foundation!
@TheAlleyOpe
I mean to be blunt, Imo she is over hyped at this stage. Had a great college career hopefully can have a great W. As of now she needs to develop much more and I don’t think she makes the team. Hard for people to get college doesn’t always translate.
As I pack to head to Dallas I reflect on our Final Four experience.
@GamecockWBB
@LSUwbkb
@IowaWBB
&
@HokiesWBB
Enjoy the experience. Create memories and leave it all on the floor. Create your own luck! KEEP DANCING!
While watching
#1
@AuburnMBB
practice
@AuburnWBB
HC Johnnie Harris stopped by to say hello. The whole mens team and staff stopped practice to give Coach Harris a round of applause. SUPPORT means A LOT!!
Dawn Staley’s Olympic gold medal count
As a player:
1996 🏅
2000 🏅
2004 🏅
As an assistant coach:
2008 🏅
2016 🏅
As a head coach:
2020 🏅
Every time Staley has gone to the Olympics, she’s left with a gold medal.
Keep Climbing A! 🪜
@_ajawilson22
has earned back-to-back
@WNBA
Western Conference Player of the Month honors.
22.7 PPG
10.1 RPG
2.7 BPG
57.3% FG
#ALLINLV
Post-quarantine embrace:
These two 9-year-old best friends since kindergarten in Louisville, Kentucky reunite after 3 months in quarantine.
Love. Get some.🌎❤️
For the draftees, the key is to be drafted to a team you can make & there’s a need. GM’s have to find a fit to make their team better. Such is the case for Destanni Henderson. The draft # less as important than where they’re drafted. Make the team & prove your worth. Henny will!
Anyway
@CAROLYNPECK
we need answers: why was destiny Henderson pick almost last in the
#wnbadraft
? Does that seem right to you? Please share your thoughts 😩
I love this Momment! Appreciation of the
@IowaWBB
love given to
@LynetteWood3649
. The GOAT before women’s basketball became what it is today. Respect the History❤️
A beautiful moment in Iowa City as the arena roars for Lynette Woodard (Kansas 1978-81), whose scoring record
#Caitlin
broke this week. Index finger in foreground belongs to the estimable
@CAROLYNPECK
.)
This accomplishment was a team effort of our staff, players and RIP’s ( Ready Intense Practice squad). I stand on the shoulders of the work of those before me and hope to be the foundation for those to come.
We said “I Do” 5 years ago today! On a great journey w/ the best husband, a true partner
@ALLINBALCOACH
! Workout, treated to breakfast and roses all before noon😁❤️😍
UPSET: Cate Reese scored 21 points to help No. 22 Arizona upset No. 6 Louisville 61-59 on a neutral court at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls. Bendu Yeaney had five of Arizona's OT points.
Cardinals drop to 0-1. Wildcats improve to 2-0.
HISTORY MADE.
For the first time in the history of women's conference tournament finals, two Black head coaches are facing off in the title game.
#ItJustMeansMore
x
#SECTogether
You’re talking about W Hoops w/passion, LOVE IT!
Facts/Bias:
Aces are 24-2
#1
off & def eff
Point diff +15
Top teams get the most gas, (Houston, LA, Sea, Det & Phx ) even NY. Somebody’s gotta talk about’em. “Fan Girl”? I appreciate & respect ALL the talent in the W!
This is
@PashenThompson
! She shared a piece of her Championship net with me when she won as a player at Tennessee. That, got the whole thing started. ❤️
No disrespect to the Coaches receiving multiple votes. I need context of the Voters. Great X and O’s? What is the evaluation process. I can’t accept this at face value. I’d start w/ coaches w/multiple titles and look at offensive and defensive efficiency.
How can
@howard_rhyne
, the
#2
scorer in the country, 23.4 PPG, the ONLY POWER 5 PLAYER IN THE TOP 5, SEC POY, and one of toughest players to guard, is Honorable Mention? She would be a top 5 draft pick, this year, and she is a sophomore. HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN? SMH
Wow I haven’t even called the game yet. I won’t make assumptions about your opinion as I don’t know you. But if you knew me you would know your assessment is off.
AP Rankings for WBB. I get Stanford
#1
, Louisville
#2
. The movement/ lack of movement
#3
-
#25
, had left me with some ?’s.
#1
lost to
#8
drops 5.
#25
drops to
#12
and moves to
#23
. 2 teams 0-0 one stays at
#3
while the other dropped 2 spots. Just asking for a friend:)
How often do you see a player take the clipboard? So much respect
@cgray209
as earned, so much trust
@BeckyHammon
has given. Truly on the same page. Young players, pay attention 👀
Untrue! I want all players to be respected, it’s not based on who coached them but for what I have seen them do. Who else has been under such scrutiny?
Mannnnn. If an identical player was coached by Kim, Geno, Muffet, Tara, C. Viv, or damn near any other coach in basketball, Carolyn would not be coming to the Twitter to defend why she should be in the W.
@CAROLYNPECK
Coach I am surprised, you didn't mention anything about Cheyney State. You had the perfect opportunity during the broadcast to acknowledge them.
Kudos to
@southwestair
, the doctor, nurse and my husband
@ALLINBALCOACH
for jumping into action for the passenger having a heart attack. The airlines was equipped with AED, passengers willing to assist the flight attendants and prayer saved this mans life. WEll DONE🙏🏾!
Henderson back in the starting lineup took a little time to settle in but in the 2nd half she and the Gamecocks turned up the defense! Destiny Littleton (my correction, need coffee) on the floor opened up the offense. Chess moves.
These 2 are why I am, why I can, and who I am. To many, they are Mama and Papa Peck. I’m honored to share them with y’all. There is never a dull moment. Stephen C Peck &Peck Arlene ❤️
I have tried to let this all sink in. I feel for those kids, especially the seniors. As broadcasters, we will get another season, they won’t. It had to be done, yet it hurts none the less.
Congrats to
@dawnstaley
and
@sabrina_i20
AP Coach and Player of the year! 2019-2020 was a great season for women’s basketball! You both made it special!
A sincere thanks
@BigTenNetwork
,for a great documentary of our run to the 1999 Championship. It means so much relive the journey that’s cherished by us who lived it, is unknown by some, & some have forgotten. THANK YOU! There’ll never be another 1st.
Twenty years ago,
@CAROLYNPECK
etched her name in the history books by becoming the first African-American to coach a women's Division I basketball national championship team.
Passion & Perseverance: 1999 Purdue Women’s Basketball debuts on Jan. 31 at 10 p.m. ET on BTN.
Look who showed up to the
@GamecockWBB
practice this morning. Coach and Mrs Steve Spurrier
@sportney_lyle
. They will be at the game tomorrow too!
A HUGE THANK YOU! For all the Birthday Well Wishes yesterday. Spent the day talking hoops, a little travel trouble but I had red velvet cupcakes and Milk Cookies! GREAT DAY! See ya from Columbus tonight at 7 ESPN2
@IowaWBB
vs
@OhioStateWBB
Thank you
@cvivianstringer
for all that you have done to pave the way for all of us. You have been a gigantic guardian of our game, shattered that glass ceiling, and have been a terrific role model. Happy retirement and I love you!❤️
After 50 years and 1,055 wins,
@cvivianstringer
will retire from coaching, effective Sept. 1.
It is impossible to find the words right now to sum up what you mean to us and to the game, but we'll start with two:
𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒀𝒐𝒖
We love you, Coach.
📰
Being a Big Girl myself, I have been complimentary of how well she has handled the double and triple teams. We embrace our sizeand know what to do with it nothing about that is offensive
I can remember the discussion about seeing an African American women as president or Vice President in my lifetime, when I was a young girl. Told it would never happen. I believed... well it did!
I’ve been stuck an airport since getting out of the studio, as inconvenient as this has been, it has been a pleasant experience. I’ve watched people stand in line for 2 &3 hours patiently.
@AmericanAir
gate agents be as accommodating as they can. It’s 12:30 am and I’m GREATFUL!
This 8-year-old boy asked his mom to stop the car so he could help this elderly woman negotiate the steps to her home.
It ain’t hard to be kind.
Humanity.🌎❤️