SC celebrates their 38-0, NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP season today w/ a parade. America is typically a country that celebrates & highlights greatness. HOWEVER, this SC team has been the quietest kept 38-0 team we’ve seen. 109-3 in 3yrs WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT. 🤯
Complete honesty. I DID NOT think
@dawnstaley
meant EVERY black female coach would receive a piece of her 2017 National Championship net. I’m floored, grateful, & inspired. THANK YOU coach for leadership & motivation!
#MGC
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Often get asked “Coach what do I need to work on”
My
#1
answer CARDIO.
It’s not that you can’t shoot, you’re tired.
It’s not that you can’t take care of the ball, you’re tired.
It’s not that you can’t rebound, you don’t go because you’re tired.
🗣I AM FINISHED Y’ALL!!!! Proud to say I have earned my Master’s in Kinesiology from
@Tulane
Honestly, I am so proud of myself!! I didn’t know if this day would get here, but it did. I can feel my mama smiling & beaming with pride💚
This entire season I’ve been watching Stanford women’s basketball team and I did not realize Anna Wilson had a brother name Russell who plays in the NFL. How did I miss that? It hasn’t come up one time😵💫
#marchmadness
Overwhelmed & floored with the love & support! This is a tremendous opportunity & I’m ready to get started!! THANK Y’ALL for all the incredible words, my heart is full. DON’T GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS! Isaiah 40:31
#PioneerTogether
Good morning,
GOOD MORNING!
Today is the day y’all can have the same energy for
@ncaawbb
games as you’ve had for the weight room, swag bags etc. SUPPORT women’s basketball today and everyday not just when the headlines are negative.
#ncaaw
#ISaidWhatISaid
When I (every black female DI head coach) received a piece of the 2017 championship net from
@dawnstaley
in November, I told my staff: “she sent it because she clearly plans on winning another one, she was making room for it another net”
#MarchMadness
#WFinalFour
First airport trip with the team. It has already happened…..
Stranger: what sport?
ME: WBB
Stranger: how do you like playing for your head coach?
ME: I am the head coach 😬🙃
Stranger: 😶 but you look so young.
ME: 😁😁😁thank you.
Have to stop underestimating how important fitness is to basketball. Dungee sat out, lost 35lbs & now is one of the leaders for Arkansas.
If you’re skilled enough to earn a scholarship to the next level..take some ownership over your fitness.
We played at SDSU in Brookings, SD. After the game a lady came up to me w/a USC mask on. She said “coach, I wanted to come to this game to support bc I’m from SC & I know Dawn sent you a piece of the net, you’re doing a good job” 🥺❤️
#MGC
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That exchange between USC & Ole Miss, that’s love right there. During black history month too. Straighten your crown sis, we got you! Then the black female ref explaining to Dawn what happened🥲 then someone black must have been behind the camera too! ❤️
11yrs since we walked each other down the aisle. 11 years since we said I DO forever. 11yrs since we said “you made me better today, this could be one of those memories…. History in the Making, & NO ONE can get in the way of what I feel for you”🎊🥂🎉❤️
Last week I had individual meetings w/our players. Based on those meetings I adjusted some things in practice & my approach to a few of them. Y’all know what happened? Today we had a great practice! Normalize gaining feedback from your team!
#MGC
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I was supposed to present at the
@WBCA1981
convention during the assistant coaches roundtable...
I’m thinking about giving my talk via a zoom meeting. “Investing in You”
I’m considering it........
I kept a journal all season during my 1st year of being a head coach, in a pandemic, & WHEW. I spent March reading some of my entries. I’m glad I wrote so much down. When I tell you I grew as a coach, it’s nothing compared to how I’ve grown as a person!🔴🟡
We grew up with a single mom who struggled, we were on welfare & section 8 housing. However, every Sunday my aunt showed up & took us to church w/her. My brother would always tell my aunt, he wanted to buy her house.
HE BOUGHT THE HOUSE TODAY & I’M 🥲😭
#dorletaskids
🤞🏿❤️
Yes I’m old school because I like to build relationships with players, current & future. 🤷🏾♀️🙃
Because at some point the ball stops bouncing, and what’s left when that happens?
#MGC
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I realize recruiting is difficult. Can we all just be honest with each other? If you’re not interested just say that it won’t be the 1st no, or the last no, we just want to know. That’s all, thanks for coming to my tedtalk. 🙃
I know some of y’all are upset with
@thesummitleague
getting 2 teams in, but check those nitty gritty sheets🤷🏾♀️ & stop making assumptions. So, shout-out the South Dakota’s for repping the league, make some noise!
#ncaaw
1000+ DI women’s basketball players in the portal. All in for various reasons. We have to evolve with the current times. I will be facilitating a zoom with coaches about the best way to navigate & educate your team about the portal. (Cont)
My HS teammate asked if I wanted this poster of the 1996 Olympic team. EVERYONE signed it except
@dawnstaley
soooo…. Y’all know what that means! Gotta get it signed.
Fun fact: no one got everyone signature that open practice @ Kansas.
The way Coach
@cvivianstringer
is getting her flowers when she can still smell them is melting my heart. I’m here for all of it!! A pioneer, a legend, we can’t thank her enough for her voice and resilience to ensure we can live our dream today.
#ncaaw
For those who wonder what my tweets were about. The other side of this profession that doesn’t get enough attention, coaches are human. Love all the mental health talk with student-athletes, can’t wait until coaches mental health is included too 🤞🏿❤️
Lindsay Whalen is one of the best human beings I’ll ever know. A shame how it turned out. Because college athletics could sure use a few more good humans.
I grew up on welfare & food stamps someone’s taxes paid for that. Now, as an adult who earned 3 degrees, (debt free, thank you basketball). I do not mind if my taxes need to cover this loan relief. I’m so happy for y’all!!!❤️
Girls playing this weekend. Breathe, you’ve worked & prepared for this opportunity. Believe me when I say we watch A LOT. Don’t add pressure by thinking you need to shoot the ball over 3 people when 2 other teammates are open. Making the right play is just as important💡
In my mama’s voice if you got something to say, say it with your chest, say it so I can hear it, or don’t say nothing at all. 🗣SDSU should have been the NCAA tourney. Congratulations on winning the
@WomensNIT
well earned & deserved!
#repthesummit
👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Words can’t express the amount of gratitude I have for
@lisastockton__
& her
@GreenWaveWBB
program. She allowed me to grow as a coach & person. THANK YOU coach for investing in me. 💚💙🌊
The first year
@ncaawbb
gets neutral courts for the tourney. We have 3 upsets with the double digit seeds winning!
It will be difficult but....
🗣I THINK WE ARE READY!!
#ncaaw
My mom passed in 2013, almost daily I think of a phrase she would say to us:
“You got something to say, say it with your chest, say it so I can hear or don’t say nothing at all” I miss her and yes I use this phrase to this day. 🤞🏿❤️🌻
Team was on a 5 game losing skid. We drained 16 3’s today & earned a much needed win. So incredibly proud of this group & the PROGRESS we’re making. 🔴🟡
This isn’t a debate who is the GOAT & who isn’t. This is a respect & admiration post for a boy turned man that did everything he said he would & withstood all the pressure that came with it. We witnessed him rise & rise. Congrats
@KingJames
you changed the game.
At this moment Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, and Miss America are all black women. Both Miss USA & Miss Teen USA rocked their natural hair on stage... give me a moment, please understand how powerful & inspiring this is!! 🤩
I’m so proud of the way we competed tonight! Felt good having the opportunity to play. Grateful & thankful for the first win in the books!! S/O to our
@DU_WHoops
for the celebration, the best wettest bus ride I’ve ever taken!
#yourCRAFT
#PioneerTogether
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This 22-23 season marks my 3rd yr as a head coach. When I tell you it’s been lesson after lesson, I’m stronger for it. Being named a 1st time head coach in pandemic had some advantages. 1. I didn’t know what I didn’t know. (🧵)
Being named the head coach at the University of Denver during the pandemic taught me a lot of things. Top of this list, how to PIVOT. Expect the unexpected. Always have a plan B & C in your pocket.🫠
THIS RIGHT HERE! Sis you already know. Thank you for your love, support, energy, and advice! I love and appreciate you. There aren’t enough characters in this tweet to express all of my emotion.
THANK YOU💛💛
People often ask, how has your transition to Denver been? It’s been great, I’m great, and I’m grateful for where I am. For context, my therapist had to send me an email to check in, instead of me blowing her phone up☺️
#MentalHealthMatters
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Thank you
@Pete_Francis
for reaching out & sharing my story. When you’re from ‘that side of town’ doesn’t mean you can’t reach your dreams. It means you have to work harder, different, & be persistent.
#kansasgirl
#topekaproud
❤️🌻
#PioneerTogether
The FIRST team I had the honor to lead, encourage, push, challenge, laugh, cry & build with. So thankful for them & the progress we made! Grateful for their willingness to embrace me & my staff with open minds & hearts.
COMPETE.TOGETHER.PIOS.
#yourCRAFT
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Happy Friday! Just wanted to say a huge thank you for all the post, text messages, shout-outs, & congratulations I’ve received. I’m beyond excited to start this new chapter in career. THANK YOU for the love & support! GO PIOS❤️
#PioneerTogether
"She recognized that Tameiya was playing better than she was, so she said get [her] back in for me"
INCREDIBLE insight via
@CoachJRPayne
here as
@CUBuffsWBB
leader Jaylyn Sherrod puts the team's success ahead of her own in the 4th quarter vs. KState
#Denver7
I grew up in East Topeka, KS. Raised by a single mother. She did her best to raise 3 kids struggled, asked help. The Salvation Army provided necessities for us. Today, I was honored & humbled to host a clinic there. ❤️
#eastopekakid
1st Regular season with
@DU_WHoops
completed❤️😱 We focused on embracing the journey, doing YOUR BEST, be selfless, be a good teammate, be tough. COMPETE. TOGETHER. PIOS. Wins & losses don’t determined our growth made.
#proudcoach
#chapter3
#yourCRAFT
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Congratulations to everyone that earned a spot in this bracket. The announcement may not have been how you wanted it. But enjoy your blessing YOU’RE DANCING💃🏿💃🏿
#ncaaw
One of the most impressive storylines that does not get the attention it deserves. Losing their head coach to cancer prior to the season. Incredible job
@CoachDHaney
this season through the adversity and heartache. AMAZING leadership!
#tashatough
#ncaaw
Often times we try to put ourselves in boxes when applying for jobs, limiting ourselves. Here’s the story of how I ended up working for the legend
@lisastockton__
. Grateful she always saw me as more than a recruiter.
🤞🏿🙏🏿💚
#thankyoulisa
Lord I see the passion these other head coaches get to have with no warnings or technicals. I see what’s being done for others & I know it will be done for me next season. In your precious name I pray.
#ncaaw
#marchmadness