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...
athletics awesome bring excellent gives great played player relate
I think it's awesome to bring back a student-athlete that has played here recently. It gives her great insight, and I think she's young enough to relate to the players. In addition, she's a great player and an excellent coach.
good great
We're going to have to play great 'D'. They're big, they have very, very good shooters from the field, and great three-point shooting.
adversity cal couple effort game good great home kids number team total tough win
It was a great win considering the adversity of being without a couple of players. Cal has a very good team and a very tough home court. I was really pleased. It was a total team effort with a number of kids who haven't had a big game in a while.
great happy light players
For the players and their confidence, it was great just to see them happy and to smile. They can see light now at the end of the tunnel.
best came
I thought she was one of the best defensively. When she came in, right away she started scoring.
hit minute three took wind
Kristen O'Neill hit three in a minute or a minute and a half. And then Craddock went off, and it just took the wind out of our sails, particularly when we're not rebounding well.
knew
It all started with our practices. We knew that we just had to be tougher.
ask heart natalie played
Natalie played her heart out. I can't ask her to do any more.
family outside team
Lisa's away from the team for family matters. Outside of that, I can't say anything.
grew hard knew
I think she grew up and she knew that she had to play hard and play smart.
week
That week was surreal. We were numb, we made it through it.
loss
This was not our day; it was actually a very embarrassing loss for us.
step took
We took a step back. We need to take a step forward.
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.