A CHAT WITH NEW ASSISTANT COACH BOB STARKEY

Sports Information Director Pat Salvas has a quick chat with new Assistant Coach Bob Starkey talking about his new role on the staff at the UCF including his previous relationships with the Knight staff and what his early impressions of Orlando.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARTER!

Last night the UCF Women's Basketball Team took a break for camp, summer workouts and class for a very special occasion  --  the first birthday of one-year-old Carter Brown!

Carter is of course the son of Associate Head Coach Greg Brown and wife Teresa.  The team, with a present in hand, headed to the Brown home to watch Carter tear into a special chocolate cake in his honor -- with help from older brother Cole.  It was a great time by all but no one enjoyed the evening more that Carter who learned extremely quickly how to rip the wrapping off of his presents!

COACH WILLIAMS PREPARES FOR ANOTHER USA BASKETBALL EXPERIENCE

As UCF women's basketball head coach Joi Williams prepares for her summer as assistant coach for 2011 USA Basketball Women's U-19 World Championship Team, she took a few minutes to sit down with UCFathletics.com.

Coach Williams discusses her team, her excitement of traveling to Chile for the tournament and what she is most looking forward to while with the team. A two-time Conference USA Champion, Williams will be working with Hartford head coach Jennifer Rizzotti and Florida State head coach Sue Semrau for the second straight summer after the three led the USA U-18 National Team to a gold medal at the 2010 FIBA Americas Championships.
 
Check back with UCFathletics.com for updates as Williams and the U.S. will look to defend its gold medal at this year's U19 World Championship, scheduled for July 21-31 in Puerto Montt and Puerto Varas, Chile.

COACH BROWN SPEAKS AT NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM

UCF women's basketball associate head coach Greg Brown will be a guest speaker at this weekend's Assistant Basketball Coaches Symposium, A Step Up: Chicago 2011. The convention is hosted by Felicia Hall & Associates and is designed as a career building and professional development opportunity for women's basketball assistant coaches.

Brown, who helped lead the Knights to their second Conference USA Championship this past March, will speak on the topic of scouting and game plan development. He will focus on the game being over coached and under taught' and how scouting an opponent is an opportunity to teach the system.
 
Approximately 200 assistant coaches from across the nation and all three divisions of college basketball will be in attendance this weekend. Other topics presented at the symposium will include: `Crisis Management', `Rising to the Top', `Becoming a Champion', `Winning the Right Way', `Developing Game Changers' and several others.
 
Brown will be just one of the panel members to present. Others joining the Knights' top assistant are: Kelly Bond (Texas A&M), Carol Owens (Notre Dame), Hall of Famer Theresa Grentz, ESPN analyst Carolyn Peck, Trena Anderson (Kansas), Jodie Kaczor Berry (Gonzaga), Eric Birch (Texas A&M), Al Brown (Duke), Marlin Chinn (Maryland), Cori Close (Florida State), Michelle Edwards (Rutgers), Stephanie Glance (Illinois State), John Margaritas (UC Riverside), Stephanie Menio (Notre Dame), Kevin Morrison (California-Berkeley), Bobbi Morse (Washington), Victoria Picott (Vanderbilt ), Pam Stackhouse (Kentucky), Bob Starkey (formally with LSU) and Coquese Washington (Penn State).

BOB STARKEY JOINS UCF COACHING STAFF

 UCF women's basketball head coach Joi Williams has announced the addition of Bob Starkey to her coaching staff for the 2011-12 season. Starkey joins the Knights after 13 seasons with the LSU women's basketball program and 22 seasons involved with LSU basketball.

"I can't begin to express how excited I am about Bob Starkey joining our staff. I have known him for a long time and I've always respected his philosophical approach to the game," Williams said. "Bob has always shown himself to be a passionate and inspiring teacher. He is a rare find who brings both BCS and Final Four coaching experience to UCF.
 
"Our student-athletes, staff and the program will certainly benefit from his ability to transfer his incredible knowledge of the game and his commitment to elevating those around him to new heights. We are pleased to welcome Coach Bob Starkey to the UCF Women's Basketball family," Williams added.
 
"I'm extremely honored about joining the UCF family," Starkey said. "I've known Coach Williams for over a decade and while her success speaks for itself, it is the core values of her philosophy that has me excited about being a part of her program."

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