ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - UCF women's basketball associate head coach Greg Brown recently took some time out of his busy schedule to sit with UCFathletics.com to discuss the team's recent summer activity. Fresh off the program's second Conference USA title in the last three season, Brown and the Knights' coaching staff have had a busy summer with camps, recruiting, speaking engagements and endless travel.
Watch as Brown talks about what he and the rest of the staff have been up to.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
SAFE AND SOUND IN CHILE AND A LATE NIGHT RUN TO JUMBO!
COACH JOI WILLIAMS (7-18-11)
The first night in a foreign place is always a little strange for me because I usually wake up in the middle of the night kind of disoriented (as I did this morning around 4:30 AM)! We had breakfast at 9:30 AM and then walked across the street from our hotel to get some snacks at "Jumbo" which is Chile's version of Target (photo below). At 3:15 PM, we had a scrimmage vs. Russia. Our offensive execution was pretty good. Defensively, we had a difficult time guarding penetration and fouled way too much. We ended up winning 95-56 but we still have work to do!
Here is our schedule for the next few days...I promise to keep in touch!
Wednesday - July 20 Team Practice
Thursday - July 21
..........Team USA vs. Japan
Friday - July 22
..........Team USA vs. Russia
Saturday - July 23
..........Team USA vs. Argentina
Monday, July 18, 2011
PRESENTING DR. HOFFMAN WITH HIS CHAMPIONSHIP RING
AISHA PATRICK: Dr. Hoffman is the program director for Sports Science. He has helped UCF with this program tremendously. It will be the first in UCF history to have one and we will be the only school with this program. Dr. Hoffman is a wonderful man that has traveled all over the world to help different people. He has worked with the Orlando Magic and we had the opportunity to work with him throughout the year. It didn’t take long for him to be welcomed to our family. He shows great support to our team and has made a difference to our program.
He was my professor over the summer teaching Sports & Exercise Science. He demanded that I sat in the first three rows of class every day. Our team attended his house for a cookout recently. It was a great environment that brought our team together. We ate hotdogs, hamburgers, fruits and chips and salsa. It was a good environment. Although he did have a dog named Sarah that I am terrified of, but that’s another story. His house looked amazing!
The highlight of the day was when we presented him with a championship ring in appreciation for his dedication, and hard work for our program. We appreciate everything you have done for us Dr. Hoffman!
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
STARKEY SEES BRIGHT FUTURE FOR UCF WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Bob Starkey has been around the best of the best when it comes to college basketball, having coached former LSU greats Shaquille O'Neal, Sylvia Fowles and Seimone Augustus while also helping the Lady Tigers reach five Finals Fours and win three Southeastern Conference titles.
Starkey knows a good thing when he sees it, and he is almost certain now that UCF's blossoming women's basketball program is on the verge of moving into the nation's elite where the team will be a fixture in the Top 25. That's one of the reasons why Starkey jumped at the chance to join Joi Williams' staff as an assistant coach for next season.
``I don't think there's any question that they're ready (to make that jump), and really I think it's already in progress,'' Starkey said. ``A program is very process-oriented because you don't just make that quick jump into the Top 25. It's gradual and it comes from your recruiting, your teaching and your facilities and you just see things grow.''
``If you look at UCF's two recent NCAA trips, they played North Carolina incredibly close (in 2009) and this past season they gave Ohio State everything that they wanted,'' Starkey continued. ``So obviously they are competing with some really good teams. So I think it's just a matter of time now for this program to jump into that elite group.''
That expected jump should be aided by the addition of Starkey, who is considered one of the top teachers in all of women's college basketball. He had been the associate head coach under Van Chancellor since 2007 and had spent 13 seasons with the Lady Tigers. And before that, he was a part of Dale Brown's staff for the men's team where he tutored O'Neal.
Put all of those experiences together and its helped shape the coaching personality of the affable Starkey.
"I've been very fortunate in terms of who I have worked with. You could go back to Dale Brown and I took something different from everybody that I've worked with,'' he said. ``Dale Brown was such a great motivator and Coach (Sue) Gunter was Hall of Fame coach who was an incredible teacher. With all of the coaches I've worked for, I've realized it's all about relationships with your players. There are a lot of ways to coach the game, a lot of offenses and defenses, but the people who truly teach the game understand that it's about relationships.''
Read the entire article: http://bit.ly/n6euGN
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Monday, July 4, 2011
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY
From the entire UCF Women's Basketball Program we'd like to wish everyone a happy and safe 4th of July.
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