34 • Coaching Staff 2006 NCAAChampions 2006 NCAAChampions accepted the position in April of 2002 of April in position the accepted Minnesota, at Year the of Coach Press Associated 2002 the Frese, story. cess suc- better a written have not could she Maryland, of University the at tion of head women’s coach NCAA Championshiptrophy. at the Final Four and hoisted the 2006 pins ascended to the top of the podium nation. In just four seasons, the Terra- the in teams elite the of one once was which program, struggling a rebuild to looking Park College to came and W for the posi- Deborah A. Yow courted Yow A. Deborah hen Athletics Director Director Athletics hen 27 Sports >> 2006-07 MarylandBasketball 2006-07 Maryland Basketball 1 Team BRENDA FRESE HEAD COACH • ARIZONA ‘93 FIFTH YEAR AT MARYLAND (141-75, .792) EIGHTH YEAR AS A HEAD COACH (262-131, .667) “The last four years have been an incredible journey,” said Frese. “I could not have written it better myself. My coaching staff and I had the belief we could win a national championship here at Maryland. With all the administrative support, the first-class facilities – we knew we could build something great. We did not set any timetables, but to think we achieved something so great in four years… it’s beyond expectations.” Described as dynamic, overachieving, determined and enthusiastic, the 36-year old coach is one of college basketball’s rising stars. The fifth-youngest coach in NCAA history to win a national title and only the ninth to win on her first trip to the Final Four, she has built the team’s success around recruiting, hard work and a positive atmosphere. The instant she arrived on campus, she hit the recruiting trails hard in an effort to reclaim the elite status Maryland once had in the 1980s. Success came quickly and early. Before she even coached a game in the newly-constructed Comcast Center, she convinced high school All-Americans and Kalika France on the idea of playing in the nearly-18,000 seat arena. It was Frese’s first of four-straight top-10 recruiting classes in College Park. Her next two recruiting classes were even more highly regarded. The landmark signings of , Laura Harper, Jade Perry and Ashleigh Newman were rated No. 2 in the country, while the class of and were ranked No. 4, the rest of the core of the Terps’ national championship team. Her latest batch of Terrapins, led by transfer Sa’de Wiley-Gatewood and freshman Emery Wallace, were ranked No. 7. Frese’s recruiting classes have lived up to their billing and her pupils have earned numerous accolades which had elluded the Terrapins for over a decade and her. In 2006, Crystal Langhorne was tabbed an All-American by the Associated Press (AP) and the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), the program’s first All-American since 1989, a year after being voted the program’s first ACC Rookie of the Year since 1991. The top rookie in the conference came out of College Park for the second year in a row as Marissa Coleman also grabbed the honor during the Terps’ championship campaign. Terps have also garnered national recognition under Frese, making history in the fall of 2006. For the first time ever, four players from the same team were selected preseason candidates for the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s (WBCA) prestigious Wade Trophy when Doron, Coleman, Langhorne and Kristi Toliver were put on the Watch List. In 2005, Langhorne and Doron were also preseason Wade Trophy candidates, while Langhorne was a finalist for the John R. Wooden National Player of the Year Award. Under Frese, the Terrapins have garnered nine All-ACC nods. Shay Doron, Frese’s first recruit in College Park, became the second Terrapin in school history to be selected all-conference three times. She was the first freshman in school history to be named All-ACC in 2004, while Langhorne was the highest-honored freshman in the program, garnering second team honors in 2005. Coleman repeated that feat in 2006 and was also the only freshman in the league to be voted All-ACC. Six of her players have also been named to the ACC All-Freshman team. Frese has seen success on her three stops in seven seasons as a head coach. Making amazing turn- arounds her calling card, she captured her 100th-career victory in 2005 against Georgia Tech and boasts a 141-75 record (.792), recording six winning seasons in all while leading her teams to four NCAA Tournament appearances. Her Maryland squads have posted an 84-45 mark in four years (.651), advancing to at least the second round of the tournament in each of the last three seasons. Maryland has rewritten several records over the last four seasons. The Terps’ 34 victories in 2005-06 were a school record, shattering the previous mark by five. The championship squad also set new standards for home wins (15), highest road winning percentage (.900), points (3,166), attempts (2,363), three-point field goals (216), three-point attempts (540), free throws (690), attempts (924), team free throw percentage (.747), rebounds (1,720) and blocked shots (195). That season, the Terrapins also led the nation in wins (34), three-point shooting (40.0 percent) and rebounding margin (+11.9), while also boasting the No. 2-ranked offense (83.3 ppg), and fifth-best scoring margin (+18.3) and field goal percent- age in the land (.478). The most astonishing aspect of the season was the Terrapins’ perfect record in a school-record six overtime games, none of which were at home. Maryland rode the mantra “Overtime is Our Time” into the Coaching Staff • 35 final game of the season, capturing the program’s first national title in overtime. Coaching Staff • 35 During Frese’s tenure, the Terps have broken attendance records, including drawing four of the biggest crowds in ACC women’s basketball history. On Feb. 13, 2005, 17,243 Terrapin fans packed into Comcast Center, shattering the previous ACC record of 14,500 also held by Maryland. The record crowd came a year after the Terrapins had 13,446 fans supporting them on Feb. 22, 2004 against Duke, then the third-largest 36 • Coaching Staff like the same story in 14 of the the of 14 in story same the like 13 points in the second half. It down looked itself found Maryland same year. the in twice nation the in team 1 No. the beaten had they history school in time first the was and Heels the beat to country the in team only the were Terps The horizon. the on Duke 1-seeded second time this season, with No. the for nation the in the team 1 off No. knocking 81-70, UNC, from away pulled Terrapins The challenger. first their as Carolina North top-seed overall Terpshad the and Four Final the reached had conference same the from teams three NCAA, the of history the in time first The foes. familiar its tickettoBoston. that season, as Maryland punched would be the same for the fifth time a wave of confidence, the outcome a Riding squad. Utah well-coached against overtime into forced was contest the end, the to game hard-fought A troops. her rallied also come down with the sickness, struck with a stomach flu, affecting nearly half the players and staff. Despite their struggles, Frese, who had to reach the Final Four for the first time in Frese’s career and the program’s first since 1989, the team was 1992, the Terrapins easilyknockedoff defending championBaylor. In the Elite Eight, playing for a chance gional, improving its seeding for the third-straight year. Reaching the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since the championshipgameforfirsttimein13years. Devils. 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Feb. on Carolina North 1 then-No. with meeting regular-season its until polls national the in 4 No. as high as to climbed Maryland preseason poll for the second-straight year, breaking the top 10 in November for the first time since 1993. young Terrapins werefilledwithconfidenceandlookedprimedtomakeastatementnow. the season, the in Tennesseeearly 1 then-No. of upset near a after But experts. the to according away year a be to projected were title national a for contend Maryland’sto lineup, chances starting the in junior 2005-06: ASPECIALSEASON in thenationthatseason,whilerankingtop25averagehomeattendance(4,813). 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previous 15 meetings between the teams, but the young Terrapins fought back in the final 15 minutes, overcoming the second-largest FRESE’S DIVISION I YEAR-BY-YEAR deficit in finals history. Toliver hit one of the biggest shots in tournament COACHING RECORD history, a three-pointer over Duke’s 6-7 center Alison Bales, sending Year Position, Institution Record Pct. Postseason the game into overtime. And the Terrapins knew they had the game 1994 Asst. Coach, Kent State 20-8 .714 already won. 1995 Asst. Coach, Kent State 17-10 .630 After claiming the 78-75 victory, five players were in double figures and sophomore Laura Harper, who missed two-thirds of the 1996 Asst. Coach, Iowa State 17-10 .630 previous season because of an Achilles’ tendon tear, was voted the 1997 Asst. Coach, Iowa State 17-12 .586 NCAA First Round Final Four’s Most Outstanding Player, while Toliver was named to the 1998 Asst. Coach, Iowa State 25-8 .758 NCAA Second Round all-tournament team. 1999 Asst. Coach, Iowa State 25-8 .758 NCAA Elite Eight Maryland’s 34 victories were the most in the country and the most in school history. Its four loses were to teams ranked No. 1 at some 2000 Head Coach, Ball State 16-13 .552 point during the season. Playing the season with “seven starters,” the 2001 Head Coach, Ball State 19-9 .679 second-ranked offense in the nation had numerous weapons as five players on the team averaged double figures. Langhorne was an AP 2002 Head Coach, Minnesota 22-8 .733 NCAA Second Round and USBWA All-American, while earning first team All-ACC honors. Coleman, who tied Langhorne’s school record of five ACC Rookie of 2003 Head Coach, Maryland 10-18 .357 the Week selections, was the conference’s Rookie of the Year. She 2004 Head Coach, Maryland 18-13 .581 NCAA Second Round was also the only conference freshman to be named All-ACC, earning 2005 Head Coach, Maryland 22-10 .688 NCAA Second Round a spot on the second team, along with Doron. 2006 Head Coach, Maryland 34-4 .895 NCAA CHAMPIONS Excellence was also found in the classroom. Doron was voted ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA second team Academic All-American, Record at Maryland (4 yrs.) 84-45 .651 3 Appearances (8-2, .800) while Langhorne was a second team all-district honoree. Both were Head Coaching Record (7 yrs.) 141-75 .792 4 Appearances (9-3, .750) also named Academic All-ACC, while five were named to the ACC Overall Coaching Record (13 yrs.) 262-131 .667 7 Appearances (13-6, .684) Honor Roll.

LAYING THE FOUNDATION COACHING CREDENTIALS Despite a roster with eight freshmen and sophomores in Frese’s • Associated Press National Coach of the Year first season, Maryland was picked to finish third in the 2004 ACC (2002) Preseason Media Poll, with two Terrapins earning preseason honors, • Big Ten Coach of the Year (2002) including Langhorne who was selected Preseason Rookie of the Year, • MAC Coach of the Year (2000) the first Terrapin to ever receive the recognition since the polling began in 1991. Frese’s young Terps garnered a top 25 ranking in both the • NCAA Champions (2006) AP and ESPN/Coaches poll, rising to as high as No. 15 during the • Two NCAA Elite Eight (1999, 2006) regular season, the team’s highest ranking since 1993. Their 22-10 • Two Sweet Sixteens (1999, 2006) record that year was the team’s first 20-win season in over a decade. • Seven NCAA Tournament Appearances On Jan. 9, 2005, the Terrapins recorded one of the biggest wins in (1997, ’98, ’99, ’02, ’04, ‘05, ‘06) school history in over a decade, upsetting No. 5/4 North Carolina at Comcast Center. • Two Conference Players of the Year The Terrapins advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tour- Big Ten (2002); MAAC (2000) nament for the second-straight year and was ranked No. 24 in the • Four Conference Rookies of the Year season’s final Coaches poll, the first time the Terps had appeared in ACC (2005, 2006); Big Ten (2002); MAAC 2002 AP Coach the final rankings since 1992-93. (2000) of the Year Doron was selected Kodak/WBCA Region II All-American, the first • Nine All-ACC honorees Terrapin to earn the honor since 1993, and was also tabbed a first team First team (2); Second team (4); Third team (1); FRESE’S All-ACC performer. 2005 was also the first in time 14 years a Terp was Honorable Mention (2) voted the ACC’s Rookie of the Year when Langhorne earned the honor • Six ACC All-Freshman Team honorees MILESTONE and was also voted second team All-ACC. VICTORIES In 2003-04, just her second season at the Terrapin helm, Frese • One CoSIDA Academic All-Americans #1 • Nov. 20, 1999 - took Maryland to an unexpected run to the second round of the NCAA • Two CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 Selections Tournament and the program’s first tournament victory in 12 years. • Two Academic All-ACC Honorees Ball State at Minnesota, 79-70 In what was supposed to be the second year of the rebuilding • 15 ACC Honor Roll Members #25 • Jan. 4, 2001 - Ball State vs. Marshall, 100-77 process, Frese instilled confidence into a Maryland squad that went 4-12 in ACC play the season before and was depending on players • No. 10 2002-03 Recruiting Class #50 • Jan. 27, 2002 - with limited experience, including two highly touted recruits in Doron • No. 2 2003-04 Recruiting Class Minnesota vs. Indiana, 75-60 and France. The Terrapins surprised all prognosticators, placing in a • No. 4 2004-05 Recruiting Class #75 • Dec. 30, 2003 - tie for third after being picked eighth in a preseason poll. Maryland • No. 7 2005-06 Recruiting Class Maryland vs. Georgetown, 66-63 (OT) went 18-13 on the season, its first winning season in four years. In Coaching Staff • 37 #100 • Feb. 3, 2005 - ACC play, the Terps posted an 8-8 mark, doubling their conference Maryland vs. Georgia Tech, 84-67 win total from each of the previous two seasons and their best show- ing in the standings since the 1996-97 campaign. Collecting 18 wins overall, the most since 1996-97, Maryland was rewarded with an NCAA 38 • Coaching Staff pearances in four years. All told, the Cyclones posted a composite a posted Cyclones the told, All years. four in pearances Tournamentap- NCAA three to ISU helping turnaround, impressive another in assisted she where coordinator, recruiting Cyclones’ the as State Iowa at staffFennelly’s Bill joined then native Iowa, Rapids, of 20-8 (1994) and 17-10 (1995) during her two years there. The Cedar coach at Kent State University, helping the Golden Flashes to records home attendancerecord. single-season a set and record home 10-2 a posted team State Ball vs. Michigan State and a crowd of 11,389 vs. Indiana. Frese’s 2000-01 four crowds in school history, including a record attendance of 12,142 Williams Arena from the Sports Pavilion. The Gophers attracted the top fans during the second half of the campaign when the team moved to 8,828 of average an including (4,360), average attendance home in history, the Golden Gophers finished the season rankedschool in (9-1) 19th start nationallybest the by Buoyed leadership. her under State as well, as support increased significantly at both Minnesota and Ball votes inthe AP poll,climbingas highasNo.28inthecountry. State history. In her final year at Ball State, the 2000-01 team received Ball in seasons winning back-to-back second school’s the capturing ence. Frese led Ball State to a then-school best 19-9 mark in 2000-01, the of Coach Yeargarnered and Confer- Mid-American the in honors prior to her arrival. She guided the Cardinals to a 16-13 showing in son 2000at Ball State, a program that had gone 66-169 in the nine seasons Frese hadarrived. Undoubtedly,poll. season AP regular final the in ranking national 18 the in 14th listed was AP TopNo. a garnered and mid-February in 25 Minnesota when point that to history school in ranking highest their achieved also had Gophers Golden The combined. seasons six ous the 11 Big Ten wins were three more than Minnesota totaledmarking inthe the biggestprevi- one-year improvement in Big Ten history.establishment, Moreover,with her team’s 10-win improvement in conference play in thesecondroundbyNorthCarolina. defeated UNLV in the first round before being eliminated by three points The Golden Gophers earned a fifth-seed in the NCAA Tournament and to what was only the school’s second NCAA Tournament appearance. the Big Ten with an 11-5 conference mark. Frese also took the Gophers Minnesota set a then-school record with 22 wins and tied for second in 2001-02. One of the biggest one-season turnarounds in NCAA history, the Gophers’ 8-20 program into a 22-8 team and a top 25 contender in Year honors as well as Big Ten Coach of the Year recognitionlegacy of success.for turningAt Minnesota, she earned AP National Coach of the LEARNING THEROPES first winfromFloridaStatesincethe1995-96campaign. women’s basketball game since Feb. 24, 1996, and bringing home their 2001, drawing a crowd of 5,078 – at the time the largest at a Maryland since Dec. 28, 1993, winning their first time ACC road first game since the Feb. 19, for game a in points 100 breaking including: year first her in steps positive several notched also TerpsFrese’s junctures. she led Maryland to a 10-18 record, narrowly missing wins at several effort, on high but depth on short roster a With be. to predicted was its firstsweepofany ACC squadinthreeyears. victory in conference games and sweeping Wake Forest and Clemson, ACC semifinals for the first time since 1998, averaging a 12.3 margin of seed toadvancethesecondround. 12th only the was and 2000-01, since time first the Tournamentbid, She launched her Division I coaching career in 1994 as an assistant Frese’s enthusiasm has been contagious for the fans of her teams Frese started her head coaching career during the 1999-2000 sea- Frese’s revitalization of the Minnesota program rocked the Big Ten Maryland’swith fits Frese stars, basketball’srising college of One it year rebuilding the was Terps’the helm at season first Frese’s The long list of accomplishments that season included reaching the 2006 NCAAChampions University President the NCAA title. congratulating C.D. Mote,Jr. after winning Coach Frese County, Maryland. husband Mark Thomas on August 20, 2005. The couple lives in Howard in athleticadministrationfromKentState1995. munications from Arizona in 1993, she also earned a master’s degree com- in degree bachelor’s her from scouting. Aside and recruiting of College coaching staff in Tucson, Ariz., as an assistant coach in charge sidelined her during her senior season, she joined the Pima Community was a three-year letterwinner for the Wildcats as a guard. When injuries mark multipletimes. attendance single-season State’s Iowa rewriting and Iowa, Ames, in NCAATournamentplayed an game of round first the in Clara Santa vs. 12,337 of crowd record a tre- drawing gate, the at success enjoyed mendous Cyclones the and 10, top nation’s the among ranked victory ofreachingtheFinalFour. among the nation’s Top 25 for the entire season and came within one and 1999 with identical 25-8 records. In 1999, Iowa State was ranked NCAAthe in appearance Tournament,1998 in duplicated they feat a first-ever their made Cyclones the 1997, history.In school in around turn- one-season biggest the recorded State Iowa when 1995-96 in record 17-10 a including assistant, an as Frese with 84-38 of record Words ... In Their Frese has found success in her personal life, as well, marrying well, as life, personal her in success found has Frese she where of Arizona, University the of graduate 1993 a is Frese was class recruiting 1998-99 her State, Iowa at stay her During dedicated coachwhowillcontinuetowinat averyhighlevel.” and working hard a is Frese Coach fans. for and players for play strive to be on the top of their game. It is a fun and exciting style of “Coach Frese has built a motivated, skilled basketball team that will will haveaverygoodteamontheirhands.” and I think that five years down the road, the University of Maryland people. I think she will do a other great some job than there, better I little think a her it know was I a feel good I hire so me for worked She there. was she while Minnesota of University the at job great a did she and coach up-and-coming an obviously is She Brenda. hiring in choice good a made Maryland of University the think “I knows whatittakestofindplayerswhocansucceedatthislevel.” She organized. extremely and working hard is She prominence. She is outstanding in all areas needed to lead a program to national do a great job of continuing the great tradition of Maryland basketball.“I think this is a great hire for the University of Maryland. Brenda will to thegreattraditionthatChrisWeller hadstartedthere.” today. Maryland is game very fortunate. She’ll do an unbelievable job of adding the in coaches young bright the of one is “Brenda — Debbie Antonelli, NationalBasketball Analyst — KentStateHeadCoachBobLindsay — IowaStateHeadCoachBillFennelly — NationalChampionConnecticut Head CoachGeno Auriemma 27 Sports

2006-07 MarylandBasketball 2006-07 Maryland Basketball 1 Team FRESE’S COACHING RECORD AGAINST ALL OPPONENTS Rhode Island 0-1 BIG SKY (1-0) METRO ATLANTIC BY OPPONENT Richmond 0-1 Akron 1-1 Weber State 1-0 ATHLETIC (6-0) Sacred Heart 2-0 Appalachian State 2-0 Loyola (Md.) 2-0 St. Bonaventure 2-0 Arizona 2-0 BIG SOUTH (2-0) Manhattan 1-0 St. John’s 1-0 Auburn 0-1 Charleston Southern 1-0 Niagara 1-0 Santa Clara 1-0 Baylor 1-0 High Point 1-0 Siena 2-0 Siena 2-0 Boston College 2-0 South Florida 1-0 Bradley 1-1 Stanford 0-1 BIG TEN (14-9) MID-EASTERN ATH- Buffalo 0-2 Illinois 2-0 Stetson 1-0 LETIC (5-0) Butler 1-0 Indiana 1-2 Tennessee 0-1 Coppin State 4-0 Central Connecticut St. 1-0 Iowa 1-0 Texas Tech 0-1 UMES 1-0 Central Michigan 4-1 Michigan 1-0 Toledo 1-4 Charleston Southern 1-0 Michigan State 2-1 Utah 1-0 MISSOURI VALLEY Chicago State 2-0 Minnesota 1-0 Virginia 4-4 (2-2) Clemson 4-3 Northwestern 1-0 Virginia Commonwealth 1-0 Bradley 1-1 Cleveland State 2-1 Ohio State 2-1 Virginia Tech 1-4 Indiana State 0-1 College of Charleston 1-0 Penn State 0-3 Wake Forest 5-1 Northern Iowa 1-0 Coppin State 4-0 Purdue 1-1 Weber State 1-0 Dayton 1-0 Wisconsin 2-1 Western Michigan 2-2 Duke 2-10 MOUNTAIN WEST Wisconsin 2-1 Eastern Michigan 2-2 (1-0) UW-Green Bay 1-0 COLONIAL ATHLET- Florida State 4-3 Utah 1-0 Wright State 2-0 IC (2-1) Fresno State 1-0 Wyoming 1-0 George Mason 1-1 Furman 1-0 NORTHEAST (8-0) Xavier 2-0 Virginia Commonwealth 1-0 George Mason 1-1 Central Connecticut St. 1-0 Md.- Baltimore County 2-0 Georgetown 1-0 CONFERENCE USA Georgia Tech 6-2 BY CONFERENCE Monmouth 2-0 (1-0) Gonzaga 1-0 ATLANTIC 10 (6-2) Mount St. Mary’s 1-0 South Florida 1-0 High Point 1-0 Dayton 1-0 Sacred Heart 2-0 Illinois 2-0 Massachusetts 1-0 Illinois-Chicago 1-1 Rhode Island 0-1 HORIZON LEAGUE PACIFIC-10 (2-1) Indiana 1-2 Richmond 0-1 (8-2) Arizona 2-0 Indiana State 0-1 St. Bonaventure 2-0 Butler 1-0 Stanford 0-1 Iowa 1-0 Xavier 2-0 Cleveland State 2-1 IUPUI 2-0 Illinois-Chicago 1-1 SOUTHERN (4-0) Loyola (Md.) 2-0 ATLANTIC COAST Loyola-Chicago 1-0 Appalachian State 2-0 Wright State 2-0 Loyola-Chicago 1-0 (33-33) College of Charleston 1-0 UW-Green Bay 1-0 LSU 0-2 Boston College 2-0 Furman 1-0 Manhattan 1-0 Clemson 4-3 Marshall 5-0 Duke 2-10 IVY LEAGUE (1-0) SOUTHEASTERN Md.- Baltimore County 2-0 Florida State 4-3 Pennsylvania 1-0 (0-3) UMES 1-0 Georgia Tech 6-2 LSU 0-2 Massachusetts 1-0 Miami (Fla.) 2-0 MID-AMERICAN Tennessee 0-1 Miami (Fla.) 3-1 North Carolina 3-6 (21-15) Miami (Ohio) 2-1 NC State 4-3 Akron 1-1 WESTERN ATHLET- Michigan 1-0 Virginia 4-4 Buffalo 0-2 Michigan State 2-1 IC (3-0) Virginia Tech 1-2 Central Michigan 4-1 Fresno State 1-0 Minnesota 1-0 Wake Forest 5-1 Eastern Michigan 2-2 Nev.-Las Vegas 1-0 Monmouth 2-0 Marshall 5-0 Wyoming 1-0 Mount St. Mary’s 1-0 ATLANTIC SUN Miami (Ohio) 2-1 Nev.-Las Vegas 1-0 (1-0) Northern Illinois 2-2 Niagara 1-0 Ohio 2-0 WEST COAST (2-0) Stetson 1-0 Gonzaga 1-0 North Carolina 3-6 Toledo 1-4 Santa Clara 1-0 NC State 4-3 Western Michigan 2-2 Northern Colorado 2-0 BIG 12 (1-1) Northern Illinois 2-2 Baylor 1-0 INDEPENDENT (2-0) Texas Tech 0-1 MID-CONTINENT Northern Colorado 2-0 Northern Iowa 1-0 (4-0) Northwestern 1-0 Chicago State 2-0 Ohio 2-0 BIG EAST (3-3) Coaching Staff • 39 IUPUI 2-0 Ohio State 2-1 Miami (Fla.) 1-1 Penn State 0-3 Georgetown 1-0 Pennsylvania 1-0 St. John’s 1-0 Purdue 1-1 Virginia Tech 0-2 40 • Coaching Staff FIFTH YEARATMARYLAND•12THOVERALL NORTHERN KENTUCKY‘95 ASSOCIATE HEADCOACH sitn oc,Mneoa(ue20-p.20) • Assistant Coach,Western Kentucky(Aug.1995-July1997) • Assistant Coach,Minnesota(June2001-Apr. 2002) • Assistant Coach,Nebraska(July1997-June.2001) • Assistant Coach,Maryland(Apr. 2002-Present) • Associate HeadCoach,Maryland(April2006-present) WALZ’S COACHINGCREDENTIALS Date ofBirth: • Two brothers: Scott(37),andBrian(36). • Onesister:Jaime(29). • SonofRogerandJanineWalz. • OnedaughterKaeley Thöney (born August 3,2005). • MarriedtotheformerKimKumferonMay 17,2003. Family: • Fourvarsitylettersinbasketballandtwo intennis. • Highlands(Ft. Thomas, Ky.) High School: • Two seasonsasavarsitybasketballplayeratNorthernKentuckyUniversity. Athletic Background: DegreeinEducation(Western KentuckyUniversity,• Master’s 1997) • BachelorofScienceinSecondaryEducationandBusiness(NorthernKentucky University Education Background: THE PERSONALSIDEOFJEFFWALZ including 2002 Big 2002 including Tenthe of Freshman Yearwhile McCarville, Janel centers, and posts the with worked he Minnesota, At Nebraska. at seasons four for coaching after year one for Minnesota at Frese with ranked recruitingclassesin2004and2005. Terrapin coaching staff’s recruiting efforts to sign back-to-back top-five Rookies ofthe ACC Year inback-to-backseasons.He also assistedinthe tabbed were Coleman Marissa and Langhorne Crystal while to winningtheprogram’s firstnationalchampionship. three seasons, breaking through to the Sweet Sixteen in 2006, en route raise the bar. Maryland has earned an NCAA Tournament bid the last and itsshowsineverythinghedoesforourprogram.” efficient, and organized extremely is “He Frese. Brenda coach head job on the floor in practices, games and with player development,” said and oneNationalChampionship. NCAAeight to teams Tournaments,his guide WNITappearance one Nebraska and Western Kentucky. His Minnesota, career highlightsat stints include helpingafter season 2002-03 the to prior Park College NCAA Championshipcrown. first program’s the and Frese Brenda coach head under Four Final after helping to guide the “young” to its first NCAACoach Head Associate to promoted was Walz Jeff coach assistant A scholarship player for Northern Kentucky from 1990-93, Walz was Since his arrival, seven Terrapins have garned All-ACC accolades, to continued Terpsthe have Park, College at seasons four his In tremendous a does He areas. many in talented extremely is “Jeff to came Walz bench, Maryland the on season fifth his Entering long-time experience, coaching collegiate of years 10 over With 2006 NCAAChampions October27, 1971inFt. Thomas, Ky. season. He started coaching at the middle and high school levels in levels school high and middle the at coaching started He season. 1996 after serving as the team’s administrative assistant the previous development workoutsaswellopponentscouting. his final year at Nebraska, Walz was in charge of conducting individual L.A. Sparks’ No. 1 draft pick in the 2000 WNBA Draft, Nicole Kubik. By the coached also and 2000) 1999, (1998, Tournamentappearances NCAAthree-straight school-record a and to Nebraska helped He camps. scheduling to academics, student-athletes’ tracking to efforts recruiting Huskers’ the coordinating from program, the of aspects all the staff’s 22-8season. during Gophers the for efforts recruiting and scouting on taking also in Crofton,Md. ing their second child in February 1, 2007. Walz and his family reside couple are the parents of one-year old Kaeley Thöney and are expect from Western Kentucky. 2000 of in August education in master’s his earned Walz 1995. May ship, graduating with a bachelor of science in secondary education in team attheiralmamater, HighlandsHighSchool. school high girls’ the coaches now who sister, his Walz,Year Jaime the of Player School State High National 1996 and Ohio Porter Marita standout Elzy, Kyra Tennessee’s of University the Figgs, Ukari standout WNBA and champion NCAA 1999 as players such guided 1992 and was an AAU coach from 1995-96. During his career, he has Walz began his collegiate coaching career at Western Kentucky in While with the Cornhuskers from 1997-2001, Walz was involved with Walz exchanged vows with Kim Kumfer on May 17, 2003. The The 2003. 17, May on Kumfer Kim with vows exchanged Walz He attended Northern Kentucky University on a basketball scholar , 1995) 27 Sports - - 2006-07 MarylandBasketball 2006-07 Maryland Basketball 1 Team ERICA FLOYD ASSISTANT COACH • OHIO STATE ‘93 FIFTH YEAR AT MARYLAND 13TH YEAR OVERALL Ohio State standout and 13-year assistant coaching veteran Erica She called Cleveland State home from 1998-2001 and served Floyd completed Brenda Frese’s sideline staff when she, too, made the Viking program in all capacities. She coached Audra Cook, 2000 the move from Minnesota to Maryland before the 2002-03 season. The Midwestern Collegiate Conference Player of the Year while at Cleveland winning combination resulted in the Terps capturing the 2006 NCAA State and was in charge of coordinating team travel and assisting in Championship title, the first in the history of the program. recruiting efforts both on- and off-campus. She continued to lend her Floyd coached with Frese during coaching stints at Minnesota and experience to the forwards and centers and also aided in monitoring Kent State and has helped to rebuild the Terrapin program into one of academics, scouting and coordinating summer camps. the top programs in the country. Floyd joined the coaching ranks at Kent State from 1994-98 where “Erica does a tremendous job with our players and with establish- she coached alongside Frese, who was an assistant at the time. A ing relationships in the community,” said Frese of Floyd. “She is also position coach for forwards and centers, she assisted with various a big asset in recruiting and is committed to making our program the aspects of the program including coordinating team travel, scouting and best it can be.” summer camps. A Kent, Ohio, native, she also served as the school’s Floyd’s contributions in four years at Maryland have seen the Terps assistant marketing director from 1995-98. set records for wins (34), while advancing to the NCAA Tournament Floyd played at Ohio State from 1989-92, graduating with a bachelor three times. Maryland achieved a top five national ranking in 2005-06, of science degree in education in 1993. She was on the Buckeye team the highest in 13 years, while also mentoring the 2005 and 2006 ACC that shared the 1989 Big Ten title and, as a captain her senior year of Rookies of the Year in Crystal Langhorne and Marissa Coleman, and high school, was named the 1988 Gatorade High School Player of the seven All-ACC performers. Her recruiting efforts have also helped to Year for the state of Ohio. Floyd was also inducted to the Theodore land the No. 2 recruiting class in 2004 and the No. 4 class in 2005. Roosevelt High School Hall of Fame in 2006. At Minnesota, Floyd assisted not only in on- and off-campus recruit- Floyd is an active member of the Black Coaches Association (BCA) ing, but also with scouting and film breakdown. The position coach for and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). She forwards and centers, she helped guide 2002 Big Ten Freshman of resides in Columbia, Ohio. Year Janel McCarville, and also led the Gophers’ community service efforts. Minnesota experienced the biggest one-year turnaround in Big Ten history in Floyd’s year there, going 22-8 after inheriting a program that had been 8-20 the previous season.

FLOYD’S COACHING CREDENTIALS • Assistant Coach, Maryland (Apr. 2002-Present) • Assistant Coach, Minnesota (June 2001-Apr. 2002) • Assistant Coach, Cleveland State (June 1998-June 2001) • Assistant Coach, Kent State (Aug. 1994-June 1998)

THE PERSONAL SIDE OF ERICA FLOYD Education Background: • Bachelor of Science in Education (The Ohio State University, 1993)

Athletic Background: • Four seasons as a varsity basketball player at The Ohio State University.

High School: • Theodore Roosevelt (Kent, Ohio) • Four varsity letters in basketball and track, and one in volleyball.

Family: • Daughter of James and Sandra Floyd. • One sister: Terri (46). • Two brothers: Gaylan (40), and Chancellor (27). Coaching Staff • 41

Date of Birth: April 10, 1970 in Kent, Ohio. 42 • Coaching Staff NINTH YEAROVERALL FOURTH YEARATMARYLAND ASSISTANT COACH•WESTLIBERTY‘97 JOANNA BERNABEI THE PERSONALSIDEOFJOANNABERNABEI • Graduate Assistant, EasternKentucky(June1997-June1998) • HeadCoach,West Virginia Wesleyan (June1998-June1999) • Assistant Coach,EasternKentucky(June1999-June2001) • Assistant Coach,West Virginia (June2001-June2003) • Assistant Coach,Maryland(June2003-Present) BERNABEI’S COACHINGCREDENTIALS Date ofBirth: • Onebrother:J.J.Bernabei (40). • Two sisters: Paula Cordray(41),andPattiRobinson (39). • DaughterofJohnandNancyBernabei. • OnesonLucasJohn(bornOctober12, 2006). • MarriedtoJoeMcNameeonMay22,2004. Family: • Fourvarsitylettersinbasketball,track and tennis. • Weirton Madonna(Weirton, W.Va.) High School: atWest LibertyStateCollege. • Fourseasonsasavarsitybasketballplayer Athletic Background: DegreeinSports • Master’s Administration (EasternKentuckyUniversity, 1998) • Bachelorof Arts inExercisePhysiology(West LibertyStateCollege,1997) Education Background: women’s administrator. Athletic Conference (WVIAC), while also acting as the school’s senior 18-9 record and a third-place finish in the West Virginia Intercollegiate experience in 1998 at West Virginia Wesleyan where she compiled an head-coaching gained She coordinator. recruiting the as serving as well as development, player individual scouting, for responsible was taineer, Bernabei had a two-year stint at Eastern Kentucky where she position coach and recruiting coordinator. Before her time as a Moun for the Mountaineer women’s basketball team where she was a scout, ACC Rookiesofthe Year thelasttwoseasons. the tabbed were Coleman Marissa and Langhorne Crystal and nods wins in a season (34 in 2005), seven Terrapins have received All-ACC contacts alloverthecountry.” extremely hard in our recruiting efforts and has developed tremendous works “She Frese. Brenda coach head said team,” our to asset big a top-five rankedrecruitingclassesandthreerankinginthetop10. as the recruiting coordinator, she has assisted in signing back-to-back TournamentServing bench. the on seasons three her of each in bids College Park from West Virginia, and to has helped came Maryland Bernabei earn staff. NCAA coaching Maryland Champion National the Bernabei served two years at Westat years two served Bernabei Virginia coach assistant an as Since Bernabei’s arrival at Maryland, the Terps have set records for “Joanna is very passionate and her knowledge on the floor has been on coach assistant an as year fourth her enters Bernabei Joanna 2006 NCAAChampions May 30,1975 inWeirton, W.Va. - She is the first woman to be named first team All-West Virginia Athletic years and is listed on West Liberty’s Top 20 All-Time Best Athletes list. season (294)game, and a career.in Sheassists led for her marks team conference to an and 80-36 school record the over and four (9.5), career with1,317totalpoints. stellar her finishing assists, 1,000 and points 1,000 than more record to women, or men players, of handful a of one is She 1997). 8, (Feb. record for most assists at 24 which she set against West Virginia single-game State the and 1,107 of record career II Division NCAA guard. Named 1997 WVIAC Player of the Year, she currently holds the All-American and a four-time first team All-WVIAC selection as a point welcomed itsfirstchild,LucasJohn,onOctober12,2006. and Md., Columbia, in resides couple The 2004. 22, W.May Va.,on in sportsadministration1999. 1997 from West Liberty and a master’s degree from Eastern Kentucky School Playerofthe Year in1993. Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002. Bernabei was also West Virginia’s High Conference for four years and was inducted into the West Liberty State Bernabei also holds NCAA records for assists average per game per average assists for NCAArecords holds also Bernabei Bernabei attendedWest LibertyStatewhere she wasaDivisionII Bernabei married Joe McNamee in her hometown of Weirton, Weirton, of hometown her in McNamee Joe married Bernabei in physiology exercise in degree bachelor’s her earned Bernabei 27 Sports 2006-07 MarylandBasketball 2006-07 Maryland Basketball 1 Team MARK PEARSON DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS • IOWA ST. ‘96 FIFTH YEAR AT MARYLAND 10TH YEAR OVERALL Head coach Brenda Frese took care of all the details when she Community College and was involved in everything from recruiting and built her National Championship staff, including Director of Basketball scouting, to summer camps, to overseeing student-athletes’ academic Operations Mark Pearson, who has been with the Terps the last four performances. years and with Frese since their stint at Minnesota. In his fifth year, He spent two years as an Iowa Central Junior College player be- Pearson oversees the general operations of the basketball program, fore continuing his education at Iowa State. He served as a graduate especially the planning of team travel. assistant and manager of the Cyclone men’s basketball team from “Mark does a tremendous job of overseeing all of our team travel 1993-97. During that time, Iowa State made three trips to the NCAA and coordinating our office from top to bottom,” said Frese. “He does Tournament, including a Sweet 16 appearance in 1997. a great job organizing and makes sure everything runs smoothly while Pearson earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from Iowa State also serving as our director of summer camps.” in 1996 and a master’s of education in sports management from Iowa Pearson’s primary responsibilities are to coordinate team travel, State in 2003. schedule practices, while also directing camps and managing the Pearson and his wife, Jennifer, reside in Laurel, Md. Their son, Brian, day-to-day operations of the office, including overseeing student celebrated his fifth birthday on March 1, 2006. The couple’s youngest managers. child, Natalie, celebrated her third birthday on July 27, 2006. Pearson spent one season at Minnesota with Frese, when the pro- gram recorded the biggest one-year turnaround in Big Ten history. His experience before Minnesota was vast and varied, including knowledge of both the business and the coaching worlds. Prior to joining the Gophers’ athletic department, Pearson spent two years in the sales department of Reuters, Inc., in Ankeny, Iowa. From 1997-99, he was an assistant basketball coach at Iowa Central

PEARSON’S COACHING CREDENTIALS • Director of Basketball Operations, Maryland (April 2003-Present) • Administrative Assistant, Minnesota (June 2001-April 2002) • Assistant Coach, Iowa Central Community College (1997-99)

THE PERSONAL SIDE OF MARK PEARSON Education Background: • Bachelor of Science in Finance (, 1996) • Master’s Degree in Sport Management (Iowa State University, 2003)

Athletic Background: • Two seasons as a varsity basketball player at Iowa Central Community College.

High School: • Palmer (Palmer, Iowa) • Four varsity letters in basketball.

Family: • Married to the former Jennifer Pemble on April 18, 1998. • One son Brian, 5 (born March 1, 2001), one daughter Natalie Lynne, 3 (born July 27, 2003). • Son of Wayne and Donna Pearson.

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• May 7, 1973 in Pocahontas, Iowa. Coaching Staff • 43 44 • Coaching Staff FIRST YEARATMARYLAND BOSTON UNIVERSITY‘05 ASSISTANT DIRECTOROFBASKETBALLOPERATIONS BECKY BONNER SUPPORT STAFF Doreen Morrisey Athletic Trainer Staff Assistant Matt Charvat (3rd season) (8th season) Academic Support • One season as a professional basketball player for Norrkoping Norrkoping for player Dolphins (). basketball professional a as season One • Athletic Background and StanfordUniversity. • Two seasons each as a varsity basketball player at Boston University • BachelorofScienceinCommunications(BostonUniversity‘05) Educational Background THE PERSONALSIDEOFBECKYBONNER • Assistant DirectorofBasketballOperations,Maryland(July2006-Present) BONNER’S COACHINGCREDENTIALS games of the 2003-04 campaign. That season, she earned third team ferred to Boston University after her sophomore year and started all 30 trans She Championship. Pac-10 2002 the win Cardinal the helping in career collegiate basketball. four-year a after and Sweden in basketball professional Her energyandenthusiasmwillfitrightinwiththerestofstaf also brings with her knowledge and experience from playing overseas. career beginning at Stanford and finishing playing up atI Boston Division University.successful very She a had “Becky Frese. said family,” including supervisingtheteam’s managers. promotions, and facilitating with the day-to-day operations of the team, Basketball Operations. of Director Assistant as 2006 July in Terrapins the to join Bonner Becky hired Frese Brenda coach head staff, basketball Natalia Ciccone Media Relations Laura Meckley (2nd season) (4th season) Bonner began her collegiate playing career at Stanford University, playing stint successful a after Park College to comes Bonner “We are happy to welcome Becky as part of our women’s basketball and marketing with assistance include responsibilities Bonner’s The newest member of the National Champion Maryland women’s 2006 NCAAChampions Jennifer CarsonElkonoh Administrative Assistant Team Manager Sierra Brewer (3rd season) Strength &Conditioning Corliss Fingers Team Manager (10th season) Andre Lane f.” - triple-double with 28.4 points, 16.0 rebounds and 10.0 assists state’sper Gatorade Player game, home of the Year. her selected In her junior was year, she and averaged a School High Concord at All-American being contractedtoplaywithSweden’s Norrkoping. for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats minor league baseball team before career three-pointshootingpercentage. 37.3 a with all-time second is and annals career the in fourth ranks 72 threepointers,whileshooting42.9percentfrombehindthearc. 4.4 rebounds per game. She set the single-season school record with All-America East Conference honors, after averaging 14.1 points and • October27,1981,Concord,NewHampshire Date ofBirth • Two brothers:Matt(26)andLuke(21) • DaughterofDavidandPaulaBonner Family • Fourvarsitylettersinbasketball • Concord(Concord,N.H.) High School team. basketball the of member a is and UMass at sophomore a be will Luke, brother, younger Her Spurs. Antonio NBA’sSan the to traded recently was who Bonner Matt of sister younger the is She garnering All-American nodsfromStreet&Smith’s thatseason. Bonner is a native of Concord, N.H. She was a third team Parade team third a was She N.H. Concord, of native a is Bonner After graduation from BU in 2005, Bonner spent the summer working which treys, 113 made Terriers,she the with seasons two her In Bonner earned a degree in communications from Boston University. Brittany Renehan Team Manager Video Services Mike Harness (3rd season) Karess Taylor-Hughes Team Manager (2nd season) Jim Knight Equipment 27 Sports

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