De Paul 2007-08 season-in-review Nation’s Only Program in NCAA championship & WBCA Academic Top 25 in each of last two seasons 16 20-win seasons h 13 ncaa championship appearances h .845 winning percentage at mcgrath arena 2007-08 quick facts Schedule/Results De Paul University November Location...... , Ill. 10 at Southern ...... W, 78-63 Founded...... 1898 DePaul Invitational (Chicago, Ill.) Denomination...... Roman Catholic 15 Florida International...... W, 89-77 Conference...... BIG EAST 16 #18/19 Florida State...... W, 79-68 25 at Illinois State...... W, 80-75 Enrollment...... 24,148 (14,740 undergrad) 29 Illinois-Chicago...... W, 74-35 Nickname...... Demons Colors...... and Scarlet December Home Arena (Capacity)...... McGrath Arena (3,000) 2 Missouri State...... W, 80-48 President...... Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M. 8 Loyola-Chicago...... W, 93-51 Athletics Director...... Jean Lenti Ponsetto 12 Chicago State...... W, 91-59 Associate Athletics Director/SWA...... Kathryn Statz 17 at Northern Illinois...... W, 90-58 20 at Northwestern...... W, 102-64 Surf N Slam Classic Basketball Information (San Diego, Calif.) Head Coach...... 28 vs. #19/19 Texas...... L, 81-91 Alma Mater...... DePaul, 1973 30 vs. Appalachian State...... W, 111-64 Career Record...... 454-272 (24 seasons) DePaul Record...... 414-242 (22 seasons) January Assistant Coaches...... Nicci Hays-Fort, Candis Blankson, Bart Brooks 2 #3/3 Tennessee (ESPNU)...... L, 102-68 Director of Basketball Operations...... Tracy Buchholz 6 Pittsburgh* (ESPNU)...... L, 68-97 12 at Providence*...... W, 66-55 Overall Record...... 20-12 15 St. John’s*...... W, 91-80 (OT) Home...... 9-6 19 at Marquette*...... L, 56-65 Away...... 9-3 22 at #16/16 Notre Dame* (CSTV)...... W, 81-80 Neutral...... 1-2 26 Cincinnati*...... W, 81-51 BIG EAST Record...... 8-8 29 #22/22 Syracuse*...... L, 66-69 Home...... 3-5 Away...... 5-3 February BIG EAST Finish...... t8th 2 Villanova*...... W, 78-55 5 at USF*...... L, 73-78 BIG EAST Championship Seed...... 9th 10 Louisville* (ESPN2)...... L, 68-79 NCAA Championship Seed...... 10th in New Orleans Region 16 at #11/11 West Virginia* (WV PBS).. W, 81-80 20 at Georgetown*...... W, 82-78 Media Relations 24 #14/14 Notre Dame* (ESPNU)...... L, 64-66 Director...... Scott Reed 27 at #4/4 Rutgers* (WNBC)...... L, 46-60 Assistant Director (WBB contact)...... Greg Greenwell E-Mail...... [email protected] March 1 #1/1 Connecticut* (CPTV**)...... L, 76-77 Phone...... (773) 325-7546 3 at Seton Hall*...... W, 97-74 Assistant Director...... Alicia Powers BIG EAST Championship (Hartford, Conn.) Graduate Intern...... Jim Conwell 8 vs. Marquette (BETV)...... W, 73-69 Fax...... (773) 325-7531 9 vs. #1/1 Connecticut (ESPNU)...... L, 67-86 Web site...... www.depaulbluedemons.com NCAA 1st/2nd Rounds (Baton Rouge, La.) 22 vs. #22/22 Marist (ESPN2)...... L, 57-76 *BIG EAST game all times are Central rankings = AP/USA Today-WBCA BETV = BIG EAST TV CPTV = Connecticut Public TV Remembering Ray and Maggie **televised in Chicago on CLTV DePaul’s 2007-08 uniform features a commemorative patch remem- WV PBS = West Virginia Public Broadcasting bering and Maggie Dixon. Meyer, known as “Coach,” led the DePaul men’s program to 724 victories over his 42 seasons. Meyer passed away in March 2006 at the start of the NCAA Tourna- ment. After attending the wake for Meyer, the Blue Demons went and defeated Tulsa, 71-67, at the to advance to the first Sweet Sixteen in women’s basketball history. Dixon served as an assistant coach at DePaul from 2001-05. Instrumental in DePaul’s recent success, Dixon was in San Antonio with the players she recruited for DePaul as they played LSU in the Sweet Six- teen. Following the Final Four in Boston, Dixon passed away tragically at the age of 28. The patch features a , white and blue basketball with “Coach” in the center between “Ray” for Ray Meyer and “Maggie” for Maggie Dixon.

De Paul Media Relations h h 2323 North Sheffield Avenue h Chicago, IL 60614 h P: (773) 325-7546 h F: (773) 325-7531 WBB Contact: Greg Greenwell h E-mail: [email protected] h www.depaulbluedemons.com 2007-08 season-in-review 2007-08 season-in-review overall record: 20-12 | BIG EAST REcord: 8-8 2008 ncaa championship first round Season Summary: The DePaul Blue Demons returned to the NCAA Championship for the sixth straight season and 13th time in the program’s 34 years while posting the 16th season with at least 20 victories. DePaul set a new record for three-pointers in a season with 252 in 2007-08 to break the previous mark set a year earlier at 250 three’s. The 2007-08 squad finished the campaign with 13 marks in the all-time top 10 for team season records. The Blue Demons opened the year with the program’s best start at 10-0. During the run, they posted wins over #18/19 Florida State and seven programs from Illinois. The seven straight wins over state schools increased DePaul’s streak to 30 straight victories over Illinois programs. The 10-game win streak also marked the eighth occurrence in school history of a run with at least 10 victories. Texas ended DePaul’s streak with a 91-81 defeat at the Maggie Dixon Surf N Slam Classic in San Diego, Calif. The Blue Demons answered in grand fashion two days later with a 111-64 win over Appalachian State in the consolation game. The 111 points marked just the sixth game in school his- tory with at least 110 points and ranks sixth in DePaul annals. BIG EAST Standings The turn of the calendar proved to be unfriendly as the Blue Demons went 4-4 in January, 3-4 in (final standings) February and 2-3 in March. Top-ranked Tennessee and Pittsburgh delivered a pair of home losses BIG EAST Overall for the Blue Demons before the club won at Providence and in overtime against St. John’s. Those *^#&Connecticut 15-1 36-2 two wins started a stretch of four wins in five games that also saw DePaul knocked off #16/16 Notre *^Rutgers 14-2 27-7 Dame, 81-80, at the Joyce Center. *^West Virginia 12-4 25-8 Following a win over Villanova and losses at USF and at home to Louisville, the Blue Demons *^Notre Dame 11-5 25-9 turned in arguably the biggest road win in school history with a 81-80 decision at #11/11 West Vir- *Pittsburgh 10-6 24-11 ginia. Not only was the win over the highest-ranked road opponent, it was also in front of the biggest *Syracuse 10-6 22-9 crowd in WVU Coliseum history at 8,307. *Louisville 10-6 26-10 A tough regular-season finish saw DePaul dropped a 66-64 decision to #14/14 Notre Dame at *Marquette 8-8 21-14 McGrath Arena before a 60-46 loss at fourth-ranked Rutgers. Senior Night at McGrath Arena saw *DePaul 8-8 20-12 top-ranked Connecticut visit as the first No. 1 team to venture to Chicago.The Blue Demons built a *St. John’s 7-9 18-15 17-point advantage early in the second half as a buzz not only developed inside McGrath Arena, but *USF 5-11 16-16 across the country as ESPN broadcasted its “upset alert” on televisions throughout the nation. How- *Villanova 5-11 17-16 ever, Connecticut proved why it was ranked No. 1 as the Huskies came back and took a two-point Georgetown 5-11 15-14 lead with just over three minutes. The final moments went back-and-forth with a Connecticut bucket Seton Hall 3-13 13-15 with 1.6 seconds left proving to be the difference in a 77-76 score. Cincinnati 3-13 12-16 DePaul posted a 97-74 road win at Seton Hall to conclude the regular season and finish in a tie Providence 2-14 12-17 for eighth in the league standings. The Blue Demons hit a school-record 16 three-pointers against & - BIG EAST Tournament Champion | # - BIG EAST Regular the Pirates and were seeded ninth in the BIG EAST Championship in Hartford, Conn. Season Champion | * - BIG EAST Championship berth | The Blue Demons drew eighth-seeded Marquette and dispatched the Golden Eagles with a four- ^ - BIG EAST Championship first round bye point win in the BIG EAST first round. A rematch with #1/1 Connecticut awaited DePaul in the quar- terfinals, but the Huskies were too much as they advanced with a 86-67 win over the Blue Demons. 2008 BIG EAST For the second straight year, DePaul was seeded 10th in the NCAA Tournament. The Blue Demons drew seventh-seeded Marist in the New Orleans Region and traveled to Baton Rouge, La. championship Schedule DePaul controlled the first 28 minutes of the game, but went ice cold as Marist turned a 13-point Saturday, Mar. 8 - First Round deficit into a 19-point win. A 32-2 run over the final 12 minutes led the Red Foxes to a 76-57 win. (5) Pittsburgh 69, (12) Villanova 63 (9) DePaul 73, (8) Marquette 69 NCAA Championship Notes: DePaul was one of eight BIG EAST programs in the field of 64... the (7) Louisville 63, (10) St. John’s 47 conference led all leagues along with the Big 12 with teams earning bids... DePaul has made 13 (11) USF 68, (6) Syracuse 67 (OT) overall appearances in 34 seasons of play... the program is 7-13 (.350) all-time in NCAA Champion- ship play... DePaul is one of 14 programs that have reached postseason play in at least 17 of the Sunday, Mar. 9 - Quarterfinals last 20 seasons... they are also one of 17 teams to appear in each of the last six tournaments... join- (5) Pittsburgh 64, (4) Notre Dame 53 ing the Blue Demons on the list of 17 teams with six straight NCAA’s are Connecticut, Duke, George (1) Connecticut 86, (9) DePaul 67 Washington, Georgia, LSU, New Mexico, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Old (7) Louisville 57, (2) Rutgers 56 Dominion, Purdue, Rutgers, Stanford, Tennessee and Vanderbilt... the six straight appearances are (3) West Virginia 64, (11) USF 42 program record for consecutive NCAA’s... DePaul earned four straight NCAA berths from 1990-93 followed by a three-year run from 1995-97... the program is 4-7 during the streak, including a 2006 Monday, Mar. 10 - Semifinals NCAA Regional Semifinal appearance in San Antonio, Texas. (1) Connecticut 74, (5) Pittsburgh 47 three-for-all (7) Louisville 67, (3) West Virginia 64 DePaul was 5-4 in games decided by five Noting the Blue Demons: Season 3pt. FG’s points or less this season... in the last 21 games, the Blue Demons 2007-08 252 Tuesday, Mar. 11 - Championship were 254-for-347 (.732) from the line... DePaul started the 2006-07 250 (1) Connecticut 65, (7) Louisville 59 season with a team .604 (113-187) free throw percentage in the first 11 2005-06 222 games... a quick look in DePaul history shows that the Rutgers game 2004-05 225 is the only game since the start of the 1996-97 campaign that the Blue 2003-04 215 Demons did not attempt a free throw... the six home losses this season 2002-03 233 2001-02 230 are the most in McGrath Arena history... on the road, DePaul’s 9-3 2000-01 202 record this season is the best road mark in that same span (since start 1999-00 223 of 2000-01 season)... DePaul’s 10-game winning streak to start the season was the seventh winning streak of at least 10 games in program history... the Blue Demons have also put together at least one 10-game winning streak in four of the last five campaigns... with

2007-08 SEASON-IN-REVIEW 2007-08 season-in-review a record-setting 252 three-pointers this season, DePaul has made at least 200 three’s in a season in nine straight years... since the start of the 2003-04 season (159 games), the Blue Demons have De Paul by the Numbers held 62.3 percent of their opponents to less than 70 points (99-of-159)... in that span, DePaul is program nationally in last two WBCA 86-13 (.869) when holding opponents to less than 70 points... in 2007-08, the Blue Demons were 1 Academic Top 25’s and NCAA’s 7-8 when allowing more than 70 points and 13-4 when holding the opposition to less than 70... in the 20-win seasons in the last six years last four seasons, the Blue Demons are 92-37 (.713)... in the last 45 home games against confer- 5 for the Blue Demons ence opponents, DePaul has posted 37 victories... over the last eight seasons (252 games), DePaul consecutive NCAA Championship has scored at least 80 points in 92 games... the Blue Demons hold an 87-5 (.946) record in those 6 appearances games... in the same span, DePaul is 40-1, including 38 straight wins, when scoring at least 90 games in 2007-08 with at least 10 points... in 34 seasons of play at DePaul, the women’s basketball program is 609-364 (.626). 8 three-pointers (7 in 2006-07) consecutive seasons with at least BIG EAST Honors: Allie Quigley headlined DePaul’s honors 9 First team all-big east 200 three-pointers at the conference awards banquet prior to the league tourna- players back from the 2006-07 ment. She was named the BIG EAST/Aeropostale Women’s Matee Ajavon - Rutgers, Sr., G Charel Allen - Notre Dame, Sr., G 10 19-13 team Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year and also earned first Tina Charles - Connecticut, So., C highest USA Today/ESPN Coaches team All-BIG EAST recognition. Deirdre Naughton joined Quig- Krystal Ellis - Marquette, Jr., G 10 ranking (Jan. 16, 2006) ley as she received honorable mention All-BIG EAST honors. Angel McCoughtry - Louisville, Jr., F highest Associated Press ranking The prestigious BIG EAST/Aeropostale Scholar-Athlete Renee Montgomery - Connecticut, Jr., G 10 (Jan. 16, 2006) award was determined by the league’s Academic Affairs Com- - Connecticut, Fr., F teams on the schedule that played in mittee and Quigley receives a $2,000 scholarship which may Epiphanny Prince - Rutgers, So., G 12 be applied to graduate or professional studies. She is the sec- Allie Quigley - DePaul, Sr., G the 2008 NCAA Championship Olayinka Sanni - West Virginia, Sr., C ond consecutive DePaul player to receive the award as Jenna NCAA Tournament appearances Shavonte Zellous - Pittsburgh, Jr., G 13 Rubino (pronounced roo-bean-o) was the 2007 honoree. since 1990 Quigley’s first team recognition follows second team honors as a sophomore and junior. NCAA programs, including DePaul, Connecticut’s Maya Moore was named BIG EAST Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year. 14 that have reached postseason play in Connecticut’s and Syracuse’s Quentin Hillsman were named Coach of the Year at least 17 of the last 20 seasons while Essence Carson of Rutgers earned Defensive Player of the Year honors. Ketia Swanier of seasons with at least 20 or more Connecticut earned the Sixth Man Award, Rutgers’ Epiphanny Prince was named Most Improved 16 victories Player and West Virginia’s Meg Bulger received the Sportsmanship Award. 20 postseason appearances Allie Quigley Named Academic All-American: DePaul senior Allie Quigley continued to rake in student-athletes in DePaul history the honors this season as she was named third team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America. 22 with 1,000 career points Quigley is the second player in program history to earn the national honor and the 15th in BIG EAST average number of victories in the history. Most recently, of Notre Dame and Connecticut’s Ann Strother represented the 22.8 last six seasons BIG EAST on the Academic All-America list on the 2005-06 team. avg. margin of victory at home in the Prior to picking up Academic All-America honors, she was named to the ESPN The Magazine 23.1 last six seasons (76-10 record) Academic All-District V first team for the second straight year. It’s also her third overall appearance consecutive wins over schools from on the district list as she was a second team honoree as a sophomore. As a member of the five- 30 the state of Illinois player first team for District V, she became eligible for the Academic All-America recognition. District th season of women’s basketball at V consists of schools from the states of Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, and Ontario and 34 DePaul University Manitoba in Canada. The senior guard holds a 3.72 grade-point average and is a Physical Education Doug Bruno’s win total with the major at DePaul. 40 WBL’s Chicago Hustle (1978-80) victories in the last 86 home games Players of the Week: Deirdre Naughton joined Allie Quigley on the BIG EAST Player of the Week 76 list for 2007-08 after leading the Blue Demons over West Virginia on Feb. 16. Quigley followed suit and earned the league honor for a second time this season on Feb. 25 following games wins at McGrath Arena against Georgetown and Notre Dame. She also picked up the league’s weekly recognition follow- 93 (93-17 overall-.845) ing the Northern Illinois and Northwestern games in December. The two players mark the first time Conference academic honorees in DePaul’s three BIG EAST seasons that multiple players have earned the weekly honor. With 99 under Doug Bruno Quigley’s two honors this season she matches Khara Smith with two Player of the Week selections combined games in double-figures in in a season. Smith earned the award twice during the 2005-06 season. 103 2007-08 (107 in 2006-07) Following games of 36 and 21 points against Georgetown and Notre Dame, Quigley picked up consecutive games with a three-point honors for the second time. She extended her double-figure scoring streak to 36 straight games 106 while averaging 28.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in DePaul’s 1-1 week. The senior guard shot 57.9 per- victories since the start of the 2002- cent (22-of-38) from the field and was 6-of-10 from behind the arc. Quigley matched a season high 137 03 season (137-54 overall-.717) for the second time in four games with 36 points in an 82-78 win at Georgetown on Feb. 20. She games out of the last 366 games with opened the game with eight straight field goals and sealed the win with a and a lay-up in the 365 a three-pointer closing seconds. In a slim 66-64 loss against No. 14/14 Notre Dame, Quigley scored a game-high 21 Doug Bruno’s win total with the Blue points, went 4-of-7 from three-point range, while adding six rebounds, three assists and two blocked 414 Demons shots. She has now made 22 straight free throws against the Irish. The honor marks the third time in DePaul’s all-time home winning per- her career that she has been named BIG EAST Player of the Week. She earned the recognition last .779 centage (357-101) season following a career-high 38 points against Rutgers on Dec. 7. DePaul’s home winning percentage In December, Quigley averaged 25.0 points and 26.0 minutes per game as the Blue Demons .845 at McGrath Arena (93-17) tallied a 90-58 win at Northern Illinois on Dec. 17 and a 102-64 victory at Northwestern on Dec. 20. 3pt. field goals since the start of the Quigley was 20-of-31 from the field for a 64.5 shooting percentage to go along with 5.5 rebounds 949 2004-05 season (7.4/game) and 5.0 assists per game. The senior guard totaled 31 points with five assists, four rebounds and games in women’s basketball history two steals at Northwestern. Quigley tallied 19 points, seven rebounds and five assists in just 18 973 at DePaul (609-364 overall-.626) minutes of playing time at Northern Illinois. Naughton led the Blue Demons with 24 points, a career-high 15 rebounds and five assists as DePaul upset #11/11 West Virginia on its home floor. The sophomore guard went 7-of-14 from the field, 5-of-6 from the foul line and tied a career-best 5-of-8 mark from three-point range. With DePaul trailing by three, Naughton hit her fourth three-pointer of the game to tie the score at 67-67 with

2007-08 SEASON-IN-REVIEW 2007-08 season-in-review 5:24 remaining. After a WVU basket, she drilled her fifth trey at 4:22 to put the Blue Demons ahead All-Time Conference 70-69, a lead they would not relinquish. The BIG EAST honor is the first for Naughton after she Championship Results garnered ACC Rookie of the Week recognition twice as a freshman at Wake Forest. Doug Bruno Wins 400: With DePaul’s 80-48 win over Missouri State on Dec. 2, head coach Doug Bruno became the 40th active coach to reach the 400-win plateau. Bruno has compiled a 414-242 record in his 22 seasons with the Blue Demons. In addition to the 414 victories, he has led the 1989 | Chicago, Ill. | Champions program to 13 NCAA Tournament appearances and 12 seasons with at least 20 victories. The Blue Mar. 9 vs. Valparaiso...... W, 90-54 Demons own a .717 (137-54) winning percentage in the last six seasons and have made six straight Mar. 10 vs. UW-Green Bay...... W, 73-64 NCAA appearance. Mar. 11 vs. Northern Illinois...... W, 76-61 1990 | DeKalb, Ill. DePaul Wins 600: The 111-64 victory over Appalachian State on Dec. 30 marked the 600th win in Mar. 8 vs. Illinois-Chicago...... W, 83-45 Mar. 9 vs. UW-Green Bay...... W, 69-59 program history. In the 34th season of women’s basketball at DePaul University, the Blue Demons Mar. 10 at Northern Illinois...... L, 85-97 hold an all-time record of 609-364. Along with head coach Doug Bruno, Jean Lenti Ponsetto is the 1991 | Green Bay, Wis. most associated name with DePaul women’s basketball. Ponsetto played on the first DePaul squad Mar. 7 vs. Wright State...... W, 72-61 in 1974-75 before serving as an assistant coach (1978-81) and administrator at her alma mater. She Mar. 8 vs. Northern Illinois...... W, 91-84 moved into her current position of Athletics Director in July 2002. Ponsetto played for Bruno during Mar. 9 vs. Valparaiso...... W, 100-85 the 1976-77 and 1977-78 seasons.

Home Cookin’: Through eight seasons, McGrath Arena - formerly McGrath Year-by-Year Year Rec. Pct. known as the DePaul Athletic Center - has proven itself as one of the toughest venues in the nation. The Blue Demons have posted a 93-17 2000-01 12-2 .857 1992 | Chicago, Ill. | Champions 2001-02 9-5 .643 record in the arena’s 110 games. Now in the 34th season, the Blue Mar. 13 vs. Marquette...... W, 85-75 2002-03 13-0 1.000 Mar. 14 vs. UAB...... W, 79-72 Demons have an all-time home court record of 357-101 (.779). Over 2003-04 12-1 .923 1993 | Memphis, Tenn. | Champions 26 seasons at Alumni Hall, the women’s basketball program won over 2004-05 14-0 1.000 Mar. 12 vs. Cincinnati...... W, 73-57 75 percent of their games with a 242-80 all-time record. At the Allstate 2005-06 14-1 .933 Mar. 13 vs. Marquette...... W, 70-53 Arena, the women’s program has posted an all-time record of 22-4. 2006-07 10-2 .833 1994 | Cincinnati, Ohio In the 34th season of women’s basketball at DePaul University there 2007-08 9-6 .600 Mar. 9 at Cincinnati...... L, 66-67 have been 15 streaks of at least 10 straight home victories. The longest Totals 93-17 .845 1995 | , Wis. streak was the 33-game run that started on Dec. 19, 2003 with a 99-63 Mar. 9 vs. Saint Louis...... W, 98-57 By Opponent Mar. 10 at Marquette...... L, 88-93 win over Alabama State and ended on Jan. 28, 2006 with an 84-75 Rec. Pct. defeat to #5/4 Connecticut. The Blue Demons’ 11-game winning streak Non.-Conf. 44-5 .898 dating back to last season ended on Jan. 2 with the 102-68 loss to #3/3 C-USA 33-4 .892 Tennessee. BIG EAST 16-8 .667 Conference USA Over the last five-plus years, the team is 76-10 at home with four Ranked 5-10 .333 1996 | Birmingham, Ala. losses to teams ranked in the top five. DePaul lost in overtime to #2/2 Unranked 88-7 .926 Mar. 1 vs. UNC Charlotte...... W, 77-58 Tennessee on Dec. 17, 2003, before the Connecticut loss in Jan. 2006. Tennessee, ranked third in Mar. 2 vs. Tulane...... W, 85-73 Mar. 3 vs. Memphis...... L, 87-93 (OT) both polls, served DePaul its fifth defeat on Jan. 2 before the 77-76 loss to #1/1 Connecticut on Mar. 1997 | Chicago, Ill. 1. Maybe more impressive is that the Blue Demons average margin of victory during that span is Feb. 28 vs. Houston...... W, 100-75 23.1 points per game. Mar. 1 vs. Marquette...... L, 65-80 The Blue Demons have also posted 71 victories in the last 74 games over unranked opponents. 1998 | Louisville, Ky. West Virginia ended DePaul’s 58-game streak over unranked opponents with a 74-63 decision on Feb. 27 vs. UNC Charlotte...... L, 65-78 Jan. 9, 2007 before Pittsburgh and Louisville handed the Blue Demons defeats this season. During 1999 | New Orleans, La. the 58-game streak, there were 54 victories at McGrath Arena and four wins at the Allstate Arena. In Feb. 26 vs. Saint Louis...... L, 56-77 95 games against unranked opponents at McGrath Arena, DePaul has posted 88 victories. 2000 | Louisville, Ky. Mar. 3 vs. South Florida...... L, 69-82 2001 | Milwaukee, Wis. Streaking: Dating back to last season and in some cases, the last couple of seasons, the Blue Mar. 2 vs. Southern Miss...... W, 74-56 Demons have put together various streaks. Listed below are some current active streaks heading Mar. 3 vs. Louisville...... W, 78-57 into the 2008-09 season: Mar 4 vs. Cincinnati...... L, 52-65 a 106 consecutive games with a three-pointer 2002 | Chicago, Ill. a 30 straight wins against opponents from Illinois, 43 of the last 44, and 51 wins in the last 53 Mar. 2 vs. Tulane...... L, 83-88 a six straight NCAA Championship appearances 2003 | Memphis, Tenn. Mar. 7 vs. Louisville...... W, 66-57 a nine seasons in-a-row with at least 200 three-pointers Mar. 8 vs. Cincinnati...... L, 64-81 2004 | Fort Worth, Texas Taking Advantage from Beyond the Arc: Since the start of fastest to 100 career three’s Mar. 5 vs. Marquette...... L, 70-74 the 2004-05 season, the club has knocked down 949 trifectas 2005 | Charlotte, N.C. Name Seasons Gms. compared to just 607 for the opposition. With 10 three-point- 1. Ashley Luke 2002-04 34 Mar. 4 vs. Memphis...... W, 78-55 ers at Rutgers on Feb. 27, the team clinched the ninth straight Mar. 5 vs. TCU...... L, 77-87 2. Lenae Williams 1998-02 36 season with at least 200 three-pointers. An 0-for-8 showing 3. Allie Quigley 2004-p 44 against Houston on Feb. 11, 2005, ended DePaul’s streak with 4. Kris Booker 1993-97 62 a three-pointer at 259 games. At the time, it was the nation’s 5. Missy Mitidiero 2005-p 72 seventh-longest active streak. Including the Houston game, the 6. Melanee Ehrhardt 1986-90* 73* Blue Demons have tallied a three-pointer in 365 of the last 366 7. Jenna Rubino 2003-07 80 2006 | Hartford, Conn. 8. Anne McDonald 1995-99 84 Mar. 5 vs. Pittsburgh...... W, 69-46 games. The Notre Dame game on Feb. 24 marked the 100th Molly Watson 1997-01 84 Mar. 6 vs. Connecticut...... L, 57-69 straight contest with at least one three-pointer. Laura Sobieszczyk 1999-03 84 2007 | Hartford, Conn. In 32 games this season, the Blue Demons outscored their Sarah Kustok 2000-04 84 Mar. 3 vs. Notre Dame...... W, 76-71 opponents by 222 points from three-point range (6.9 ppg). De- *game total does not include 1986-87 season (last Mar. 4 vs. Rutgers...... L, 55-63 year without three-point field goals) Paul was 252-714 (.353) from behind the arc while opponents 2008 | Hartford, Conn. Mar. 8 vs. Marquette...... W, 73-69 were a combined 178-540 (.330). The squad averaged 7.9 three’s per game while the opposition Mar. 9 vs. Connecticut...... L, 67-86 made 5.6 treys per contest. The trio of Missy Mitidiero, Deirdre Naughton and Allie Quigley com- bined for 183 three’s this season - five more than the 178 for all of DePaul’s opponents combined. The Blue Demons totaled at least 10 three-pointers in eight games this season and held a 6-2 record in those games. DePaul concluded the regular-season with a record 16 three’s in the 97-74

2007-08 SEASON-IN-REVIEW 2007-08 season-in-review win at Seton Hall. The 81-80 win at #11/11 West Virginia saw the team drop in 14 long rangers to tie for fourth (fourth time) on DePaul’s single-game chart. de paul vs. the BIG EAST (since joining the conference in 2005) DePaul’s 2007-08 roster featured four transfers in Missy Mitidiero, Deirdre Transferability: Cincinnati (DePaul leads 2-1) Naughton, Rachel Pierson and Natasha Williams. Pierson, who played last season at Iowa State, Feb. 8, 2006 H W 68-53 sat out the year under NCAA transfer guidelines. The trio that was eligible to play this season was Jan. 14, 2007 A L 44-62 accountable for just over 41 percent of the scoring this season. Naughton, a Wake Forest transfer, Jan. 26, 2008 H W 81-51 was second on the team with a scoring average of 15.1 points and led the team with 67 three-point- Connecticut (Connecticut leads 5-0) ers. Williams, who played her first two seasons at Minnesota, led the team with 6.5 rebounds per Jan. 28, 2006 H L 75-84 game and 47 blocked shots while scoring at 10.0 points per contest. Her 47 blocks are the most by Mar. 6, 2006 N* L 57-69 Jan. 24, 2007 A L 76-88 a DePaul player since the 2002-03 season. Mitidiero, in her third season at DePaul after a year at Mar. 1, 2008 H L 76-77 Illinois, was second on the team with 59 three’s and averaged 6.8 points with games this season of Mar. 9, 2008 N** L 67-86 knocking down six three’s against Florida State and seven trifectas at Rutgers. *BIG EAST Championship semifinals in Hartford, Conn. **BIG EAST Championship quarterfinals in Hartford, Conn. Statistically Speaking: DePaul finished the season ranked among the BIG EAST’s top five in Georgetown (DePaul leads 3-0) eight of 19 categories. The Blue Demons were ranked second in scoring offense (77.7 ppg), assists Feb. 15, 2006 A W 64-58 Jan. 20, 2007 H W 69-62 (17.41 apg) and three-point field goals (7.88/game). Individually, Allie Quigley was ranked among Feb. 20, 2008 A W 82-78 league leaders in six categories as is Deirdre Naughton while both were among the league’s top 10 Louisville (Louisville leads 2-1) scorers. Quigley led the league with an .865 free throw percentage and was third with 19.4 points Jan. 25, 2006 H W 48-44 per game. DePaul is the only team with two players in the top 10 in scoring with Quigley at third and Feb. 3, 2007 A L 68-86 Naughton at ninth with a 15.1 scoring average. Feb. 10, 2008 H L 68-79 Through the end of the season in the NCAA statistics, DePaul is among the nation’s top 15 teams Marquette (Series teid 2-2) in four categories. The Blue Demons are fourth in scoring offense, fifth in three-point field goals per Jan. 7, 2006 A W 67-52 Jan. 6, 2007 H L 79-82 game, seventh in assists per game and 11th in -to-turnover ratio. Naughton is ranked among Jan. 19, 2008 A L 56-65 the top 100 in assist-to-turnover ratio (37th), three-point percentage (52nd) and three-pointers per Mar. 8, 2008 N* W 73-69 game (98th). Quigley was 15th in free throw percentage and 19th nationally in scoring while Natasha *BIG EAST Championship first round in Hartford, Conn. Williams was 85th in blocked shots per game. Notre Dame (DePaul leads 4-3) Jan. 17, 2006 A L 75-78 31 Named to Naismith Trophy Mid-Season List: DePaul’s Allie Quigley was named one of 31 mid- Feb. 12, 2006 H W 79-50 Feb. 11, 2007 A L 70-78 season finalists for the 2008 Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T. The senior guard is one of eight Feb. 26, 2007 H W 87-73 BIG EAST on the list and joins three-time All-American Khara Smith as the only players in DePaul Mar. 3, 2007 N* W 76-71 history to be placed on the prestigious list. Jan. 22, 2008 A W 81-80 The women’s list, which includes 31 candidates because of a tie, was voted on by the Atlanta Feb. 24, 2008 H L 64-66 Tipoff Club’s Board of Selectors, comprised of leading basketball journalists, coaches and admin- *BIG EAST Championship first round in Hartford, Conn. istrators from around the country. The board based its criteria on player performances this season, Pittsburgh (Series tied 2-2) Jan. 3, 2006 H W 81-75 and the list was narrowed down from the pre-season list of 50 candidates who were announced at Mar. 5, 2006 N* W 69-46 the beginning of the season. Feb. 24, 2007 A L 80-87 Jan. 6, 2008 H L 68-97 Setting the Standard in the Classroom and on the Court: With back-to-back appearances in *BIG EAST Championship quarterfinals in Hartford, Conn. the WBCA Academic Top 25 and berths in the 2006 and 2007 NCAA Championships, the DePaul Providence (DePaul leads 3-0) women’s basketball team is the only program in the country to claim that distinction. The Blue De- Feb. 25, 2006 A W 74-68 Jan. 27, 2007 H W 81-47 mons finished 25th in the WBCA Academic Top 25 following last season after garnering the 11th spot Jan. 12, 2008 A W 66-55 after the 2005-06 campaign. In 2005-06, the Blue Demons also accumulated a team GPA of 3.361 Rutgers (Rutgers leads 3-1) and reached the NCAA Sweet 16 followed by a team GPA of 3.294 last season and NCAA First Feb. 4, 2006 A L 57-67 Round appearance. The No. 11 slot in 2006 was the highest in program history, surpassing a No. 13 Dec. 7, 2006 H W 87-73 ranking for the 2000-01 season and No. 20 spot following the 1998-99 campaign. Mar. 4, 2007 N* L 55-63 Feb. 27, 2008 A L 46-60 *BIG EAST Championship quarterfinals in Hartford, Conn. DePaul women’s basketball coach Doug Bruno Leads USA Basketball to World Championship: St. John’s (DePaul leads 2-1) Bruno capped his summer USA Basketball coaching stint by leading the nation’s U19 team to the Feb. 18, 2006 H W 70-67 FIBA U19 World Championship for Women. The Americans captured the gold medal with a 99-57 Jan. 30, 2007 A L 61-78 win over Sweden and finished the world tournament with a perfect 9-0 record. Jan. 15, 2008 H W 91-80 (OT) This summer was Bruno’s second leading a USA Basketball squad as he guided the U18 Team Seton Hall (DePaul leads 3-0) to gold at the 2006 FIBA Americas U18 Championships for Women. The U18 Championship in Colo- Jan. 21, 2006 A W 69-53 rado Springs, Colo., qualified the United States for the 2007 U19 orldW Championship for Women. Feb. 17, 2007 H W 85-60 Mar. 3, 2008 A W 97-74 In addition to Bruno claiming gold for the United States in the FIBA U19 World Championship for USF (USF leads 2-1) Women, DePaul men’s basketball coach led the men’s U19 team to a silver medal Dec. 7, 2005 A L 77-79 (OT) at the FIBA U19 World Championship for Men in Novi Sad, Serbia in late July. Feb. 6, 2007 H W 72-65 Among his roster during the gold-medal winning summer are 2007-08 Feb. 5, 2008 A L 73-78 BIG EAST Preseason opponents Angie Bjorklund and Vicki Baugh of Tennessee, Amy Jaeschke Syracuse (DePaul leads 2-1) of Northwestern, Notre Dame’s Melissa Lechlitner and Maya Moore of Con- Coaches’ Poll Feb. 28, 2006 H W 82-57 necticut. Northern Illinois head coach Carol Owens was an assistant coach Pts. Feb. 20, 2007 A W 67-58 1. Connecticut (15) 225 Jan. 29, 2008 H L 66-69 on Bruno’s USA Basketball staff. 2. Rutgers (1) 211 Villanova (DePaul leads 3-0) 3. West Virginia 186 4. Pittsburgh 169 Jan. 14, 2006 H W 84-75 BIG EAST Preseason Picks: Connecticut, the 2006-07 regular season 5. Notre Dame 165 Jan. 16, 2007 A W 56-53 BIG EAST Champion, was picked as the preseason favorite in the annual 6. Louisville 154 Feb. 2, 2008 H W 78-55 coaches poll. DePaul was slotted at No. 7 while Rutgers, West Virginia and 7. DePaul 152 West Virginia (West Virginia leads 2-1) 8. Marquette 124 Pittsburgh followed the Huskies. Jan. 31, 2006 A L 70-82 9. USF 105 Jan. 9, 2007 H L 63-74 Angel McCoughtry of Louisville was named the Preseason Player of the 10. Seton Hall 93 Feb. 16, 2008 A W 81-80 Year after being named BIG EAST Player of the Year last season. She was 11. St. John’s 83 12. Villanova 77 a unanimous selection and was joined by Connecticut’s Maya Moore as the 13. Syracuse 61 Preseason Freshman of the Year. Allie Quigley was picked up honorable 14. Cincinnati 49 mention Preseason All-BIG EAST recognition after picking up second team 15. Providence 36 16. Georgetown 20 All-BIG EAST honors as a sophomore and junior. The Preseason All-BIG *first-place votes in parentheses

2007-08 SEASON-IN-REVIEW 2007-08 season-in-review EAST team was headlined by unanimous selections Essence Carson of Rutgers, Olayinka Sanni of The Top 25’s West Virginia, Marcedes Walker of Pittsburgh and Louisville’s McCoughtry. Associated Press - Mar. 17 (Final) Record Points Prev. The DePaul roster featured one set of sisters in 2007-08 with Allie and Sam Quigley. 1. Connecticut (49) 32-1 1,249 1 Sister Act: 2. North Carolina (1) 30-2 1,188 2 Allie is a senior guard while Sam is a sophomore guard on the Blue Demon roster. The 2006-07 sea- 3. Tennessee 30-2 1,158 3 son featured two sets of sisters with the Quigley’s and Rachael and Erin Carney. Rachael Carney 4. Stanford 30-3 1,091 4 finished her DePaul career last season while Erin completed her senior season in 2007-08.There 5. Maryland 30-3 1,027 5 were still Carney sisters playing in Chicago as Elizabeth Carney played her sophomore campaign 6. LSU 27-5 1,014 6 for Saint on the city’s Southside. She was a sophomore for the Cougars as Saint 7. Rutgers 24-6 952 7 Xavier reached the NAIA Tournament for the second straight season. 8. Texas A&M 26-7 858 11 9. Duke 23-9 817 10 All-Time leading Scorers 10. California 26-6 788 8 1K Club: Allie Quigley passed the 1,000-point mark against Name Seasons Pts. 11. Old Dominion 29-4 711 14 Northern Illinois on Nov. 25, 2006, to become the 20th player in 1. Diana Vines 1985-89 2,504 12. Baylor 24-6 705 9 school history to reach the mark. At Seton Hall on Mar. 2, she 2. Khara Smith 2001-06 2,241 13. Oklahoma State 25-7 552 18 joined the 2,000-point club that has just four members in De- 3. Allie Quigley 2004-p 2,078 14. Oklahoma 21-8 535 13 Paul history. Quigley totaled 2,078 points for third all-time and 4. Lenae Williams 1998-02 2,046 15. Notre Dame 23-8 477 17 joins Diana Vines, Khara Smith and Lenae Williams with 2,000 --- 16. Kansas State 21-9 436 15 career points at DePaul. Vines (1985-89) holds the record with 17. Janine Douglas 1980-84 1,206 17. West Virginia 24-7 434 16 18. Kim Williams 1995-97 1,203 18. Utah 27-4 426 12 2,504 points followed by Smith’s (2001-06) 2,241. Williams 19. Caprice Smith 2003-p 1,199 19. Louisville 24-9 371 23 (1998-02) is fourth all-time with 2,046 career points. 20. George Washington 25-6 352 19 Caprice Smith joined Quigley on the 1,000-point list exactly one year later on Nov. 25, 2007. 21. Vanderbilt 23-8 263 20 Smith eclipsed the mark at Illinois State to become the 22nd player in school history with 1,000 ca- 22. Marist 31-2 222 21 reer points. She totaled 1,199 career points in her 129 career games to rank 19th all-time at DePaul. 23. Texas-El Paso 27-3 218 22 24. Virginia 23-9 113 24 25. Ohio State 22-8 86 25 Against the State: DePaul has seen recent success against opponents from the state of Illinois. Others receiving votes: Georgia 34, Pittsburgh 31, Texas Over the last 45 games against Chicago State, Illinois, Illinois-Chicago, Illinois State, Loyola-Chica- 24, Xavier 18, Hartford 16, Chattanooga 15, Wyoming 13, Pur- go, Northern Illinois, Northwestern and Southern Illinois, the Blue Demons have posted 44 victories. due 12, Arizona State 11, Southern Methodist 8, Illinois State The 2007-08 schedule saw DePaul knock off Southern Illinois, Illinois State, Illinois-Chicago, Loyola- 7, DePaul 5, Liberty 5, Iowa 3, TCU 2, Western Kentucky 2, Syracuse 1. Chicago, Chicago State, Northern Illinois and Northwestern. DePaul has won 51 of the last 53 games against state opponents and currently holds a 30-game ESPN/USA Today Coaches - April 7 (Final) winning streak against Illinois schools. The last loss to a state program was on Dec. 4, 2002, as Record Points Prev. Illinois defeated the Blue Demons in Champaign by a 71-67 score. During the 53-game stretch, both 1. Tennessee (31) 36-2 775 3 2. Stanford 35-4 740 4 defeats have occurred at Illinois with the last home loss to an Illinois program on Nov. 20, 1998, 3. Connecticut 36-2 704 1 against Northwestern. The Wildcats defeated the Blue Demons at Alumni Hall by a score of 62-61. 4. LSU 31-6 694 5 5. North Carolina 33-3 623 2 6. Rutgers 27-7 617 7 7. Maryland 33-4 594 6 8. Texas A&M 29-8 585 9 9. Duke 25-10 451 10 De Paul Signs Five for Next Season 10. Old Dominion 31-5 438 12 DePaul women’s basketball coach Doug Bruno announced that Keisha Hampton, Danielle 11. Oklahoma State 27-8 428 14 Havel, Maureen Mulchrone, Deanna Ortiz and Courtney Webb have signed a National Letter of 12. Louisville 26-10 422 21 Intent to join the program next season. The recruiting class covers four different states as Bruno 13. Notre Dame 25-9 415 19 welcomes two guards and three forwards to next fall. 14. George Washington 27-7 372 16 Hampton, a 6-2 forward, has averaged a double-double in each of her last two prep seasons 15. Vanderbilt 25-9 331 20 and picked up first team All-Public League honors at Philadelphia’s Carver High School of Engi- 16. Pittsburgh 24-11 284 NR 17. Baylor 25-7 277 11 neering and Science. She averaged 16 points and 12 rebounds as a junior following a sophomore 18. California 27-7 259 8 campaign with 17 points and 17 boards per contest. Hampton is listed as the nation’s second-best 19. Oklahoma 22-9 188 13 power forward and the 27th-best player overall by All-Star Girls Report and was selected to attend 20. West Virginia 25-8 167 18 the prestigious Nike Skills Academy in 2007. Hampton was also rated at the 60th-best player over- 21. Kansas State 22-10 150 15 all and No. 13 among forwards by HoopGurlz.com. 22. Virginia 24-10 118 23 Havel, a 6-2 forward, has been a varsity starter since her freshman season at Carmel High 23. Marist 32-3 102 22 School in suburban Indianapolis, Ind. She was named to the Indiana Juniors All-Star team after av- 24. Georgia 23-10 81 24 25. Texas-El Paso 28-4 63 25 eraging 16 points, nine rebounds, three assists and three steals per game in 2006-07. She enters Others receiving votes: Arizona State 43, Utah 32, Florida her senior season needing 131 rebounds to be Carmel’s all-time leader and 310 points for 1,000 in State 29, Iowa State 21, Nebraska 20, Texas 16, Hartford her career. She already holds the school career, season and game records for free throws and free 15, Marquette 6, DePaul 5, Georgia Tech 5, Ohio State 3, Purdue 2. throw attempts. The McDonald’s All-American nominee was named an honorable mention Sporting 2007-08 opponents in bold News All-American and has led the Greyhounds to three straight conference championships. Mulchrone, a 6-0 guard/forward from Marist High School in Chicago, signed in April with DePaul after leading her team to the Illinois state semifinals as senior. She earned second team All-State De Paul in the Rankings honors from the Chicago Sun-Times and also picked up All-State recognition from the Illinois Bas- Week of... AP/Coaches AP/Coaches Preseason 25/NR Feb. 4 25/25 ketball Service, Associated Press and Champaign News-Gazette. Nov. 12 24/NR Feb. 11 RV/RV Ortiz, 5-10 guard from Resurrection High School in Chicago, has been named one of the city’s Nov. 19 18/23 Feb. 18 RV/RV top 50 players by both the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times. Following her junior season Nov. 26 17/21 Feb. 25 RV/RV she picked up first team All-State honors from the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association and was Dec. 3 15/16 Mar. 3 RV/RV the Pioneer Press Player of the Year. The two-time GCAC All-Conference honoree was also a Dec. 10 16/16 Mar. 10 RV/RV Street and Smith honorable mention All-American. Having already passed the 1,000-point plateau Dec. 17 15/14 Mar. 17 RV/RV in her prep career, Oritz and Resurrection are currently ranked among the top teams in the state of Dec. 24 12/13 April 7 --/RV Dec. 31 15/15 Illinois. Jan. 7 24/21 Webb goes from the Eastside of Lake Michigan to the Westside as she finishes her high school Jan. 14 23/22 career at Benton Harbor this season. The 5-8 guard is a two-time All-State honorable mention hon- Jan. 21 RV/25 oree and averaged 18.9 points and seven rebounds while leading the team in assists as a junior. Jan. 28 23/24 The McDonald’s All-American nominee has already scored over 1,300 points in her high school career while also being named first team All-Big 16 as a freshman, sophomore and junior.

2007-08 SEASON-IN-REVIEW 2007-08 season-in-review Tourney Recaps: DePaul played in a pair of regular- DePaul Invitational All-Tournament Team final ncaa Rpi Report season tournaments winning the DePaul Invitational and Missy Mitidiero, DePaul (MVP) finishing third in the Maggie Dixon Surf N Slam Classic. Deirdre Naughton, DePaul Rank Record The Blue Demons hosted the three-team DePaul Allie Quigley, DePaul DePaul 36 20-12 Invitational at McGrath Arena. DePaul knocked off Florida Natasha Williams, DePaul Southern Illinois 214 9-20 International, 89-77, on Nov. 15 followed by a 79-68 win LaQuetta Ferguson, Florida International Florida International 184 12-18 over #18/19 Florida State on Nov. 16. With the 2-0 record, Mara Freshour, Florida State Florida State 57 19-14 the Blue Demons finished at the top of the round-robin maggie dixon surf n slam classic Illinois State 47 26-7 Illinois-Chicago 252 10-20 standings. Florida State defeated Florida International, 70- All-Tournament Team 50, to claim second place. Missouri State 167 11-19 Amber Sprague, San Diego (MVP) Loyola-Chicago 272 7-23 DePaul finished the 2007 calendar with the Maggie Amanda Rego, San Diego Dixon Surf N Slam Classic hosted by the University of San Brittainey Raven, Texas Chicago State 200 14-11 Diego. The Blue Demons lost, 91-81, to #19/19 Texas in Carla Cortijo, Texas Northern Illinois 217 10-18 the opener before defeating Appalachian State, 111-64, in Ashley Lindsey, Texas Northwestern 244 5-26 the consolation game. The Longhorns won the four-team Allie Quigley, DePaul Texas 24 22-13 tourney by defeating San Diego, 81-79, in the championship game. Appalachian State 279 7-22 Tennessee 1 36-2 Season-Opening Notes: The Blue Demons improved to 25-9 all-time in the first game with the vic- Pittsburgh 17 24-11 tory at Southern Illinois on Nov. 10. A year ago, DePaul dropped a 105-71 decision at #3/3 Okla- Providence 147 12-17 homa in the State Farm Tip-Off Classic. The game at Southern Illinois marks the second straight St. John’s 53 18-15 year that the Blue Demons have started the season on the road. The program is 6-5 all-time when Marquette 56 21-14 opening the season on the road with each of the last two season-opening road victories at Southern Notre Dame 13 25-9 Illinois. The Blue Demons also started the season with a 69-60 win in Carbondale on Nov. 23, 2002. Cincinnati 118 12-16 Head coach Doug Bruno is 16-6 in the season’s first game at DePaul. Last season’s loss at Okla- Syracuse 28 22-9 homa ended a five-game winning streak in season-openers. The Nov. 10 season-opening date is the Villanova 77 17-16 earliest in program history passing the Nov. 12 last in 2006 at Oklahoma. USF 78 16-16 Louisville 11 26-10 West Virginia 21 25-8 Georgetown 90 15-14 Notre Dame 13 25-9 doug bruno named 2007 usa basketball Rutgers 4 27-7 co-developmental coach of the year Connecticut 2 36-2 DePaul University head women’s basket- Seton Hall 100 13-15 USA Basketball Developmental ball coach Doug Bruno and Joanne P. McCal- Marquette 56 21-14 Coach of the Year Award Recipients lie, head women’s coach at Duke University, Connecticut 2 36-2 2007 Doug Bruno, DePaul University who each led USA women’s teams to perfect Marist 25 32-3 Joanne P. McCallie, Duke University NCAA Championship teams in italics | records vs. Division I op- records and gold medals at their respective ponents only 2006 Doug Bruno, DePaul University FIBA World Championships, today were Lorenzo Romar, University of Washington announced as co-recipients of the 2007 USA 2005 Kathy Delaney-Smith, Harvard University best four-year records Basketball Developmental Coach of the Year , By Victories award. The selections were made by the USA 2004 , University of Oklahoma Seasons Record Basketball Executive Committee. 2003 , The Ohio State University 1. 2002-06 98-29 McCallie and her USA squad traveled 2002 , 2. 1986-90 95-32 to Moscow, Russia, and wrapped up a 8-0 2001 , 2003-07 95-32 record and gold medal at the 2007 FIBA U21 2000 Geno Auriemma, University of Connecticut 4. 1985-89 94-29 World Championship, while Bruno led his 1999 , University of Dayton 5. 2004-08 92-37 group to a 9-0 tally and gold medal at the 1998 , Syracuse University 6. 1987-91 91-36 FIBA U19 World Championship in Bratislava, 1997 , Penn State University 7. 1984-88 90-28 Slovakia. 1996 , Stanford University 8. 2001-05 86-36 USA Basketball also will submit Bruno 9. 1988-92 85-42 and McCallie to the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) as nominees for the 2007 USOC Develop- 10. 1989-93 82-41 mental Coach of the Year award, which is expected to be announced in the spring of 2008. 11. 2000-04 78-45 USA Basketball’s Development Coach of the Year award was established in 1996 to recognize 12. 1983-87 75-40 a USA Basketball head coach who, during the year of the award, made significant impact on the 13. 1999-03 73-50 success of individual athlete and team performance at the developmental level. 14. 1994-98 72-46 Bruno’s selection marks his second such honor, as he also was named a co-recipient of the 2006 USA Basketball Developmental Coach of the Year. He is the only coach to be awarded twice. By Winning Percentage Bruno and McCallie add their names to an impressive list of award recipients that includes Seasons Record Win Pct. Lorenzo Romar (2006); Kathy Delaney-Smith (2005); Jay Wright (2005); Kelvin Sampson (2004); 1. 2002-06 98-29 .772 Jim Foster (2003); Marsha Sharp (2002); Debbie Ryan (2001); Geno Auriemma (2000); Oliver 2. 1985-89 94-29 .764 Purnell (1999); Jim Boeheim (1998); Rene Portland (1997); and Mike Montgomery (1996). 3. 1984-88 90-28 .763 The Developmental Coach of the Year selection was made by the USA Basketball Executive 4. 1986-90 95-32 .748 Committee, which includes: , President; Jim Delany, Vice President (Commissioner, 2003-07 95-32 .748 Big Ten Conference); Stu Jackson, Vice President for Senior Men, (NBA Senior Vice President for 6. 1987-91 91-36 .717 Basketball Operations); Reneé Brown, Vice President for Senior Women (WNBA Chief of Basket- 7. 2004-08 92-37 .713 ball Operations and Player Relations); Reggie Minton, Vice President for Men (Associate Executive 8. 2001-05 86-36 .705 Director, NABC); Chris Plonsky, Vice President for Women (Women’s Athletics Director / Director 9. 1988-92 85-42 .669 of Men’s and Women’s Athletics External Services, University of Texas); Robert Kanaby, Treasurer 10. 1989-93 82-41 .667 (Executive Director, National Federation of State High School Associations); Terry Holland, Secre- 11. 1983-87 75-40 .652 tary (Director of Athletics, East Carolina University); , Athlete Representative (Three- 12. 1976-80 61-33 .649 time Olympian, three-time World Championship team member; head coach, Temple University); 13. 1977-81 68-37 .648 and Scott Paddock, Athlete Representative (1995 Pan American Games team member; Senior 14. 1975-79 57-32 .640 Manager, Gatorade Marketing).

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