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UMKC Kangaroos Women's Basketball
The Kansas City Roos women's basketball team represents the University of Missouri-Kansas City in Kansas City The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more ..., Missouri. The school's team currently competes in the Summit League. History UMKC began play in 1980. They competed in the NAIA from 1980 to 1987, going 159–48 while finishing 3rd in 1983 and 5th in 1985. They played in the Mid-Continent Conference/ Summit League from 1994 to 2013 before joining the WAC in 2013. They have never played in the Division I NCAA Tournament, but they have played in the Women's Basketball Invitational in 2010 and the WNIT in 2012. As of the end of the 2015–16 season, they have an all-time record of 336–488. Season by season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Missouri–Kansas City
The University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC) is a public research university in Kansas City, Missouri. UMKC is part of the University of Missouri System and one of only two member universities with a medical school. As of 2020, the university's enrollment exceeded 16,000 students. It is the largest university and third largest college in the Kansas City metropolitan area. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". History Lincoln and Lee University The school has its roots in the Lincoln and Lee University movement first put forth by the Methodist Church and its Bishop Ernest Lynn Waldorf in the 1920s. The proposed university (which was to honor Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee) was to be built on the Missouri–Kansas border at 75th and State Line Road, where the Battle of Westport (the largest battle west of the Mississippi River during the American Civil War) took place. The centerpiece of the school was to be a National Memorial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candace Whitaker
Candace Elizabeth Whitaker (née White; born April 22, 1980) is an American college basketball coach who is currently women's basketball head coach at Missouri Western Griffons, Missouri Western. Previously, Whitaker was head coach at UMKC Kangaroos women's basketball, UMKC and Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball, Texas Tech. After playing college basketball at Texas Tech, Whitaker returned to her alma mater to fill the position after former coach Kristy Curry left to coach at University of Alabama, Alabama. In April 2019, it was announced that Whitaker was selected as the new head women's basketball coach at Missouri Western State University. Coaching career Kansas City (UMKC) In the middle of the 2006-07 season, Whitaker was named the eighth coach in Kansas City Roos' history, replacing Bo Overton. She coached her first game in the Roos' conference opener, a 51-to-48 victory over Chicago State. She coached at Kansas City until the end of the 2011-12 year, compiling an overall r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 NAIA Women's Basketball Tournament
The 1985 NAIA women's basketball tournament was the fifth annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its members in the United States and Canada. Southwestern Oklahoma State defeated Saginaw Valley in the championship game, 55–54, to claim the Bulldogs' third NAIA national title. The tournament was played in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Qualification The tournament field remained fixed at sixteen teams, with seeds assigned to the top eight teams. The tournament utilized a simple single-elimination format, with an additional third-place game for the two teams that lost in the semifinals. Bracket See also * 1985 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament * 1985 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament * 1985 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament * 1985 NAIA men's basketball tournament References {{DEFAULTSORT:1985 Naia Women's Division I Basketball Tournament NAIA NAIA Women's Basketball Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 NAIA Women's Basketball Tournament
The 1983 NAIA women's basketball tournament was the third annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its members in the United States and Canada. Defending champions Southwestern Oklahoma State defeated Alabama–Huntsville in the championship game, 80–68, to claim the Bulldogs' second NAIA national title. The tournament was played in Kansas City, Missouri. Qualification The tournament field was again set at eight teams. All teams were seeded. The tournament utilized a simple single-elimination format, with an additional third-place game for the losers of the two semifinals. Bracket See also * 1983 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament * 1983 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament * 1983 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament * 1983 NAIA men's basketball tournament References {{DEFAULTSORT:1983 Naia Women's Division I Basketball Tournament NAIA NAIA Women's Basketball Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament (N194)
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Naia or NAIA may refer to: Sports * National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics * NAIA Softball Championship * NAIA Volleyball Championship * NAIA World Series * NAIA Wrestling Championship * NAIA lacrosse Other * Naia (skeleton), a Paleoamerican skeleton * National Animal Interest Alliance, an animal welfare organization in the United States * North American Institute of Aviation, flight school in Conway, South Carolina * Ninoy Aquino International Airport, serving Metro Manila, Philippines ** NAIA Expressway (E6) ** NAIA Road NAIA Road (Ninoy Aquino International Airport Road), formerly known and still commonly referred to as MIA Road (Manila International Airport Road), is a short 8-10 lane divided highway connecting Roxas Boulevard and the Manila–Cavite Expresswa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Summit League
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacie Hoyt
Jacinta Renee Hoyt (born April 2, 1987) is the head women's college basketball coach for the Oklahoma State Cowgirls. Playing career Hoyt attended Hoxie High School in Kansas and played for her mother, Shelly. Jacie was a three-time all-state selection in volleyball and basketball. She scored more than 2,000 points in her high school career and averaged more than 26 points per game. In her senior season she averaged 28 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds, and 6 steals a game. Hoyt then attended Colby Community College during her freshman season, playing seven games before breaking her ankle and ending her season. She then transferred to Wichita State, where she played the final three years of her career, starting every game of her junior and senior seasons. In her senior season, 2008–09, she led the Shockers with 71 assists, which ranked fourth in the Missouri Valley Conference. She graduated magna cum laude from Wichita State. Wichita State statistics Source Coaching career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Athletic Conference
The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) is an NCAA Division I conference. The WAC covers a broad expanse of the western United States with member institutions located in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Utah, Washington (state), Washington, and Texas. Due to most of the conference's College football, football-playing members leaving the WAC for other affiliations, the conference discontinued football as a sponsored sport after the 2012–13 season and left the NCAA's NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly known as Division I-A). The WAC thus became the first Division I conference to drop football since the Big West Conference, Big West in 2000. The WAC then added men's soccer and became one of the NCAA's eleven Division I non-football conferences. The WAC underwent a major expansion on July 1, 2021, with four schools joining. The conference reinstated football at that time and now competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marsha Frese
Marsha Kay Frese-Elliott (born March 2, 1972) is an American college basketball coach, most recently working as an assistant coach for Boston College. She had previously been the head women's basketball coach at UMKC. Playing career Frese played basketball at Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She was the leading scorer in the state in both 1989 and 1990. In 1988 she helped lead the team to the Iowa state title. Based on her accomplishments she was named Miss Iowa basketball in 1990 by USA Today and the Gatorade Circle of Champions. Frese attended Rice University, where she played basketball all four years. Frese set the Rice school record for the best three point field-goal percentage in a season and ranked sixth in history and three-pointers made. She graduated in 1995 with a bachelor of arts degree in communication. Broadcast career After graduation, Frese was the first female sports anchor for KALB-TV in Alexandria, Louisiana. She also worked as a color commentat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Women's National Invitation Tournament
The 2012 Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) was a single-elimination tournament of 64 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2012 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. The tournament were played entirely on campus sites. The highest ranked team in each conference that did not receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament received an automatic bid to this tournament. The remaining slots were filled by the WNIT Selection Committee. The Oklahoma State Cowgirls won their first WNIT title, defeating the James Madison Dukes in the championship game, 75–68. Toni Young of Oklahoma State was named tournament MVP. Preseason WNIT The pre-season 2011 is the 18th edition of the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT), an annual event hosted entirely at campus sites. The championship game had the No. 1-ranked Baylor hosting the No. 2-ranked Notre Dame. The WNIT MVP Brittney Griner scored 32 points for Baylor in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Women's Basketball Invitational ...
The 2010 Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) was a single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2010 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament or 2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament. This was the inaugural edition of the WBI. In the championship game, the Appalachian State Mountaineers defeated the Memphis Tigers. West Region East Region #7 Morehead State hosted a first round game. WBI Championship Game The WBI Championship Game was hosted by Appalachian State. References {{Women's Basketball Invitational navbox Women's Basketball Invitational Women's Basketball Invitational The Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) is a women's college basketball tournament created in 2009 by Sport Tours. The inaugural tournament occurred at the conclusion of the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Selections for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bo Overton
Glenn "Bo" Overton (born July 9, 1960) is an American basketball coach who is currently the head women's basketball coach at Oklahoma Baptist University. Prior to OBU, he was coaching in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association. Early life and education Born in Ada, Oklahoma, Overton was the 1979 Oklahoma High School Basketball Player of the Year as a senior at Ada High School. Overton played at the University of Oklahoma from 1980 to 1983, and was a starting point guard. At the end of his career, he held school records for free throw percentage, assists and games played. Professional playing career He was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the 1983 NBA draft. He played for the Toronto Tornadoes of the Continental Basketball Association in the 1984–85 season, then was an assistant coach for that team, which by then moved to Pensacola, Florida, in the 1985–86 season. Coaching career He was the head coach and athletic director at Murray State College in Tishomingo, Oklahoma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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