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2016–17 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears Basketball Team
The 2016–17 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sugar Bears were led by fifth year head coach Sandra Rushing and played their home games at the Farris Center as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 26–5, 16–2 tied for first place in conference play. They were champions of the 2017 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament, Southland women's tournament. They received an invitation to the 2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament marking their second consecutive NCAA tournament appearance. Their season ended in the first round with a loss to the 2016-17 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team, Texas Longhorns. Schedule Sources: , - !colspan=9 style=, Non-conference regular Schedule , - !colspan=9 style=, Southland Conference Schedule , - !colspan=9 style=, 2017 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Rushing
Sandra Rushing is an American women's college basketball coach. She has served as head coach at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), Delta State University, and the University of Central Arkansas (UCA). When she left UTEP, she had the best record for women's basketball in the school's history. Rushing was inducted into the El Paso Women's Hall of Fame in 1999. Biography Rushing grew up on a farm in Wool Market, Mississippi. She graduated from the University of Alabama in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in physical education. She played basketball at Alabama and was named a defensive MVP. and She earned her master's degree in Health, Physical Education and Recreation from Delta State University in 1989. While at Delta, she worked as a graduate coach with Lloyd Clark. Rushing started her professional career in coaching at Millsaps College in the 1989–90 season. She started as head coach for women's basketball at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in May 1990. At U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |