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2017–18 Green Bay Phoenix Women's Basketball Team
The 2017–18 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by head coach Kevin Borseth, in the sixth year of his current stint and 15th year overall at Green Bay, played their home games at the Kress Events Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin and were members of the Horizon League. It was the 39th season of Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball, Green Bay women's basketball. The Phoenix finished the season 29–4, 16–2 in Horizon League play, to win the Horizon League regular-season and tournament titles to earn an automatic to the 2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, NCAA women's tournament. They lost to 2017–18 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team, Minnesota in the first round. Roster Schedule , - !colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#FFFFFF;", Exhibition , - !colspan=9 style="background:#006633; col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Borseth
Kevin Paul Borseth (born June 9, 1954) is a retired women's basketball coach who best known for his two stints as the head coach at Green Bay Phoenix, The University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. Career A native of Bessemer, Michigan, he compiled a 821–316 record in 37 years as a head basketball coach. He finished his career with 35 winning seasons and 28 20-plus win seasons. His teams have either won or shared 20 conference titles and won their conference tournament 14 times. Borseth's teams qualified for the post-season in 30 of his 37 seasons including 14 NCAA Division I tournament appearances, seven NCAA Division II tournament appearances and nine WNIT appearances. Gogebic Community College Borseth began coaching at Gogebic Community College in Ironwood, Michigan. Michigan Technological University He then spent 11 years as head coach of the women's basketball program at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan.During his tenure, Borseth accumulated a 225–97 (. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burnsville, MN
Burnsville ( ) is a city south of downtown Minneapolis in Dakota County, Minnesota. The city is situated on a bluff overlooking the south bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from its confluence with the Mississippi River. Burnsville and nearby suburbs form the southern portion of Minneapolis–Saint Paul, the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the United States, with about 3.7 million residents. At the 2020 census the population was 64,317. The name ''Burnsville'' is attributed to an early Irish settler and land owner, William Byrne. His surname was recorded as "Burns" and was never corrected. Burnsville stands on land that once contained a village of Mdewakanton Dakota. Later, it became a rural Irish farming community. Burnsville became Minnesota's 14th-largest city in the 2020 census following the construction of Interstate 35. Now the ninth-largest suburb in the metro area and a bedroom community of both Minneapolis and Saint Paul, it was fully built by the late 2000s. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madison, WI
Madison is the capital city of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is the second-most populous city in the state, with a population of 269,840 at the 2020 census. The Madison metropolitan area had 680,796 residents. Centrally located on an isthmus between Lakes Mendota and Monona, the vicinity also encompass Lakes Wingra, Kegonsa and Waubesa. Madison was founded in 1836 and is named after American Founding Father and President James Madison. It is the county seat of Dane County. As the state capital, Madison is home to government chambers including the Wisconsin State Capitol building. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. Major companies in the area include American Family Insurance, Epic Systems, TruStage, Spectrum Brands, Alliant Energy, and numerous biotechnology and health system startups. Tourism also plays a vital role in the local economy, generating over $1 billion in 2018. The c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kohl Center
The Kohl Center is a multi-purpose arena located at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States. The arena opened in 1998 and is the home of the university's men's basketball and ice hockey teams, and the women's basketball team. The Kohl Center has the fourth largest seating capacity in the Big Ten Conference with 17,287 for basketball and 15,539 for hockey. It is the second largest indoor venue in Wisconsin after Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee and is located at the intersection of West Dayton and North Frances Streets. The arena is named after former United States Senator, former Milwaukee Bucks owner, and alumnus Herb Kohl, who donated $25 million of his Kohl's fortune to the project. Naming In 1995 Herb Kohl donated $25 million to support the construction of the yet-unnamed arena. At the time it was the largest single donation in University of Wisconsin System history. Because of the donor's first name, it is sometimes locally referred to as the "Herb Garden". Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESPN3
ESPN3 (formerly ESPN360 and ESPN3.com) is an internet, online streaming media, streaming service owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between the Walt Disney Company (which operates the network, through its 80% controlling ownership interest) and Hearst Communications (which holds the remaining 20% interest), that provides live streams and replays of global sports events to sports fans in the United States. History The use of the name ESPN3 was discussed as early as 1996 for the channel that would eventually become known as ESPNews. The website began in 2005 as ESPN360.com, a mostly on-demand video website. In September 2007, ESPN360.com shifted away from on-demand content, such as studio shows, and shifted toward placing "emphasis on live events". On April 4, 2010, ESPN360.com re-launched as ESPN3.com. On August 31, 2011, the service became simply known as ESPN3, and was incorporated into the WatchESPN app (which carries simulcasts of ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews, ESPN Deportes, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017–18 Chattanooga Mocs Women's Basketball Team
The 2017–18 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mocs, led by fifth-year head coach Jim Foster, played their home games at the McKenzie Arena as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs finished the season 17–13, 8–6 in third place in the SoCon, losing to UNC Greensboro in the conference tournament. They received an at-large berth in the 2018 WNIT and lost in the first round to UAB. On February 1, 2018, Foster notched his 900th career win as a head coach, becoming the eighth fastest to reach that mark and tying for seventh in all-time career wins. He retired shortly after season's end in May 2018. Previous season The Mocs finished the 2016–17 season with a 21–11 overall record and 12–2 in the SoCon, making them co-champions of the regular season with Mercer. The Mocs swept the conference tournament, beating Mercer in the champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michigan Tech Huskies
Michigan Technological University's sports teams are called the Huskies. The Huskies participate in NCAA Division II as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), a member of the Central Collegiate Ski Association for men's and women's nordic skiing, and NCAA Division I Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) for men's College ice hockey, ice hockey. Varsity sports Women's basketball The Women's Basketball team started off the 2009–2010 season at number one, and stayed in the top five for the entire season. They went on to win the GLIAC Tournament, moving them on to the Elite 8 for two years in a row, this time in Missouri. The team also was ranked at number one for a large part of the season nationally. Along with this successful season, there were many records broken for Michigan Tech. These include: best winning percentage, most wins, most home wins, longest home winning streak, longest road winning streak, and best free throw percentage. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks
The Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks (or UW–Whitewater Warhawks) are the athletic teams of the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater. Twenty Warhawk athletic teams compete in NCAA Division III. The Warhawks often rank among the top of NCAA Division III schools in the NACDA Director's Cup standings. On May 27, 2014, UW–Whitewater made history as the first NCAA institution in any division to win national championships in football, men's basketball, and baseball in a single academic year. Varsity sports Baseball Wisconsin–Whitewater has had 14 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965. Football The Warhawks compete in the WIAC conference of NCAA Division III football. In the 2005 and 2006 seasons, they finished the year undefeated in regular season play, losing only in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowls of 2005 and 2006 to the Mount Union Purple Raiders football, University of Mount Union (then Mount Union College), under former coach and UW–Whit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algoma, WI
Algoma ( ) is a city in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,243 at the 2020 census. Algoma is part of the Green Bay metropolitan area. History The Ahnapee settlement, which eventually became known as Algoma, was founded in 1834 by Joseph McCormick of Manitowoc. In 1851, Irish and English pioneers moved to the area and called the place ''Wolf River''. The wolf was a legendary animal in stories told by the local Potawatomi Indians. (This animal eventually became the mascot of the Algoma High School.) In the Menominee language, the town is known as , meaning "snowshoe". In the mid-19th century, immigrants from Germany, Bohemia, Scandinavia, and Belgium settled in the community. The earliest businesses consisted of a sawmill, a general store, and churches. In 1859, the name of the town was changed from Wolf to ''Ahnapee'' a corruption of the Chippewa meaning "when". The town which surrounds Algoma still bears this name. In 1871, the town survived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
