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The Passing of Myles Brand

Myles Brand: A legacy of leadership

NCAA President Myles Brand, the first university president to serve as the Association’s chief executive and a champion of academic reform, fiscal responsibility and student-athlete well-being, died Wednesday from pancreatic cancer.   Dr. Brand was a tremendous leader who always had the best interest of student-athletes in his mind and one who did a valuable job of steering the entire body in a very positive way.  My family and I extend our deepest condolences to Myles Brand’s family – our thoughts are with them during this difficult time.

It would benefit you a great deal to read the legacy of Dr. Brand from the NCAA website.

Myles Brand

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Myles Brand, NCAA president, dies By Marcus K. Garner  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Brand should be remembered for reforming NCAA, not firing Knight
By Dennis Dodd   CBSSports.com Senior Writer

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4KAY GOLF TOURNAMENT

Courtesy of WBCA

The second annual 4Kay™ Golf Classic presented by Nike, was a huge success as 153 women’s basketball coaches, administrators and supporters of the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund®, in partnership with The V Foundation for Cancer Research, gathered in Greensboro, raising over $175,000 for women’s cancers research.

KAY YOW WBCA CANCER FUND “The Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund is very grateful to the ACC and the City of Greensboro for hosting the 2009 Classic,” said Marsha Sharp, Executive Director of the Fund. “The positive response from our sponsors and coaches resulted in a record $175,000 being raised for the Fund, an increase over last year’s $142,000.”

The celebration began with a charity auction and gala.  Silent auction items donated from organizations around the nation raised nearly $10,000, but the real fireworks flew during the live auction.

The first item was a pair of tickets to the 2010 Orange Bowl, subject of a bidding battle between the Virginia Tech and Auburn coaching staffs.  As the bid grew, the lot was sweetened by Miami head coach Katie Meier offering a dinner for four at Shula’s.

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Men’s College Basketball Schedules

It is always aggravating to have to go searching all over for college basketball schedules.  Here it is, one-stop-shopping.  Several NCAA Division I Men’s College basketball conference schedule links.  Many of the conferences have not yet release their schedule, as noted.  Links provided should get you there at a later date.  Video Coordinators plan away!  Fans get the snacks, cold drinks and recliners ready!  Bring on October 15th!

ACC MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

ACC MEN’S – PDF VERSION

ATLANTIC TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

ATLANTIC TEN MEN’S – PDF

BIG EAST MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

*LINK IS CORRECT – SCHEDULE HAS NOT YET BEEN RELEASED

BIG EAST/SEC INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE

CONFERENCE USA MEN’S BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS

*COMPOSITE SCHEDULE NOT YET RELEASED

COLONIAL CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

*LINK IS CORRECT – SCHEDULE HAS NOT YET BEEN RELEASED

METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (MAAC) MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

*LINK IS CORRECT – SCHEDULE HAS NOT YET BEEN RELEASED

MAAC 2009 OLD SPICE CLASSIC SCHEDULE

NORTHEAST CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL SUMMER PREVIEW

*COMPOSITE SCHEDULE NOT YET RELEASED

PAC-10 MEN’S BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS

*COMPOSITE SCHEDULE NOT YET RELEASED

SEC MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

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Women’s College Basketball Schedules

It is always aggravating to have to go searching all over for college basketball schedules.  Here it is, one-stop-shopping.  Several NCAA Division I Women’s College basketball conference schedule links.  Many of the conferences have not yet release their schedule, as noted.  Links provided should get you there at a later date.  Video Coordinators plan away!  Fans get the snacks, cold drinks and recliners ready!  Bring on October 15th!

ACC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

ACC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE – PDF VERSION

ATLANTIC TEN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS

*COMPOSITE SCHEDULE NOT YET RELEASED

BIG EAST WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

*LINK IS CORRECT – COMPOSITE SCHEDULE HAS YET TO BE RELEASED

CONFERENCE USA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS

*COMPOSITE SCHEDULE NOT YET RELEASED

COLONIAL CONFERENCE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

*LINK IS CORRECT – COMPOSITE SCHEDULE HAS YET TO BE RELEASED

METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (MAAC) WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

*LINK IS CORRECT – COMPOSITE SCHEDULE HAS YET TO BE RELEASED

FROM VPHOOPS.COM

2009 PRE-SEASON WNIT 1st ROUND

All 2008-2009 team records in parentheses
Friday, Nov. 13, 2009
Eastern Illinois (24-9) at Ohio State (29-6), 5 p.m. ET
UTEP (18-12) at Florida Gulf Coast (26-5), 7 p.m. ET
Arkansas-Little Rock (26-7) at Oklahoma State (17-16), 7 p.m. ET
Towson (17-13) at West Virginia (18-15), 7 p.m. ET
Winthrop (16-16) at Georgia Tech (22-10), 7:30 p.m. ET
Chicago State (16-13) at Bowling Green (29-5), 7:30 p.m. ET
North Carolina A&T (26-7) at Marist (29-4), 7:30 p.m. ET
Northern Colorado (12-18) at New Mexico (25-11), 9 p.m. ET

NORTHEAST CONFERENCE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WEBSITE

*NOTHING YET RELEASED BY NORTHEAST CONFERENCE

PAC-10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TV SCHEDULE

SEC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WEBSITE -

*COMPOSITE SCHEDULE NOT YET POSTED.  VU INDIVIDUAL LISTED

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Coach Kay Yow’s fight against cancer

When coaching Women’s Basketball in the ACC Coach Kay Yow touches your life.  It did mine and I’m grateful for it.  No matter if you were an assistant coach, a student-manager, a student-athlete, media relations, trainer or operations person.  Coach Yow would treat you with respect.  You would feel important around her.

Kay Yow - ActionCoach Yow didn’t know me from Adam when I started on Debbie Ryan’s staff in 2005.  Through the years, she greeted me, hugged me, spent a few moments visiting with me.  Every time.  There were other assistant’s I would see out on the road that never did that.  I didn’t always do that.  She gave us, as coaches, a shinning example of how to respect each other, how to respect the game and how to act within our profession.  In any sport, any level, any gender – much of that respect for our profession is lost these days.  That upset Coach Yow.  It should upset us all.

I read an article recently by Mechell Voepel, shared below, that eloquently tells us… keep carrying on the fight, for Kay.  All of us can help.  Becoming aware, volunteering, donating.. anything that helps us make progress in fighting cancer is important.  It is what is right.  It helps us keep Coach Yow’s fight going.

Learn more.  Consider donating.  Do it for the one’s you love.  Do it 4Kay.  The 4Kay Classic, which is Sept. 14 in Greensboro, N.C.

KAY YOW WBCA CANCER FUND

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