ANNOUNCEMENT: Reed Sheppard, Announces Resignation And Departure From Kentucky Wildcats Today…
He has been UConn’s head coach since the 1985-86 season, compiling a record of 1,199-160. He won 11 national championships with the Huskies, including four straight from 2013-16.“I thought you already knew what you knew. Geno is older and maybe he’s older than John and maybe you don’t want to do that. Then when I went to Los Angeles, I was like, you know what, Dawn Staley,” Eaves said. “I would call Dawn Staley… Certainly, I’ve been in that environment, so I’ve thought about it.”LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Gonzaga men’s basketball team travels to Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., to take on the Kentucky Wildcats. With the Zags losing last Saturday, this game against Kentucky became very important to Gonzaga’s NCAA Tournament hopes.Although the Zags are 17-6 overall and 8-2 in conference play, they are still looking for a single Quad 1 win this season. Gonzaga sits second behind Saint Mary’s in the West Coast Conference standings.”Okay, you know what’s really funny? I literally thought about this yesterday, and the only reason I thought about it was because I went to the University of Connecticut to observe the women for the first time,” Eaves said. “But I was sitting right behind the bench, watching Geno Auriemma and listening to him coach his girls and I thought: You know what? If John Calipari decided to leave Kentucky , I would call Geno Auriemma. I would like.”Auriemma was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.
