Parker adds a whole other dimension. Candace is a player that can play straight up, any position on the floor, and she knows how to direct traffic. ... She's sort of a finesse type that can muscle and bang around the bucket. She's going to be a special player in the (SEC).
"Sharon Fanning-Otis" is the former head women's basketball coach at Mississippi State University/Mississippi State. In 17 years as the head coach of the Bulldogs, she compiled a 281-229 (.551) record. During her tenure, she posted 6 winning seasons and 7 postseason appearances. She led MSU to its first ever appearance in the AP Final Poll, and to its first two 20 win seasons. Her 2003 team went 24-8, and finished in the Top 10. During the 2004 season, MSU set a school record for longest winning streak at 12 games. She retired following the 2011-2012 season.
She attended Chattanooga High School, and later University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where she played both basketball and volleyball. She started her career at University of Tennessee/Tennessee as a graduate assistant coach in 1975. From 1976 to 1978, she served as the head volleyball coach at UTC. During that time, she also served as the head women's basketball coach there all the way to 1987. From 1987 to 1995 she served as the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team. Her overall career record is 608-457.
More Sharon Fanning on Wikipedia.I was pleased with our fight. Part of the process of learning to win is learning to scrap.
You get it into single digits, maybe you can keep that run going.
We dug ourselves into a little hole by shooting such a poor percentage.
To the girls' credit, we fought back hard and put ourselves in a position to win the game. If we play the way we did today, we will get better.
I know that it's in them. We saw today what we've been expecting. But it's, when is it going to come consistently? They're the ones that are going to have to answer that. You gain confidence through success and this has to be something to motivate them and encourage them. You've got to understand how you won games.
The good thing is we are penetrating better and being more patient offensively. I thought that we were listening and focusing better, and we did not get down mentally. We do have to do a better job defensively, and we have to get better position.
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