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USA - Doug Bruno to lead women's FIBA Americas U18 Championship team
COLORADO SPRINGS (FIBA Americas U18 Championship) - DePaul University (Ill.) head coach Doug Bruno has been selected to lead USA Basketball's 2006 Women's FIBA Americas U18 Championship Team
COLORADO SPRINGS (FIBA Americas U18 Championship) - DePaul University (Ill.) head coach Doug Bruno has been selected to lead USA Basketball's 2006 Women's FIBA Americas U18 Championship Team and will be assisted by Northern Illinois University's Carol Owens and the University of Hartford's (Conn.) Jennifer Rizzotti.
The coaching staff selections were made by the USA Basketball Women's Collegiate Committee, which is chaired by Sue Donohue, the NCAA's vice president of Division I women's basketball.
"It's an honor to be coaching for USA Basketball," Bruno said.
"I'm looking forward to coaching the talented athletes that we should see in Colorado Springs and to working with two great young coaches in Carol Owens and Jennifer Rizzotti."
USA Basketball has been named host for the 2006 FIBA Americas U18 Championship For Women that will be held at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., from June 28-July 2.
The top four finishing teams will earn qualifying berths for the 2007 FIBA Women's U19 World Championship.
The trio will coach the nation's elite 18-and-unders (born on or after Jan. 1, 1988) in hopes of wining a gold medal and qualifying the U.S. for the 2007 FIBA U19 Worlds.
The U.S. squad has been placed in preliminary Group A, along with Brazil, Dominican Republic and Paraguay; while Group B consists of Argentina, Canada, Costa Rica and Puerto Rico. Preliminary round play for the United States gets underway on June 28 with the U.S. facing Paraguay at 6:15 p.m. (all times MDT), and June 29 action will see a 6:15 p.m. clash between the USA and the Dominican Republic.
The final day of preliminary action is June 30 as the USA faces rival Brazil, a 6:15 p.m. start.
The top two finishing teams from each group will advance to the July 1 medal semifinals, while the bottom two finishing teams will play in the classification semis earlier that day.
The finals will begin on July 2 with the 7th/8th place game, followed by the 5th/6th place contest.
The bronze medal game will tip-off at 4:00 p.m., and the champion will be crowned at the conclusion of the 6:15 p.m. gold medal game.
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The coaching staff selections were made by the USA Basketball Women's Collegiate Committee, which is chaired by Sue Donohue, the NCAA's vice president of Division I women's basketball.
"It's an honor to be coaching for USA Basketball," Bruno said.
"I'm looking forward to coaching the talented athletes that we should see in Colorado Springs and to working with two great young coaches in Carol Owens and Jennifer Rizzotti."
USA Basketball has been named host for the 2006 FIBA Americas U18 Championship For Women that will be held at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., from June 28-July 2.
The top four finishing teams will earn qualifying berths for the 2007 FIBA Women's U19 World Championship.
The trio will coach the nation's elite 18-and-unders (born on or after Jan. 1, 1988) in hopes of wining a gold medal and qualifying the U.S. for the 2007 FIBA U19 Worlds.
The U.S. squad has been placed in preliminary Group A, along with Brazil, Dominican Republic and Paraguay; while Group B consists of Argentina, Canada, Costa Rica and Puerto Rico. Preliminary round play for the United States gets underway on June 28 with the U.S. facing Paraguay at 6:15 p.m. (all times MDT), and June 29 action will see a 6:15 p.m. clash between the USA and the Dominican Republic.
The final day of preliminary action is June 30 as the USA faces rival Brazil, a 6:15 p.m. start.
The top two finishing teams from each group will advance to the July 1 medal semifinals, while the bottom two finishing teams will play in the classification semis earlier that day.
The finals will begin on July 2 with the 7th/8th place game, followed by the 5th/6th place contest.
The bronze medal game will tip-off at 4:00 p.m., and the champion will be crowned at the conclusion of the 6:15 p.m. gold medal game.
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