FIBA Basketball
USA - McCallie to head 06 FIBA Americas U20 Champ for women
COLORADO SPRINGS (FIBA Americas U20 Championship for Women) - Michigan State University head coach Joanne P. McCallie has been selected to lead USA Basketball's 2006 FIBA Americas U20 Championship for Women Team and will be assisted by the University of California's Joanne Boyle and Furman University's (S.C.) Sam Dixon.The coaching staff selections were made by the USA Basketball Women's Collegiate Committee
COLORADO SPRINGS (FIBA Americas U20 Championship for Women) - Michigan State University head coach Joanne P. McCallie has been selected to lead USA Basketball's 2006 FIBA Americas U20 Championship for Women Team and will be assisted by the University of California's Joanne Boyle and Furman University's (S.C.) Sam Dixon.
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.
"My entire family and I are absolutely thrilled about such a fantastic opportunity to work with USA Basketball, some very talented athletes and a terrific staff," McCallie said. "I'm really looking forward to the opportunity for growth for all of us, myself, coaches Boyle and Dixon and the athletes as well."
The FIBA Americas U20 Championship for Women will feature eight national teams from North, South and Central Americas and the Caribbean. The top three finishing teams qualify for the 2007 FIBA U21 Women's World Championship that will be held July 27-Aug. 5 in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
The eight participating teams will be divided into two preliminary rounds groups of four teams each. After playing each of the three other teams in its preliminary round group between Aug. 9-11, the top two finishing teams from each preliminary round group will advance to play in the Aug. 10 medal round semifinals, while the third and fourth place finishing teams in preliminary round play will meet in the consolation round semifinals that day.
The gold medal, bronze medal, 5th/6th place and 7th/8th place games will be played on Aug. 13. The sites for the tournament and training camp are still to be determined. Trials are scheduled for May 18-21 at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
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.
"My entire family and I are absolutely thrilled about such a fantastic opportunity to work with USA Basketball, some very talented athletes and a terrific staff," McCallie said. "I'm really looking forward to the opportunity for growth for all of us, myself, coaches Boyle and Dixon and the athletes as well."
The FIBA Americas U20 Championship for Women will feature eight national teams from North, South and Central Americas and the Caribbean. The top three finishing teams qualify for the 2007 FIBA U21 Women's World Championship that will be held July 27-Aug. 5 in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
The eight participating teams will be divided into two preliminary rounds groups of four teams each. After playing each of the three other teams in its preliminary round group between Aug. 9-11, the top two finishing teams from each preliminary round group will advance to play in the Aug. 10 medal round semifinals, while the third and fourth place finishing teams in preliminary round play will meet in the consolation round semifinals that day.
The gold medal, bronze medal, 5th/6th place and 7th/8th place games will be played on Aug. 13. The sites for the tournament and training camp are still to be determined. Trials are scheduled for May 18-21 at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.