Women's Hoops Blog

Inane commentary on a game that deserves far better


Thursday, November 20, 2003

Kathy Orton at WaPo discusses the state of women's college hoops.

"Since the mid-1990s, women's college basketball has broken down into two divisions: Tennessee and Connecticut, and then everyone else. As the sport continues to grow nationally in scope and vision, more schools are making significant commitments to their programs, financially and otherwise, but that has done little to change the picture at the top."

She goes on to interview various local coaches who complain about their lack of resources and their difficulty competing in recruiting.

This article seems a little wrong-headed to me. This year it probably won't be UConn and Tennessee at the top. And it looks to me like we'll have more parity than ever this year. Time will tell...