The No. 21 Colorado Buffaloes women’s basketball team is poised to compete in the NCAA Tournament in what has been a good year for the Pac-12 Conference.
Buffs are back in the top 25 AP and might even host a March Madness game in Boulder. Colorado is 20-5 this year and plays Arizona State on Friday, and the Sun Devils have yet to win a Pac-12 game this year.
Thus head coach JR Payne was appointed end-of-season nominee for Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year.
The list included 15 coaches, as well as two other Pac-12 coaches: Lynn Roberts of Utah and Tara VanDerveer of Stanford.
Here are other candidates:
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Geno Auriemma, UConn
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Lisa Bluder, Iowa
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Kenny Brooks, Virginia Tech
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Denise Dillon, Villanova
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Lisa Fortier, Gonzaga
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Shona Green, Illinois
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Nile Ivy, Our Lady
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Add Lawson, Duke
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Kevin McGuff, Ohio
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Teri Moren, Indiana
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Kim Mulkey, LSU
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Don Staley, South Carolina
The Buffs have exceeded all expectations this year after finishing eighth in the Pac-12. With two weeks left in the regular season, Colorado is in third place and is in serious contention for the Pac-12 Tournament title.
Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year nominees will be reduced to 10 on March 8 and then reduced again to four on March 20. The winner will be announced during the Final Four on March 29th.
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Source: sports.yahoo.com
