Feb. 25, 2002
ATLANTA, GA -- Old Dominion women's basketball head coach Wendy Larry is one of 25 national finalist for the prestigious Naismith Women's Basketball Coach of the Year it was announced by Jackie Bradford, Executive Director of the Atlanta Tipoff Club.
The winners of the Naismith Awards, one of the highest honors in college basketball, will be honored in Atlanta on April 5, 2002 at the Cobb Galleria Centre.
The finalists for the Naismith Women's College Coach f the Year are as follows:
Jane Albright, WisconsinGeno Auriemma, ConnecticutCeal Barry, Colorado Leon Barmore, LA TechSherri Coale, Oklahoma Tom Collen, Colorado StateJody Conradt, Texas Kristy Curry, PurdueBill Fennelly, Iowa StateJim Foster, VanderbiltGail Goestenkors, Duke Sylvia Hatchell, North CarolinaBonnie Henrickson, VA TechCathy Inglese, Boston CollegeAndy Landers, Georgia Wendy Larry, Old DominionKim Mulkey-Robertson, BaylorBrenda Oldfield, MinnesotaDeb Patterson, Kansas StateLaurie Pirtle, CinncinatiCarol Ross, Florida Marsha Sharp, Texas TechPat Summitt, Tennessee Tara VanDerveer, StanfordSusan Walvius, South CarolinaThe Naismith Awards program, now in its 34th year, honors the outstanding basketball coaches in the United States. The awards program was founded by the Atlanta Tipoff Club, an organization dedicated to recognizing the achievements of excellence in basketball.