Doug Bruno
Doug Bruno
Doug Bruno is the head coach of the DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team. In 2016, he completed his 30th season as head coach. In 2007, Bruno completed a two-year term as President of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association, a position to which he was elected by his peers. Under his tenure, the Blue Demons have qualified for post-season competition play in 21 of his 30 seasons, including the last 14 seasons...
buildings courts named
That's not always something you can say about a person who's got buildings named after them and courts named after them.
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We've been here (playing a top seed) before, but it was always in the first or second round. The kids have to be able to focus and still enjoy it. One-and-out basketball is still one-and-out basketball, whether it is the first game or the third.
basketball team
There are things that are more important than just a basketball game, and there's no way our team wouldn't go to that wake.
earned players stage
Our players have earned the right to have the stage here in Chicago.
favor game later press second tempo took turned unit
I really thought our second unit turned the game in our favor in the later part of the first half. We were able to press a little, turn the tempo up and that's how we took the lead.
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I?m really kind of oblivious to it. I think the players are, too. I just think these kinds of streaks come and go, and this one has just kind of happened. I?m impressed by our players? mental ability to respect our opponents.
compare eight fifth fourth itself january people power top
It has to play itself out . . . and some people say this is posturing, and in January that was posturing, but now it's March. When we compare our top eight to other power conferences' fourth and fifth teams, we show very well.
caprice five game great last minute needed
I always try to pre-play the last minute or two of different game situations. We needed one stop, and as great a game as Caprice played, she didn't make my five for defense.
believed great strengths year
I believed all year that this was a two-team race. It should be a great game. They have great strengths and different strengths.
anybody great
I don't see anybody better than her right now. She's multidimensional. She's a great scorer. She's a great leader. She's a great defender.
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I think it's fair to call any of the other 10 teams dark horses. These teams that (No. 4) St. John's and DePaul are facing Sunday are capable of beating us, so that makes them a dark horse.
ball throw
I thought we were just a little hurried in the first half. You can't throw the ball to them. You can't just give them the ball.
hard imagine maggie
It's hard to imagine Maggie with the generals.
came curse four game players playing ready straight team
Having a bye can be a curse or a blessing. The blessing, obviously, is you don't have to play four straight games. The curse is the team you're playing has a game under its belt. If you're not ready, they can use that to their advantage. My players came out ready to play.