Elaine Elliott
Elaine Elliott
Elaine Elliottis a former head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of Utah. During a year-long leave of absence to consider retirement, former Assistant Coach Anthony Levrets took over as head coach. She is the winningest basketball coach in school history, having compiled a career record of 582–234. She has led the Utes to 15 appearances in NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship, including an Elite Eight appearance in 2006. The Utes came within 3 points of...
comparing people playing plays thinking until
Everybody, in the end, plays the same games. So really, until it's over, there's no comparing where people are at. We have kind of done well just playing from behind. So, I think we'll just keep thinking of it in those terms.
kid touch
She's a kid who will always keep working to get that touch and she has. She's put in the time.
committee selection serious step
That would be our best-case scenario. It would be historic. It would be another step forward. (The selection committee is) at least going to have to give us a serious look.
class fills immediate join needs next season thrilled
Our incoming class for next season fills some immediate needs and we're thrilled to have each of them join our program.
coaching evident floor good played question seeing time together
They've played together a long time now, which is pretty incredible. There's no question they have a sense of each other's games. It's evident in coaching them and seeing the things they do on the floor how good they are together.
credit phenomenal
There's no one that can take credit but them. They've done a phenomenal job.
confidence grown savvy throughout
She's just a savvy player. She's not just a shooter. She's a player. Her confidence has grown throughout the season. It's been very evident.
basketball fortunate support
This place, for a regional, will set the standard. The support here for women's basketball is just incredible, so I think we're all fortunate this is where we're going to play.
simple
This team's been really resilient. They've never panicked. It's really as simple as that.
difficult game gone post proved ways worked
We have shooters who make it difficult to just go zone. We don't have the post game but we've gone a long way without one. It's worked out OK. We've proved there's other ways to be successful.
felt win
We are thrilled, certainly. We felt like we could win games, and I think that is probably what got us through the end.
soon talking
Why are we talking about that right now? It'll come soon enough.
best falls good higher known league middle overlook prey tennessee typical understand
We're not known to overlook anyone. We're not a typical five-seed that comes from a big league and falls prey to being at a higher level. We understand that everyone is a good team. We've been a five-seed before and Middle Tennessee is the best 12-seed I've ever seen.
basketball game good playing
We're playing good basketball right now. I thought the way we started the game really set the tone.