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Friday, April 07, 2006

Not law, but very irritating! [Updated]

First good coach IU women's basketball has ever had, while Purdue has snared one good women's coach after another, and now this!!!

Versyp Resigns as Indiana Coach

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana head women's basketball coach Sharon Versyp has resigned from her position with the Hoosiers to accept a similar position at Purdue University.

"We appreciate Sharon's efforts at Indiana and wish her well in her future endeavors," IU Athletics Director Rick Greenspan said.

Versyp led the Hoosiers to a 19-14 record overall and a 9-7 mark in the Big Ten Conference in her only season and guided the team to its first post-season appearance, the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT), since 2001-02.

IU will immediately embark upon a national search for Versyp's successor.

Incredible!!!

[Updated 4/8/06] The story gets worse. The Indianapolis Star reports today, in a story headlined "Versyp's decision to leave stuns her Hoosiers players: With coach away on a cruise, Greenspan breaks news to team," that:
IU athletic director Rick Greenspan told the players of Versyp's decision shortly after 7 a.m. Friday.

"We all heard rumors, but were shocked," said Kimberly Roberson, a freshman from Cathedral High School. "We also were a little hurt because we weren't told personally by her."

Whitney Thomas, a freshman from Bloomington North, said she enjoyed playing for Versyp, who was unable to meet with the players because she was on a cruise scheduled months ago. * * *

Roberson and Thomas said the team asked Greenspan to seek a new coach with qualities like those of Versyp. The only difference, Thomas said, is they want a coach who will stay.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on April 7, 2006 10:56 AM
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