March is an exciting time of year for college basketball; it's when the best of the best from across the nation compete to become number one. It's also the time of the year when head coaches are fired and new ones hired to freshen up stale or losing programs. This year, one of the first big women's head coaching jobs at the University of Arkansas went to Jimmy Dykes, a long-time ESPN commentator with little prior coaching experience and none in the last 20 years. It is a move that has prompted m...
Not So Sweet Sixteen: Breaking Up the Good Old Boys Network in Women's Basketball
The Huffington Post - 31 Mar 2014 23:53
March is an exciting time of year for college basketball; it's when the best of the best from across the nation compete to become number one. It's also the time of the year when head coaches are fired and new ones hired to freshen up stale or losing programs. This year, one of the first big women's head coaching jobs at the University of Arkansas went to Jimmy Dykes, a long-time ESPN commentator with little prior coaching experience and none in the last 20 years. It is a move that has prompted m...
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