This one got me a little choked up. I wasn’t aware of the back story between John and Monica when GTown won the East region back in 2007. Turns out Monica had battled breast cancer ever since John Thompson III took over the program his father created. For the entire first year Monica went through chemo John was at every treatment, despite the crazy schedule a college coach lives. Just one year after finishing chemo…
Buzz Williams’ wife Corey (Norman) Williams is a bit of an athlete herself. And when we say a bit, we mean a lot. Growing up in Amarillo, TX, Corey attended Randall High School and ran track and field and cross country. Standing only 5’3″, you might think that she was limited to running sports – but you’d be wrong. Corey was also a star guard, good enough to lead Randall to the 1992 Texas state…
Bo Ryan has been a head coach in the University of Wisconsin system for a very long time. He started at University of Wisconsin-Platteville in 1984, moved to Milwaukee for a few years and then was hired at the main campus in Madison in 2001. Sensing a loyal man, you won’t be shocked to know that he and his wife Kelly have been married for over 35 years. Bo and Kelly have been married since…
Following an unlikely trip to the Final Four in 2011, VCU is yet again a popular pick to make a sleeper run deep into the 2012 NCAA Tournament led by young head coach, Shaka Smart. The 34 year old Smart took the reins as a head coach for the first time in 2009 after bouncing between multiple programs as an assistant coach. What’s truly impressive about this, is that the young coach never spent more…
Thad Matta is a superstitious man. During every game, he chews the same piece of gum the entire time. One game he accidently spit the gum on the floor, picked it back up and went right on chewing. Well, it appears this has worn off on his wife, Barbara. She is known to always get popcorn and a diet Coke for every game she attends. And so they don’t feel left out, Barbara eats Lucky…
Kevin Stallings, 51 years old, has accomplished many things, including: coaching college basketball, two Sweet 16 appearances, married with a family… aaaaaaaand has never drank a beer Yeah, read that again. Never. Didn’t steal a Bud diesel from his dad’s stash or celebrate his coming of age in style. More power to him, and more beer for us. This is just one example that Stallings is serious business. He once drove to Vanderbilt/UNC baseball and…
I wish we had more on Christina, I really do. You’d think for a school that’s as sports crazy as Alabama, there would be more about their head coach, even if it’s not their football team. However, through some sleuthing we have pulled a little bit of information: Anthony Grant married the former Christina Harrell and they have four children together, three sons and one daughter: Anthony, Preston, Jayda Danielle and Makai. Anthony and Chris…