rgetown High
School (Texas) head coach Rhonda Farney and Oak Ridge
High School (Tenn.) head coach Jill
Prudden have been selected by the
USA Basketball Womens Collegiate
Committee to serve as court coaches
during the June 15-18 USA Basket-
ball Womens Junior National Team
Trials.
Farney just completed her duties
as a member of the WBCA Board of
Directors as its High School repre-
sentative.
The high school coaching duo
assisted the 2001 USA Basketball
Womens Junior World Champion-
ship Team coaching staff during the Trials, which will be held
at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo-
rado.
Working with USA head coach Geno Auriemma (Con-
necticut) and USA assistants Sherri Coale (Oklahoma) and
Willette White (Northeastern, Mass.), the Trials court coach-
ing staff will be responsible for conducting drills, coaching
scrimmages and working with players who will be vying for
spots on the USA team. Thirty-one of the nations top 19-
and-under players, who were announced by USA Basketball
on June 11, will compete for a spot on the 12-member USA
Junior World Championship squad.
The 2001 USA Basketball Womens Junior National Team
Trials began Friday, June 15, the Trials concluded on Mon-
day, June 18 with a session from 8:00-10:00 a.m. The 2001
USA Junior squad was announced following the June 18 ses-
sion.
A member of the USA Basketball Womens Cadet and
Youth Committee, the 2001Junior Trials marks Farneys first
USA Basketball coaching assignment.
I was excited to be able to work with USA Basketball,
said Farney. I saw the names of the players who were going
to be there and was thrilled to have the opportunity to work
with these young women. I was also very excited to work with
all of the coaches on the staff. Whenever you have the chance
to work with that caliber of coaches and players is a great
opportunity. I looked forward to it and will be able to return to
Georgetown with these experiences that will only help my team
next year.
Farney, a 26-year (1974-75 to
present) high school coaching vet-
eran, has compiled a 636-183 record
(77.7 winning percentage) and cap-
tured 24 district championships in her
career. Farney has spent the last 13
years, dating to the 1987-88 season,
as the head coach at Georgetown
where she has piloted her teams to a
344-100 record for a 77.5 winning per-
centage.
During her tenure at Georgetown,
her squads have earned three regional
crowns (1992, 1992, 1996) and ad-
vanced to the state Final Four in each of those three years.
Thirty-one former Farney-led players have received col-
lege basketball scholarships, including 13 at the NCAA Divi-
sion I level, while an additional 26 former players have en-
tered into the coaching profession.
In 1991, following her first Texas Final Four appearance,
Farney was tabbed the 1991 Texas Coach of the Year. She
was honored in 1996 by the National Federation of State High
School Associations as the Section 6 Coach of the Year and
also earned 1996 Converse/WBCA District VI Coach of the
Year accolades. Additionally, Farney served as an assistant
coach at the 1996 Nike/WBCA High School All-American
Game.
Farney was once on the Board of Directors for both the
WBCA and the National Federation Coaches Association and
Page 1 .................................... WBCA HS Coaches Feature
Page 2 .................................... WBCA High School Information
Page 3 .................................... NFHS Rules Changes for Basketball
Page 4 .................................... USA Junior Team Takes Bronze
Page 5 .................................... Phoenix/WBCA Alumnae Make USA Team
Page 6 .................................... Katy Flecky Feature/
USA Junior National Team Roster
Page 7 .................................... WBCA Membership Ad
Page 8 .................................... WBCA Play of the Month
WHATS INSIDE
See Coaching Duo, Page 3
Farney
Prudden NATIONAL OFFICE
Chief Executive Officer
Beth Bass
Consultant
Betty Jaynes
Executive Assistant
Susan Davis
Office Administration &
Awards Manager
Kristen Miller
Senior Director Of Events/
External Affairs
Shannon Reynolds
Director of
Media & Public Relations
Cris Perkins
Director of
Membership Services
Dorinda Schremmer
Events Manager
Stephanie Baron
Strategic Business Manager
Shelli Blank
Media & Public Relations
Manager
Nichole Tips
Membership & Convention
Services Manager
Natosha McCrary
Membership & Convention
Assistant
Julianne Cooke
Book Keeper
Gloria Schuster
HOW TO CONTACT:
4646 Lawrenceville Highway
Lilburn, GA 30047
Phone: 770/279-8027
Fax: 770/279-8473
E-Mail:wbca@wbca.org
Web stie: www.wbca.org
AT THE BUZZER
Editor: Cris Perkins
Copy Editor: Nichole Tips
AT THE BUZZER: is a monthly publica-
tion designed specifically for high school
coaches and is produced nine times a
year by the Womens Basketball Coaches
Association
2001-2002 WBCA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Marsha Sharp (Texas Tech)
Vice President
Wendy Larry (Old Dominion)
Secretary
Rick Reeves (Southern Miss)
Treasurer
Mary Ellen Burt (Union NY)
Past President
Theresa Grentz (Illinois)
Division I/East
Debbie Ryan (Virginia)
Division I/Midwest
June Olkowski
(Northwestern)
Division I/Mideast
Carol Ross (Florida)
Division I/West
Barb Smith (San Diego State)
Division II/Group I
Dave Smith (Bellarmine)
Division II/Group II
Deirdre Kane (West Chester)
Division III/At-Large
Kris Huffman (DePauw)
NAIA
Susan Johnson
(Georgetown College)
Junior/Community College
Valerie Goodwin-Colbert
(Southwestern College)
High School
Rick Insell
(Shelbyville Central (TN) HS)
Assistant Coaches
Mickie DeMoss (Tennessee)
Black Coaches Association
Shann Hart (American)
Male Coaches of
Womens Basketball
Bob Foley (Richmond)
Committee on Basketball
Issues Chair
Patty Viverito
(Missouri Valley Conference)
NCAA Division I
Legislative Chair
Lynne Agee
(UNC-Greensboro)
NCAA Division II
Legislative Chair
Nancy Winstel
(Northern Kentucky)
NCAA Division III
Legislative Chair
Tim Shea (Salem State)
Advisory Board Chair
Deborah Larkin
At-Large/WNBA
Connie Hurlbut
At-Large
Marianna Freeman
(Syracuse)
August 2001
Page 2
WBCA High School NoteBook
Beginning with the August issue of At The Buzzer, the
Womens Basketball Coaches Association will reserve this
space to let you know what is going on in the organization
that effects high school coaches. In an effort to better serve
you, the WBCA Media and Public Relations Office has given
ATB a new look, design and more emphasis on news, and
issues that have to deal with to our high school membership.
Our organizations publication, Coaching Womens Basket-
ball, will reserve two to four pages in each issue for high school
feature stories, coaching news and any other information that
pertains to the high school game. The WBCA is also making
the ATB an eight page publication in order to bring you more
information on your sport and all the latest news from the
WBCA.This space will be the gathering place for WBCA infor-
mation, such as awards timelines, legislative changes, and
news on upcoming events the WBCA is sponsoring. We hope
you enjoy this new look and find that it is helpful as you strive
to grow in this great sport.
Shelbyvilles Rick Insell new HS Rep to WBCA Board
Shelbyville Central (TN) High School Head Coach Rick
Insell has been elected as the High School representative to
the WBCA Board of Directors. Insell just completed his 24th
year of coaching at Shelbyville where his team finished with a
35-2 record and claimed its eighth state championship to go
with his two USA Today National Crowns. Insells career record
is a mind-boggling 661-124. Over the last 24 years Insells
squads have notched 20 District Championships, 14 Regional
Championships, five Tennessee Class AAA second-place fin-
ishes, two USA Today National Runner Up finishes and five
Class AA Miss Basketballs. Insells teams hold Tennessee
High School records for consecutive wins (110), consecutive
state titles (4, 1989-92) and most state titles (8). Shelbyville
was the first high school team to be named the Tennessee
Sports Hall of Fame Team of the Year (1990). Insell also re-
ceived a special invitation to the oval office by former Presi-
dent George Bush for academic and athletic achievement.
He was an assistant coach this past year at the Phoenix/WBCA
High School All-America Game in Hartford Conn., and was
also a member of the High School All-America Game Selec-
tion Committee. Insell has worked with the WBCA in many
other capacities throughout his career.
WBCA HS Member Coaches Needed To Fill Committee
The WBCA is currently looking for High School member
coaches to fill vacant spots on the High School All-American
Game Selection Committee. For more information on gaining
a spot on this committee, contact Kristen Miller, WBCA Man-
ager of Office Administration and Awards at 770/279-8027,
x102, or by e-mail at
kmiller@wbca.org.
WBCA Offers Special High School Deal
A regular high school membership to join the WBCA runs
$75 per coach. But, if you act now, the WBCA is offering three
coaches, on the same staff, an incredible rate of $120. If you
are a high school head coach and would like to join the WBCA,
along with your assistant coaches -- there is no better time to
become a member. For more information on joining the WBCA,
contact Dorinda Schremmer, Director of Membership Services,
at 770/279-8027, or email at,
dorindas@wbca.org. August 2001
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coaching box to be up to 14 feet in length and a modification
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