Meeting Theresa Grentz in NY

101 Women's Basketball Drills

Theresa Grentz

Yesterday I was at Madison Square Garden buying tickets for a Bloc Party concert and ran into former University of Illinois Women's Basketball Coach Theresa Grentz.  I never went to a Women's game and I was surprised I remembered her name.  The only places I saw her on campus was at Midnight Madness and other various Illini Pride activities.  I think because she was so involved with the community and her excellent track record I was able to remember to her.  We chatted for a little bit, on how she in enjoying her retirement.  The former Big 10 Coach of the year, A10 Coach of the year, and Coach of the United States Olympic Women's Basketball team was in New York visiting Pay Coyle, the current head coach of the New York Liberty and one of her former players.  Its funny where you run into people.  This past week I have met up with former Illinois Tennis Players, seen the former Illinois Women's Basketball coach, and of course I always have my neighbors Jose Valentine and Larry Johnson (who we have yet to see in the building besides on the HBO show Hard Knocks).  Maybe I will see some former Illinois baseball players at todays Mets game, even though I would have no clue who they are.

Note:  Theresa Grentz is a Women's Basketball Hall of Famer, a member of the NIKE Hall of Fame, author of the book above and Theresa Grentz: Effective High / Low Post Player Moves, which are among many of her accolades.