Nothing But Net with Debbie Antonelli Debbie Antonelli & Brian Mackay

Tara VanDerveer, Elissa Cunane & Kai Crutchfield
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Host: Debbie Antonelli

In this episode, Debbie sits down for a Zoom conversation with Hall of Fame and Olympic Gold Medal-winning, Stanford Women’s Basketball Head Coach, Tara VanDerveer. Entering the 2020-21 season, Coach VanDerveer has amassed 1,094 wins, which puts her four wins away from tying the late Pat Summitt(1,098) for most wins all-time. She is also an avid water-skier, Bridge player and swims with Olympians. Those are just a few of the many stories we hear from Coach VanDerveer. 

Debbie also chats with North Carolina State’s Senior Guard Kai Crutchfield and Junior Center Elissa Cunane, to discuss the start of their 2020-21 season. A season that is loaded with expectations for the Wolfpack. 

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Joni Taylor
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Host: Debbie Antonelli

In this episode Debbie welcomes the head coach of the University of Georgia Women’s Basketball team, Joni Taylor. 

Coach Taylor gives us insight into what it is like raising two children with her husband, Darius, who is an assistant coach with the Atlanta Dream in the WNBA, a process that includes: living off of always evolving google calendar, relying on their parents for help and things she learned from her college coach, Rick Moody, at Alabama, on how to handle coaching and being there as a parent. 

Coach Taylor gives advice to the younger coaches out there that are trying to advance their careers and networking, stepping out of your comfort zone and building your personal “Board of Trustees” that you can go to for advice are just a few gems that she gives. She also tells us what it was like replacing a legend, in Andy Landers, at Georgia and his huge role in making that an easy transition. 

Be sure to take a listen to learn about all of that and so much more!
  
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Nina King, Deputy AD at Duke University/NCAA WBB Committee Chair
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Host: Debbie Antonelli
 
In this episode Debbie chats with Senior Deputy Director of Athletics for Administration/Legal Affairs and Chief of Staff at Duke University, a position she has held since 2008.

For the 2020-21 season, King is also serving as the chair of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee. Among other duties, the committee is in charge of selecting, seeding and putting together the bracket for the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. 

Listen as Debbie and Nina talk about what goes into the selection committee process, what part COVID-19 and constant schedule changes will play, conferences possibly naming their own automatic bids, whether or not fans will be allowed in at tournament games and more from the process of getting from Selection Monday to the Final Four!

If you have ever found yourself curious about the inter-workings of the group that is tasked with putting together the brackets for March Madness, this the episode for you.
  
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Cathy Engelbert
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Host: Debbie Antonelli

WNBA Commissioner, Cathy Engelbert, is our next guest on the Nothing But Net with Debbie Antonelli Podcast. 

Cathy tells Debbie about when she first fell in love with the game of basketball. Growing up with five brothers and two sisters, there were many games played within the group. But she credits the stories of her dad playing basketball at St. Joe’s for Hall of Fame Coach, Jack Ramsay, as he very first moment of ‘loving’ the game. 

Cathy also gets into her time playing collegiate at Lehigh for Hall of Fame Coach, Muffet McGraw. She shared a few stories during that experience that would help shape her into the leader she is today. 

She dives into her experience as commissioner, when her first year on the job she dealt with a global pandemic, coordinating the ‘Wubble’, helping out with the social justice activism of the players, as well as a collective bargaining agreement. The motto: ‘turn challenges into opportunities’ is a big part of helping her navigate through all of those things. 

Cathy and Debbie also talk about what is next for the WNBA. Building off of the momentum from last season, making players a household name, creating rivalries for fans to enjoy and pushing forward with added implementation sports gambling, digital marketing and continuing to make the league more marketable and continuing to grow the branding and corporate side of the business.

All of this leading to the 25th Anniversary of the league where Cathy and her team hope to honor and celebrate the history while continuing to look towards the future.
  
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Charlie Creme & Aaron Barzilai
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Host: Debbie Antonelli
 
In this episode, of Nothing But Net with Debbie Antonelli, Debbie is joined, for a second time, by ESPN Women’s Basketball Bracketologist Charlie Creme and Founder of Her Hoop Stats, Aaron Barzilai.

Last time it was all about the Brackets, this time the trio breakdown everything about the Sweet 16. Predictions, Analysis, Over/Under and Analytics, this episode has everything you will need to prepare for what should be an AWESOME ride from the Sweet 16 all the way to the National Championship!

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Kim Mulkey to LSU (with Christy Winters Scott)
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Host: Debbie Antonelli

In this episode, of Nothing But Net with Debbie Antonelli, Debbie was joined by Christy Winters Scott (Christy's Court) to discuss Kim Mulkey leaving Baylor and returning 'home' to be the Head Coach of LSU Women's Basketball.

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