Nothing But Net with Debbie Antonelli

Mid-Major Talk in the NCAA Tournament

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Host: Debbie Antonelli

It's all about the Mid-Majors on this episode of Nothing But Net with Debbie Antonelli.

Debbie welcomes in four representatives from a few mid-major schools that made the field of 64. They are here to give you all of the information you need on some of the schools that do not always get the same shine as the Power 5 conferences.

In this episode we have:

* Jaclyn Noel Partin, host of the "Partin Me Alex" podcast which is all about Stephen F. Austin basketball. Jaclyn will tell you about the SFA Women's Basketball team, winners of the Southland Conference, as they head into their first round matchup with Georgia Tech.

* Christina Motta, radio announcer for the University of Delaware, but since UD did not make the NCAA Tournament this season, Christina is going to tell you all about the CAA Champion, Drexel, as they prepare to play Georgia.

* Dani Klupenger, who is a Sports Broadcaster, currently in Southern California. Dani is a former player at Stony Brook and does some TV work for the American East, so she is going to tell you about the AE Champion and her alma mater, as they roll into their first round matchup with Arizona.

* Derryl Trujillo, who works for Inland Sports and is a Senior Writer for WAC Hoops Digest. Derryl is going to give you all the info on the Western Atlantic Conference representative in the NCAA Tournament, Utah Valley, as they get ready for their game with the #1 overall seed, Stanford Cardinals.

Sit back, take notes and get ready to fill out your brackets! March Madness is here! We are on the road to San Antonio!!

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Dr. Kristina Johnson

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In this episode, of Nothing But Net with Debbie Antonelli, Debbie is joined by President of The Ohio State University, Dr. Kristina Johnson.

Dr. Johnson tells Debbie what is was like being a huge part in saving the Big 10 Football season. Getting the game ball from Head Coach Ryan Day and Quarterback Justin Fields. 

Debbie and Dr. J also get into her transition to being the President of Ohio State since her start in June of 2020, and what role that Athletic Director, Gene Smith, played in making that transition a smooth one. 

Dr. Johnson tells a couple of great stories during her time as Under Secretary of Energy for Energy and Environment for the Obama Administration. Be sure to listen to hear why President Obama just might owe her a round of golf and what role Debbie played in filling out Hillary Clinton’s NCAA Tournament brackets in 2010. And since we are name-dropping, what about the time that Dr. Johnson, Debbie and Beth Mowins played golf with Darius Rucker? 

We also get to hear why Blue is the hardest color to reproduce in television format. What a ‘day in the life’ of an OSU President is like? And why sports are important the culture of a university?

This is definitely in the running for one of our best episodes of Nothing But Net with Debbie Antonelli.

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Charlie Creme & Aaron Barzilai

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In this episode, of Nothing But Net with Debbie Antonelli, Debbie is joined by ESPN Women’s Basketball Bracketologist Charlie Creme and Founder of Her Hoop Stats, Aaron Barzilai.

Brackets! Brackets! Brackets! We’re talking NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Brackets to be exact! Who’s in? Who’s out? Who can help themselves this week and who is sitting at home hoping no team knocks them out?

How does the NET ranking factor in? What about the S-curve? What about the COVID-19 factor? Human element? The eye test? Get all of your questions answered!

Charlie and Aaron get you prepped for what is sure to be an extraordinary NCAA Tournament down in Texas headed to the Final Four in San Antonio. 

Please enjoy this very special episode of Nothing But Net with Debbie Antonelli.

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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 by ESPN Women’s Basketball Bracketologist Charlie Creme and Founder of Her Hoop Stats, Aaron Barzilai.

Brackets! Brackets! Brackets! We’re talking NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Brackets to be exact! Who’s in? Who’s out? Who can help themselves this week and who is sitting at home hoping no team knocks them out?

How does the NET ranking factor in? What about the S-curve? What about the COVID-19 factor? Human element? The eye test? Get all of your questions answered!

Charlie and Aaron get you prepped for what is sure to be an extraordinary NCAA Tournament down in Texas headed to the Final Four in San Antonio. 

Please enjoy this very special episode of Nothing But Net with Debbie Antonelli.

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E-Mail your questions to Debbie at [email protected] for our weekly segment of #AskAntonelli.

Yolett McPhee-McCuin

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In this episode, of Nothing But Net with Debbie Antonelli, we are joined by Ole Miss Women’s Basketball head coach, Yolett McPhee-McCuin, or as she is more affectionately known: Coach Yo. 

Coach Yo talks to Debbie about building her program in Oxford. Taking a team that had zero SEC wins last season, to a team that is the talk of women’s basketball coming off a late-season surge. She called last season a humbling experience, that caused her to cling even stronger to her faith and stick to her values, which in turn, she admits, made her a better coach. Her belief is in building something the right way, you can’t skip steps. In recruiting, she looks for players that believe in her, believe in themselves and believe in the vision of the program. 

Coach Yo also talks about the importance of networking. She talks about the impact that Agnus Berenato and Dawn Staley has had on her career, with many other mentors along the way. She even shares a story about Debbie dragging her to a speaking engagement at a Final Four, when Coach Yo was just a young assistant coach. Coach Yo stresses the importance of her to leave a legacy and she hopes to elevate assistants on her staff in the way that her mentors have for her. 

Coach Yo also talks about being a dreamer and a believer. Betting on herself, being passionate, giving her all in everything that she does and having a “No Ceilings” attitude that all has been ingrained in her by looking up to her parents. Her mother, who was a principal and her father who is a retired basketball coach, that still to this day is teaching young kids the game at the local park, named in his honor. 

Lastly and most important, at the given moment, Coach Yo makes the case for why her team deserves to be in the 2021 NCAA Tournament:

1. Eye test-they defend, they play a style of basketball that is fun to watch that fans will and have gravitated to.

2. Trending up-They had a strong finish to the season, a season that included 4 top 15 wins.

3. They have #TicketSellingPlayers like First Team All-SEC, Shakira Austin, SEC Freshman of the Year, Madison Scott with Freshmen Jacorriah Bracey and Snudda Collins, just to name a few. 

 

Do yourself a favor and listen to this episode of Nothing But Net with Debbie Antonelli.

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Cathy Engelbert

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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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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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Gina Conti

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Today’s episode of Nothing But Net with Debbie Antonelli Podcast we were joined by Gina Conti, senior point guard for Wake Forest Women’s Basketball. 

Gina and Debbie talk about what it would mean for this team to be the one that breaks the multi-decade long streak of no NCAA Tournament appearances for Wake Forest. It’s been since 1988.

Gina also talks about her development as a player from her freshman year to now. She credits the upgraded facilities on Wake Forest’s campus as having a huge impact on that development.

Gina talks about having a “next play” mentality to push her through her struggles during the early years of her college career. 

She also talks about her leadership skills and how they have blossomed by stepping out of her comfort zone and getting to know her teammates. Knowing her Who, When and Where as a good point guard. 

Gina also tells Debbie about her plans after college. She would love to play basketball at the professional level but from there she would love to work with Nike and develop her own clothing line of street wear, something that would be unique and different and allow people to be their authentic selves. She also would love to get into coaching.

All of that and more on another episode of Nothing But Net with Debbie Antonelli!

  

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Mike Neighbors

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Today’s episode the Nothing But Net with Debbie Antonelli Podcast we call the hogs with a big “Woo Pig Sooie” and welcome University of Arkansas Women’s Basketball Head Coach, Mike Neighbors. 

Debbie talks to Coach Neighbors about his unique offensive coaching mindset, which he attributes to needing to be different and do things a certain way to compete in the Pac-12, when he was the head coach at the University of Washington and now as the leader of the Razorbacks. 

Coach Neighbors talks about how he got his start in coaching as a high school girls coach who taught Chemistry and Biology and went 1-24 his first year. He also talks meeting Coach Gary Blair during a round of golf and that meeting led to him eventually joining Blair’s Arkansas staff as Director of Operations and from there he became assistant coach to Susie Gardner with the Razorbacks, and then as assistant to Kevin McGuff at Xavier before becoming the head at Washington. Every move he made was done so with the hope of one day, becoming the head coach at Arkansas, in mind. 

He talks surrounding himself with greatness, where credits Coach Blair, Gardner and McGuff with helping him along his coaching journey. 

Debbie and Coach talk a little more about his system. One that is fun to play in and players/recruits are drawn to. He talks about the importance of having an identity and their system is built around an identity that players want to be a part of. 

This episode ends with a great discussion on education and growth. Understanding that in the game of basketball, ‘we are not playing chess, because there are no identical pieces.’ Coach Neighbors also gets into the importance of expanding your knowledge by reading, listening to podcasts, gaining a ‘rhythm to life.’

All of that and more on an awesome episode!

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Holly Rowe

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Today’s episode the Nothing But Net with Debbie Antonelli Podcast is excited to welcome ESPN reporter, Holly Rowe. 

Holly and Debbie get into a bunch of topics including: her “love the one you with” mindset when asked about her favorite sport to cover, but College Football was definitely her favorite sport growing up, because of the memories of going to games with her dad.

Holly also gives her thoughts on the Transfer Portal, missing being in the arenas to cover games due to COVID-19, her ‘experience of a lifetime’ being in the WNBA Wubble, her Radio Show on Sirius XM, staying organized/up-to-date by being a fan, philanthropy, and her advice for young girls wanting to be the next “Holly Rowe”.

Listeners will also find out why a Penn State Football "White Out" game and a packed Phog Allen Fieldhouse at the University of Kansas are two of her most memorable in-game experiences.

All of that and more on a truly wonderful episode!

  

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