Apr 20, 2021
UConn Alum and STAR star has been named president of the Connecticut Sun.
“I am so honored to rejoin the WNBA family in this leadership position with the Connecticut Sun,” Rizzotti said. “This league employs the very best women’s basketball players in the world. But more importantly, the WNBA is an inclusive and diverse community of women that inspire, lead and in their own words, provide a voice for the voiceless. I am proud to have won two championships as a player in the WNBA and will work tirelessly to help bring a championship to the Sun franchise.”
Apr 20, 2021
UConn Alum and STAR star has been named president of the Connecticut Sun.
“I am so honored to rejoin the WNBA family in this leadership position with the Connecticut Sun,” Rizzotti said. “This league employs the very best women’s basketball players in the world. But more importantly, the WNBA is an inclusive and diverse community of women that inspire, lead and in their own words, provide a voice for the voiceless. I am proud to have won two championships as a player in the WNBA and will work tirelessly to help bring a championship to the Sun franchise.”
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Ex-UConn coach Kevin Ollie returning to coaching in paid youth league
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Former UConn coach Kevin Ollie is getting back into coaching with the Overtime Elite program.Associated Press file photoShow MoreShow Less
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UConn coach Kevin Ollie, right, talks with Christian Vital during a 2018 game against Cincinnati.Tony Tribble / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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UConn coach Kevin Ollie during a 2018 game in Storrs.Jessica Hill / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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UConn coach Kevin Ollie, center, celebrates with his team after their victory over Kentucky in the 2014 NCAA Tournament championship game.David J. Phillip / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
At AmeriCup Trials, USA Basketball Rookies Alongside Experience
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Apr 19, 2021
Her dad played collegiately at Wake Forest and professionally in Germany. But, basketball wasn’t the focus for
Elizabeth Kitley until her sophomore year at Northwest Guilford High School in Greensboro, North Carolina. Instead, she thought her path to a college scholarship would be in softball or maybe even volleyball.
But as it became clear to her that those options might not be ideal, Kitley began to blossom on the basketball court.
Coming off a sophomore season at Virginia Tech in which she averaged 18.2 points and 10.4 rebounds per game, it looks like her future in hoops could be very bright. The 6-foot-5 center’s stock steadily has risen in the past four years to the point where she was one of 20 players invited to the USA Basketball Women’s AmeriCup Team trials. It is Kitley’s first USA Basketball experience.