Womhoops Guru

Mel Greenberg covered college and professional women’s basketball for the Philadelphia Inquirer, where he worked for 40 plus years. Greenberg pioneered national coverage of the game, including the original Top 25 women's college poll. His knowledge has earned him nicknames such as "The Guru" and "The Godfather," as well as induction into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Rutgers' Law to be Introduced at Illinois

By Mel Greenberg

Rutgers associate head women's basketball coach Jolette Law will be named the new women's basketball coach at Illinois Friday sources at both schools indictated Thursday.

Don't give the Guru credit for any scoops because he believes others are getting the same info at this moment.

The post is in the interest in speed off the blackberry.

Ironically Law, who comes off C. Vivian Stringer's staff, is the second straight person to come from the Scarlet Knights to take over the Illini.

In 1995 Theresa Grentz, who resigned last month, took the position and Stringer moved from Iowa to replace her at R.U., hiring Law as Stringer's first staff member.

Law was a finalist for the Charlotte job which last month went to former Baylor associate head coach Karen Aston.

A sucessful recruiter of such Midwest products as Chicago's Cappie Pondexter, Law has helped Stringer to two Final Fours in 2000 and last months NCAA title game.

-Mel

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